Culinary Travel meets Farming

We used to go to culinary school. Now we want to make the cheese, not just watch the process on TV. Farms schools are the next big thing in foodie vacations, burgeoning from the current farm-to-table trend.

In 2002 Lora Lea and Rick started the Quillisascut (Quil-li-sas-cut) Farm School of the Domestic Arts in Rice, Washington. “We want our farm to be a place where people can learn together, to understand where their food is coming from,” says Lora Lea. During week-long programs, participants milk goats, make cheese, help care for farm animals, transplant vegetables, and harvest produce from the gardens. Students also visit neighboring organic farms and hear presentations about honeybees, grass-finished meats and composting. Each day, students work with a chef in a professional kitchen to prepare lunch and dinner using only ingredients from the garden and products from local farms. Dinner is a culmination of the day’s work–a time to feast on the bounty of the farm.

Others: MaryJanesFarm: Paydirt Farm School  and Fairburn Farm Culinary Retreat and Guesthouse