Events at Farm Club
In the off-season, when the clouds roll in and the garden goes to sleep we get to plan and host small workshops, author talks, beer gatherings and special collaboration dinners. Keep an eye on this tab for our ever changing lineup of get-togethers. It’s always sunny at Farm Club. And even when it isn’t, we like to have fun.
Winter Solstice Celebration
“For all intents and purposes it’s Winter. It dawns late and evenings early giving us the pallor of a turnip.” from the Loma Farm Congress of Snow, Issue 6, Season 2.5
But alas, it is time to celebrate the Winter Solstice and the slow return of longer days!
Let’s celebrate outdoors with roasted chestnuts, hot cider, mulled wine, and multiple fires to keep you toasty & warm.
New Year's Eve Celebration
Thankfully cooking and eating get cozier with each drop in temperature and each rise in snow piles.
Join us to welcome the New Year! We are offering two seatings for a cozy and festive 4 course meal at shared tables in our dining room. This meal will highlight the very best of the provisions we have saved for shared moments around the winter table.
Tickets are available for 5:00 or 8:30 pm seating. We will contact you before the dinner to confirm your reservation.
$85 per person. Drinks & gratuity are not included.
Guided Sip and Ski with Grand Traverse Bike
Ski the Leelanau Trail from Shady Lane Cellars to Farm Club! The scenic Leelanau Trail is groomed and beautifully connects the two iconic Leelanau County wineries. Join Grand Traverse Tours for this truly unique winter wine country experience, while taking in the views of our winter wonderland!
Your ski adventures start with enjoying tastes of Shady Lane Wines before heading out on the trail. Ski the 5.1 miles to Farm Club lead by one of our local knowledgeable guides. The Leelanau Trail is mostly flat and groomed, so conditions are good for all levels of skiers. Once you arrive at Farm Club, warm up with soup and bread and enjoy one of our hand crafted beers, ciders or wines.
Included in the tour is transportation back to Shady Lane Cellars, ambitious skiers are welcome to make the return trip back on the trail.
Trip Details:
Tour starts at Shady Lane Cellars
9580 E Shady Ln, Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Please arrive around for the 12:30 pm tour start, tour starts with enjoying tastes of Shady Lane Wines
Please dress in warm layers (wool bases, wind/waterproof outer layers) and wear warm, gloves and hats.
Guided Sip and Ski with Grand Traverse Bike Tours
Ski the Leelanau Trail from Shady Lane Cellars to Farm Club! The scenic Leelanau Trail is groomed and beautifully connects the two iconic Leelanau County wineries. Join Grand Traverse Tours for this truly unique winter wine country experience, while taking in the views of our winter wonderland!
Your ski adventures start with enjoying tastes of Shady Lane Wines before heading out on the trail. Ski the 5.1 miles to Farm Club lead by one of our local knowledgeable guides. The Leelanau Trail is mostly flat and groomed, so conditions are good for all levels of skiers. Once you arrive at Farm Club, warm up with soup and bread and enjoy one of our hand crafted beers, ciders or wines.
Included in the tour is transportation back to Shady Lane Cellars, ambitious skiers are welcome to make the return trip back on the trail.
Trip Details:
Tour starts at Shady Lane Cellars
9580 E Shady Ln, Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Please arrive around for the 12:30 pm tour start, tour starts with enjoying tastes of Shady Lane Wines
Please dress in warm layers (wool bases, wind/waterproof outer layers) and wear warm, gloves and hats.
Thanksgiving Market
Come kick off the holiday season at our Thanksgiving Market! We love a food holiday, so on the Saturday before Thanksgiving we’ll be set up to get you ready for cooking, hosting, or just showing up at friends with all the fixings for a holiday filled with food and fun.
The farmers will be piling the veggies high, we’ll have recipe cards with our favorite Thanksgiving dishes and the ingredients to match. Shop ready-to-go host gifts, sample Farm Club wines, along with local makers ready to help set your holiday table.
Set up in the cozy Shepherd’s Tent will be Heather Spooner of Ampersand Lettering Lab hand lettering custom place setting cards for your guests, Ambush Candles with candles and more, along with IndieGrow Flower Farm selling centerpieces. Our Farm Club crew will be pouring wine and cider samples in the tent, just to round things out!
