Classes at the Inn

Come experience the Inn at Mary’s Land Farm while you learn something new! Limited, small group seating allows time for questions and comradery. We look forward to seeing you at the historic Farmhouse Inn at Mary’s Land Farm. 

How to Build a Nourishing Plate
Friday, September 22 from 6:00pm-8:00pm

This foundational nutritional cooking class is taught by Jaime Brooke, a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Julie Webb, an Innkeeper at The Inn at Mary’s Land Farm. Jaime will discuss the importance of eating real nourishing foods. Jaime teaches that there is no one-size-fits-all diet, but there are some aspects of nutrition that are foundational to everyone. She will share how to build meals in a way to support optimal health, critical things to consider when food shopping and how to read the ingredients list, how to build nutritious meals that optimize wellness and reduce inflammation and tips for keeping things simple. Following her presentation, participants will gather in the commercial kitchen for hands-on food preparation and cooking tips with Julie.

We’ll discuss ways to set yourself up for success in the kitchen by having a variety of prepared real food options to choose from. We’ll use our grass-fed grass-finished beef and gourmet Secolari olive oils and vinegars in the food preparation.

Food Preparation and Tasting
Pan-seared steak from Mary’s Land Farm Devon beef cattle
colorful salad with fresh greens
roasted sweet potato medley
variety of nutritious toppings 
Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Paleo and Whole 30

Be ready to learn about healthy fats and enjoy many delicious flavors!

Cooking in Cast Iron and Tasting Secolari Salts and Balsamics with Julie

Saturday, September 30
Saturday, October 28
Saturday, November 18
Saturday, December 16 
Each class runs from 1-3pm, followed by a visit to the Farm Store to enjoy a savings off your purchase. This is the same class offered multiple dates.

Join us for a class on how to cook in cast iron pans and enjoy tasting various Secolari salts and balsamic vinegars. Taught by Mary’s Land Farm Innkeeper Julie Webb, participants will learn about the versatility of cooking in cast iron, how to properly season pans and also how to care for cast iron pans. 

Julie grew up in an 1800’s farmhouse where her cast iron pans were handled down from generation to generation. Cast iron has always been her favorite pan for cooking rustic and delicious dishes! Julie will share the secrets to making any cast iron pan non-stick, learn general cooking tips and cast iron cooking techniques.

We will perfectly sear and cook a flank steak and taste how different Secolari salts enhance the steak’s flavor. Julie will prepare roasted vegetables in cast iron and pair them with a variety of Secolari balsamics, so participants can find their favorite flavors. Julie will share her cast iron cornbread recipe that many say is the best cornbread they ever enjoyed!

Tastings Menu
Pan-seared steak from Mary’s Land Farm Devon beef cattle
Secolari salts
Roasted vegetables
Secolari balsamics
Scratch-made cornbread

This popular session is the same class offered on multiple Saturdays. 

Nourishing Fats: Fats are our friends, but they are not created equal!
Friday, October 13 from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Join us for a nutritional cooking class taught by Jaime Brooke, a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Julie Webb, an Innkeeper at The Inn at Mary’s Land Farm. Jamie will share information about nourishing fats. Contrary to what many think, healthy fats are actually critical to overall health. Fats have many important roles in our bodies, including being a vital part of absorbing some nutrients and producing important hormones too! We literally need them to thrive. However, all fats are not created equal. Jaime will share why we NEED these fats in our diet, which fats to include in your everyday food life and which fats to avoid altogether. Following her presentation, participants will gather in the commercial kitchen for hands-on food preparation and cooking tips from Julie. 

Food Preparation and Tasting

wild caught Sockeye Salmon
sautéed leafy greens and onion
avocado tomato cilantro salad
Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Keto, Paleo and Whole 30.

Be ready to learn about healthy fats and enjoy many delicious flavors!

Baking & Tasting Desserts with Secolari® and Ancient Grains

Saturday, October 21
Saturday, December 2
Each class runs from 1pm – 3pm followed by a visit to the Farm Store to enjoy a savings off your purchase. This is the same class offered on four Saturday dates.

Learn how to accentuate and elevate two classic dessert recipes using Secolari®  olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Class participants will taste and hear about the nutritional benefits of ancient grain einkorn flour in this unique class taught by Mary’s Land Farm Innkeeper, Julie Webb.

Participants will:

  • Bake a 5” seasonal fruit pie to take home
  • Taste multiple Secolari balsamic flavors on fresh baked pie 
  • Bake a 6” cake using their favorite Secolari oil to take home
  • Learn how to make an einkorn pie crust using Secolari oil
  • Understand how oil is often a better choice for baking than butter
  • Enjoy the historic farmhouse Inn at Mary’s Land Farm

Earth’s first wheat, Einkorn, is more nutritious than modern wheats, and it contains a different type of gluten that is easier for most people to digest. Secolari® uses only healthy and fresh ingredients. With Secolari, herbs and spices are fused – or added at the first olive cold pressing – rather than infused after bottling as many retailers do. The fused difference comes through in taste, flavor and aroma.

We invite you to experience these healthy and unique flavors and look forward to hosting you at the Inn at Mary’s Land Farm!

Balancing Blood Sugar
Friday, November 3 from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Are you having trouble sleeping? Do you have sugar cravings at night? Do you experience a slump in energy in the afternoons, or throughout the day? Do you struggle with blood sugar imbalance and want to learn how to eat in a way that supports healthy blood sugar handling?

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Jaime Brooke will share information about blood sugar management, signs of blood sugar imbalance, and why keeping our blood sugar at “healthy” levels is critical for optimal health. She will discuss how to build a meal that will not spike your blood sugar and how to spot sneaky sugars in our packaged foods! She will explore multiple tactics to get off the blood sugar rollercoaster.

Following her presentation, participants will gather in the commercial kitchen for hands-on food prep and cooking tips from innkeeper Julie Webb.

Food Preparation and Tasting
Bunless grass-fed beef bacon sliders with fixings
Sautéed mushroom and onions
Local raw milk cheeses
Fresh greens/herb salad
Homemade vinaigrette from Secolari Extra Virgin Olive oils and Vinegars
Gluten-free, Keto, and Paleo/Dairy-free if you don’t sample the cheeses.

We will be cooking with beef from grass-fed grass-finished cattle raised on Mary’s Land Farm. Come ready to learn and savor lots of flavors!

Why Digestion is Critical for Overall Health
Friday, December 8 from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Join us for this nutritional  education and cooking class taught by Jaime Brooke, a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Julie Webb, an Innkeeper at The Inn at Mary’s Land Farm. We often hear, “You are what you eat!” but there is more to the story: we actually are what we ABSORB.

Jaime will share the basics of food digestion: why it is important, how to optimize it naturally, signs to recognize when you’re not digesting your food well, things that negatively impact digestion (you may be surprised!) and finally which foods to include in your meals to support healthy digestion.

Following her presentation, participants will gather in the commercial kitchen for hands-on food preparation and tips with Julie.

Food Preparation and Tasting
Mary’s Land Farm pasture-raised chicken with Turmeric
Seasonal vegetables
Traditionally fermented sauerkraut
Secolari olive oils and vinegars
Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Paleo and Whole 30.

Be ready to learn about healthy digestion and enjoy local foods!

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