Spring 2026 Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm Cooking Classes, Markets, and Shop Hours

Welcome to 2026, everyone! We are so excited to continue offering you cooking classes and chocolate shop hours that provide a place to unwind, create smiles, and learn something new in a supportive, welcoming environment.

• A big thank you to everyone who came out to the farm in 2025. (we will have a reflections blog out soon)

• We have also started our spring planting to prepare for summer selling. (we will have a blog with some action shots soon)

Chef Mark stirs chocolate in bowl

Chocolate case full of chocolate

Purple door in Spring for The Learning Kitchen

Spring Cooking Classes and Hours at the Farm

January

• 1/22 -- We will post the NEW in 2026 Cooking Class for February!

• Chocolate Shop Hours: Sat, 1/31, 1:00-4:00pm (pick up your Valentine or everyday treat!) Pre-orders begin 1/23

February (learn more and register at links)

The King Cake you make in Mardi Gras Desserts

You also get beads, baby, and recipes

• Mardi Gras celebrations (3/17) are all over the world, but we focus on the New Orleans' experience in these two classes.

  • Making the Desserts of Mardi Gras (only chance in 2026; 2/8 -- make and bring fresh to your Superbowl Party or 2/13)

  • Inspired by Creole Flavors:2/10 or 2/15 (may be offered again in late summer when okra is in season)

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Pasta from Scratch: 2/24 or 3/15

  • If this one is as popular as last year, you will see more sessions this year.

• NEW FOR 2026 : Lunch on the Silk Road: 2/22 (also in April)

• 2/24 -- We will post the NEW for 2026 cooking class for March

• Chocolate Shop Hours: Sat, 2/7, 10am-Noon and Thurs, 2/12, 4:30-7:30pm (final pre-Valentines shop!) Pre-orders begin 1/23

March (learn more and register at links); St. Patty's Day is 3/17

Chocolate hen, eggs, and bunny

Making gnocchi

We expect to offer more of these throughout the year.

• Making Hand Pies: Sweet and Savory: 3/1

• Making Eclairs and Cream Puffs: 3/10

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Brunch Breads: 3/13

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Pasta from Scratch: 3/15

• 3/17 -- We will post the NEW for 2026 cooking class for April

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Rolled Chocolate Truffles: 3/28

• Gnocchi Plus Two Sauces: 3/29

• NEW FOR 2026 class coming soon -- to be held on 3/24

• Chocolate Shop Hours: Sun, 3/22, 1:30-3:30pm; Sat, 3/28, 10am-Noon Pre-orders begin 3/15

April (learn more and register at links); Easter is 4/5

We expect to offer more of these throughout the year.

• 4/6 -- We will post the NEW for 2026 cooking class for May

• Mushrooms: Selecting, Storing, and Cooking: 4/10

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Pizza from Scratch: 4/12 - Sold out (see May 1 or sign up for waiting list)

• NEW FOR 2026 class coming soon -- to be held on 4/17

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Brunch Breads: 4/19 - Sold out (see March or sign up for waiting list)

• Pickling and Quickaling: 4/21

• Dumplings 'Round the World: 4/25

• NEW FOR 2026 : Lunch on the Silk Road: 4/28

• Chocolate Shop Hours: Thurs, 4/2, 5:30-7:30pm (final pre-Easter shop!) Pre-orders begin 3/15

• Chocolate Shop Hours: Sat, 5/9, 9am-Noon Pre-orders for Mother's Day begin 4/19

Quickaled vegetables

Easter-themed filled chocolate truffels

Freshly made pizza

Early May (learn more and register at links); Mother's Day is 5/10

• A farm fave class in 2025! Making Pizza from Scratch: 5/1

• Making Chocolate Melt-Aways: 5/5

• NEW FOR 2026 class coming soon -- to be held on 5/3

• Chocolate Shop Hours: Sat, 5/9, 9am-Noon (final pre-Mother's Day shop!) Pre-orders begin 4/19

• ON-FARM MARKET OPENING DAY : 5/16 plus every Sat, 9am-1pm thru end of August

• Late May, June, July classes posted: 5/22

Important Notes About Classes

• If you ended 2025 with a gift certificate or credit, or had been on a waiting list for one of these classes, you got a sneak peak and a chance to register early which is why some of these classes are already sold out!

  • Do you have a gift certificate and don't know how to use it or are not sure how much money you have on it? Check out the information here first and if you are still confused, then send us a question here.

• We will re-assess registrations in a couple of weeks to see if we can fit any more classes in. Please put your name on the waiting list if there is class you want to take and it is full.

  • We will use that information to prioritize and we will contact waiting list folks first as we add more class sessions.

  • Plus, sometimes people do cancel, and when they do, we try to replace them with someone from the waiting list.

• We made some changes in our class cancellation policy to make it easier for us to offer class seats to people who are on the waiting list. Please be sure you read the policy when you sign up even if you have been to lots of classes before.

• Yes, we still have room for a few private classes.

  • Please contact us as soon as possible if you want to schedule one.