An Evening with The Leelanau Conservancy
There’s no place like Leelanau! Meet, mingle and learn more about the work being done to protect the beautiful landscape surrounding us. All ticket sales will support the conservancy’s farmland protection program and include a draft beverage and bottomless soup. $45/ticket, children 12 and under are free.
Please click here to purchase tickets. *This event will be held outdoors, dress for the weather. In the case of extreme weather and we need to cancel, tickets are non-refundable and all ticket sales will be donated to the Leelanau Conservancy.
Looking for more ways to support? Preorders available for our Farm Club X Lindsay Gardner 2025 Calendar. All proceeds go to the Leelanau Conservancy- for more info & to purchase click here.
Annual Apple Pressing Day
Apple Pressing Day
Let’s press some apples! Old-style crank cider press. Apple tastings: wild apples, heirloom apples, fancy new ones too. We’ll have over 20 varieties. Hot cider & hard ciders, apple cake, and freshly milled buckwheat donuts. Plus! We’ll be releasing new Farm Club ciders.
Rain or shine. Free event.
Fall Kick Off
Embrace the cozy season: We will be stocking our market with carving pumpkins and corn stalks for sale, pumpkin baked goods from the bakery, squash soup to take home from the market, and spiced pumpkin cider on the menu.
Farm Club Community Blood Drive
Farm Club is hosting a community blood drive with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan. The Blood Drive Bus will be onsite from 12pm-4:30pm on Sept 26th.
Appointments are preferred. Schedule with link below. Walk-ins also accepted. Helpful tip: Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating blood.
Click to schedule appointment (select date range & 49684 zipcode)
Summer Farm Dinner Series
Farm Club is hosting Chef Dan Compton for a celebration of pastoral abundance with our Summer Farm Dinner Series. Enjoy a vegetable-centric family-style meal served outdoors amidst the verdant farm fields. Each menu will be different, highlighting whatever is in peak season. This is a ticketed dinner, limited to 20 seats.
Tickets: $100 + $20 (gratuity) = $120/person
Beverages available for purchase.
September 23rd: Late Summer Harvest
We’ve been waiting all summer for them to grow and ripen: the peppers, eggplants, onions and heading brassicas are all finally here. Let’s dig in.
Menu available soon.
The fine print:
Final menus are subject to the whims of the earth and the cooks, and dietary restrictions lie in the hands of the diner — eat what you can, avoid what you can’t.
Non-refundable tickets. Menu is set in advance. No substitutions will be available. Dinners are planned for outside but if weather is not cooperating, we will move to inside dining room.
Field Social
Get ready, get set….we have some fun plans in the works for September!
• FIELD SOCIAL • Thursday, September 19 @ The Outdoor Bar
Come mix & mingle with our brewers and farmers, sample one of our limited edition Farmhouse Ales around the bonfire and toast to September and the beautiful place we call home. Flowers from the farm will be available for free build your own mini-bouquet or marigold garland.
We’ll be sipping and sampling some very special harvest beers. Our head brewer will be on hand answering questions and chatting about our beer program.
Rye Farmhouse Ale in 750ml bottles
Plum Farmhouse Ale in 750ml bottles
Chamomile Saison in cans
Fresh Hop Farmhouse in cans
Free event. Weather dependent.
Annual Chile Roasting and Corn Shelling
It’s a hoedown. Come celebrate the fall harvest and shuck some corn and eat some green chiles. We will be firing up our chile roaster for an autumnal food experience. Fresh and roasted chiles will be on the menu, for purchase and on display along with freshly milled polenta.
We’ll be pouring our Masa Table Beer and featuring special menu items with roasted chiles and heirloom corn.
Corn and chile peppers; let's celebrate.
Summer Farm Dinner Series @ Loma Farm
Farm Club is hosting Chef Dan Compton for a celebration of pastoral abundance with our Summer Farm Dinner Series. Enjoy a vegetable-centric family-style meal served outdoors amidst the verdant farm fields. Each menu will be different, highlighting whatever is in peak season. This is a ticketed dinner, limited to 20 seats. This event will take place at Loma Farm, just down the road from Farm Club.
Tickets: $100 + $20 (gratuity) = $120/person
Septermber 13th: A (Latin) American Backyard Barbecue Cookout
Experience traditional meaty Mexican delicacies cooked underground in an earthen pit, complemented by an array of late summer produce.
The fine print:
Final menus are subject to the whims of the earth and the cooks, and dietary restrictions lie in the hands of the diner — eat what you can, avoid what you can’t.
Non-refundable tickets. Menu is set in advance. No substitutions will be available. Dinners are planned for outside but if weather is not cooperating, we may need to cancel.
Summer Music: Abigail Lapell
There’s a party in the garden! Monday night the kitchen is closed and we’ve decided to stir up some fun out on the lawn. Spread out a blanket or snag a seat for an evening of live music outdoors with Canadian songwriter Abigail Lapell. Cash bar. Kitchen Closed. Market snacks available. $15/person. Limited tickets available. *In case of inclement weather, show will be moved indoors.
About Abigail: Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell returns with Anniversary, an evocative collection of original love songs. Produced with Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker, the album was recorded at 200-year-old St Mark’s Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Dekker helped shape the sessions’ spooky, resonant sound and also lent his voice to a couple of spellbinding duets.
“A disc of pure, impalpable beauty, weightless notes and melodies that pierce our hearts…. And the young woman, prey to a vagueness in the soul that she sublimates in a handful of magical songs, to offer us a twilight album, somewhere between Gillian Welch and Laura Veir.” – Rolling Stone
Farm Club Garden Tour
Tours will be led by Nic Theisen or Gary Jonas, co-owners of Farm Club and Loma Farm. They will tell the story of their passions for food, farming, and land, and the birth of Farm Club. The Garden tour will also cover our farming practices, why and how we grow what we grow and how the farm drives the Farm Club menu. Enjoy a beverage during the tour or stay after!
Please meet us outside on the patio.
Please dress for the weather. If a weather related cancellation is necessary, the decision will be made the morning of the tour and a full refund will be given.
$10/person. Kids free.
Summer Farm Dinner Series
Farm Club is hosting Chef Dan Compton for a celebration of pastoral abundance with our Summer Farm Dinner Series. Enjoy a vegetable-centric family-style meal served outdoors amidst the verdant farm fields. Each menu will be different, highlighting whatever is in peak season. This is a ticketed dinner, limited to 20 seats.
Tickets: $100 + $20 (gratuity) = $120/person
Beverages available for purchase.
August 19: Di-vine Delicacies
Join us for a dinner made from all the things that spring from our clinging, clutching, climbing friends: beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, nasturtium, melons and whatever other creeping crawlies we can pluck from the vine.
Menu available soon.
The fine print:
Final menus are subject to the whims of the earth and the cooks, and dietary restrictions lie in the hands of the diner — eat what you can, avoid what you can’t.
Non-refundable tickets. Menu is set in advance. No substitutions will be available. Dinners are planned for outside but if weather is not cooperating, we will move to inside dining room.
Natural Dyeing with Marigolds
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of marigold dyeing with Meghan Navoy of Rosemarine Textiles at Farm Club. Discover the vibrant yellow hues created by Michigan's abundant marigolds as you dye a pair of organic cotton socks and an organic cotton bandana. Bring along one garment from home, such as a cotton t-shirt, to dip into the marigold dye bath and transform it into a unique masterpiece. Set on Farm Club's gorgeous patio, this workshop offers a serene Sunday morning experience. Tickets are $65, and limited capacity ensures an intimate and engaging workshop. Don't miss this opportunity to indulge your creativity and embrace the beauty of marigold dyeing.
What Participants will take home:
1 pair of marigold dyed organic cotton socks - must select size needed when booking a ticket
1 organic cotton bandana
1 garment of your choosing to bring and dye from home (optional)
Please bring your own re-used plastic bag to transport damp items in.
This event will be 1.5 hours and held outdoors. Please come dressed for the weather. Any weather related cancellations will happen the morning of the event.
$65 / person
Summer Farm Dinner Series at Loma Farm
Farm Club is hosting Chef Dan Compton for a celebration of pastoral abundance with our Summer Farm Dinner Series. Enjoy a vegetable-centric family-style meal served outdoors amidst the verdant farm fields. Each menu will be different, highlighting whatever is in peak season. This is a ticketed dinner, limited to 20 seats. This event will take place at Loma Farm, just down the road from Farm Club.
Tickets: $100 + $20 (gratuity) = $120/person
August 9th: Tomatopalooza
Enough said — let us revel in all things tomato.
Menu available soon.
The fine print:
Final menus are subject to the whims of the earth and the cooks, and dietary restrictions lie in the hands of the diner — eat what you can, avoid what you can’t.
Non-refundable tickets. Menu is set in advance. No substitutions will be available. Dinners are planned for outside but if weather is not cooperating, we may need to cancel.
Farm Club Garden Tour
Tours will be led by Nic Theisen or Gary Jonas, co-owners of Farm Club and Loma Farm. They will tell the story of their passions for food, farming, and land, and the birth of Farm Club. The Garden tour will also cover our farming practices, why and how we grow what we grow and how the farm drives the Farm Club menu. Enjoy a beverage during the tour or stay after!
Please meet us outside on the patio.
Please dress for the weather. If a weather related cancellation is necessary, the decision will be made the morning of the tour and a full refund will be given.
$10/person. Kids free.
Summer Farm Dinner Series
Farm Club is hosting Chef Dan Compton for a celebration of pastoral abundance with our Summer Farm Dinner Series. Enjoy a vegetable-centric family-style meal served outdoors amidst the verdant farm fields. Each menu will be different, highlighting whatever is in peak season. This is a ticketed dinner, limited to 20 seats. More dates will be released soon.
Tickets: $100 + $20 (gratuity) = $120/person
Beverages available for purchase.
July 8th: Campfires and Lightning bugs
The waft of woodsmoke and the flash of fireflies: summer evenings up north in a nutshell. Join us as we break out the wood grill and smoker box, light a fire under our dinner, and hope that nature takes care of the rest.
Menu available soon.
The fine print:
Final menus are subject to the whims of the earth and the cooks, and dietary restrictions lie in the hands of the diner — eat what you can, avoid what you can’t.
Non-refundable tickets. Menu is set in advance. No substitutions will be available. Dinners are planned for outside but if weather is not cooperating, we will move to inside dining room.
Summer Farm Dinner Series
Farm Club is hosting Chef Dan Compton for a celebration of pastoral abundance with our Summer Farm Dinner Series. Enjoy a vegetable-centric family-style meal served outdoors amidst the verdant farm fields. Each menu will be different, highlighting whatever is in peak season. This is a ticketed dinner, limited to 20 seats. More dates will be released soon.
Tickets: $100 + $20 (gratuity) = $120/person
Beverages available for purchase.
June 25th Menu: Green with Envy: Early Summer in Northern Michigan
Celebrate all the farm’s first strivers, the eager (mostly green) vegetables signaling the summer abundance to come.
some green things
grilled romaine, creamy feta dressing, red wine granita
charred broccoli salad, dried cherries, sunflower seeds, kimchi vinaigrette
some more green things
stir-fried bok choy and turnips, crunchy rice, lap cheong
green beans, béarnaise, crispy onions
entree
green garlic chicken with focaccia and a simple arugula salad
to finish
sorrel and chevre panna cotta, white chocolate crunch, strawberries
the fine print:
final menus are subject to the whims of the earth and the cooks, and dietary restrictions lie in the hands of the diner — eat what you can, avoid what you can’t
Non-refundable tickets. Menu is set in advance. No substitutions will be available. Dinners are planned for outside but if weather is not cooperating, we will move to inside dining room.
Smart Commute Week Happy Hour Ride
We are kicking off TART Smart Commute week with a Happy Hour Ride! Start downtown at The Little Fleet anytime between 12pm-5pm. Let the bartender know you are part of the Smart Commute Happy Hour and receive a free drink (beer or wine) and then continue down the trail to Farm Club and receive your next free drink!
PLUS, you’ll earn TART bonus points for your Smart Commute Week Challenge.
See you on the trail!
And all week long, Smart Commuters will receive a $1 drinks at the outdoor bar. June 3rd-7th
Conscious Clothing Pop-Up
Our friends from Conscious Clothing will be setting up a pop up shop complete with dressing rooms for all to shop their beautiful sustainable clothing.
"Conscious Clothing has been creating sustainable handmade clothing, using eco-friendly and low impact materials for over 20 years. Not only do they feel strongly about using sustainable, biodegradable, or organically grown fibers, they feel it is just as important to know who made your clothes and to support Made in America manufacturing. All of their garments are designed, cut, and sewn all from their studio in West Michigan."
Annual Plant Sale
Over 60 varieties of vegetables, flowers, and herbs
Farmers on-site to help with plant selection and answer questions
Plastic free gardening: All plants packed in biodegradable pots
Annual Plant Sale
Over 60 varieties of vegetables, flowers, herbs
Farmers on-site to help with plant selection and answer questions
Plastic free gardening: All plants packed in biodegradable pots
And DJ illway ready with all the tunes to inspire your wildest garden dreams
Farm Club Community Blood Drive
Farm Club is hosting a community blood drive with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan. The Blood Drive Bus will be onsite from 11:30am-4pm on May 17th.
Appointments are preferred. Schedule with link below. Walk-ins also accepted. Helpful tip: Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating blood.
Click to schedule appointment
As a thank you, all participants, 21+ that donate a pint of blood will receive a pint of Farm Club beer.
Annual Plant Sale
Over 60 varieties of vegetables, flowers, and herbs
Farmers on-site to help with plant selection and answer questions
Plastic free gardening: All plants packed in biodegradable pots
And DJ Ras Marco with a Jerry Garcia Tribute from country-rock gems to exploratory jams, and Grateful Dead classics- the ultimate jam session honoring an epic musical life
Mother's Day Pop up Flower Shop w/ Wildscape Floral Co.
Chelsea from Wildscape Floral Co. will be bringing uniquely inspired bouquets just in time for Mother’s Day. Limited availability. Friday thru Sunday. Swing by early for the best selection.
Botanical Printing w/ Pressed Flowers
Join us in our Shepherds Tent as we welcome back Maria with another natural dye project - botanical printing! Together we will use flowers and leaves from Maria’s garden that she has pressed over the past couple of summers and lay them down on silk scarves in beautiful designs and patterns. By the end of class you will leave with your own unique botanical printed scarf.
Maria will provide all the supplies, including two dye colors to choose from.
This event will be 1.5 hours and held in our heated Shepherd’s tent. Please come wearing warm clothes that can get dirty, just in case.
$100/person
Candle Making with Detroit Rose
Join Farm Club as we host Elaine Stojcevski with Detroit Rose for an event of scent exploration to create a candle that’s unique to you. At our candle making sessions you will learn how to make a scented soy wax candle by:
Tapping into memory as a tool for building fragrance
Understanding popular fragrance language
Formulating your own custom fragrance blend
Hand pouring your candle using the same methods we use to produce our candle collection
Learning proper candle care for burning at home
We are excited to share this special event with you!
This event will be 1.5 hours and held in our heated Shepherd’s tent. Please come wearing warm clothes that can get dirty, just in case.
3 class times | $55/person
Pints North Trivia Night with IPR
PINTS NORTH: Trivia about the Land, Water, and Inhabitants of the Great Lakes
A night with good friends, good beer, and the creators of Interlochen Public Radio’s Points North podcast. Come hang out, grab a drink, and maybe even learn a thing or two about this incredible region we call home!
Doors at 6pm. Trivia at 7pm.
Free event. Cash Bar. Kitchen Closed.
Return of the Sun | Spring Equinox Lager Party
Return of the Sun | Spring Equinox Lager Party
Longer days bring energy and joy. It’s time to rejoice! 6 lagers on draft, live music with Hot and Bothered and light snacks. $5/cover. Cash bar. Kitchen Closed.
Annual Chile Roasting & Corn Shelling
It’s a hoedown. Come celebrate the fall harvest and shuck some corn and eat some green chiles. We will be firing up our chile roaster for an autumnal food experience. Fresh and roasted chiles will be on the menu, for purchase and on display.