A guided walk through the kitchen garden, the orchard and the olive grove, gathering as we go. Then a chef takes what we picked and cooks it in front of you, with a long table lunch or dinner to follow. In summer that means stone fruit and tomatoes. In fall it is citrus, olives and the last of the peppers. You will never get the same menu twice.
2.5 hrs | 10-30 guests | March-Dec
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Includes: guided harvest walk, chef-led cooking demonstration, full seated meal with estate beverages
First a farm tour, then forage for ingredients among the herbs. We set up a proper outdoor bar in the vineyard, then learn to build three botanical cocktails with a bartender who knows what to do with a fistful of lemon verbena. Non-drinkers get the same treatment with garden sodas and shrubs.
2 hours | 10 to 30 guests | Best July through November
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Includes: garnish foraging, three cocktails per guest, bar setup, bites
Potential Add on: extend to a seated lunch or dinner at our Barn
Our half acre of cut flowers grows dahlias, ranunculus, sweet peas and a long list of things you will not find at a grocery store. You will walk the rows with clippers and a bucket, learn what to cut and where, then sit down with a designer to build a hand-tied bouquet or a centerpiece. Everything you make goes home with you.
2 hours | 10 to 30 guests | Best July through October
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Includes: field harvest, clippers and buckets, design instruction, vessel, bites & beverages
Potential Add on: extend to a seated lunch or dinner at our Barn
Start with a farm tour and end with learning how four acres of olives become oil, and why harvest timing changes everything about how it tastes. Then taste across several profiles and blend your own herb-infused bottle with rosemary, chili, citrus and whatever else is good that week. You take the bottle home.
2.5 hours | 10 to 30 guests | Mar-Nov
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Includes: farm tour, guided tasting, infusion materials, one bottle per guest
Potential Add on: extend to a seated lunch or dinner at our Barn
We start with a guided farm tour, a behind-the-scenes walk through the land and the seasonal harvest that will become your subject. Then Libby Holland, our Artist and Chef in Residence, leads a painting session built for every level, teaching approachable color mixing and composition while leaving room to make the piece your own.
10 to 30 guests | Best Mar-Nov
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Includes: farm tour, paint materials, bites & beverages. No experience necessary.
Potential Add on: extend to a seated lunch or dinner at our Barn
Get them off the video calls and onto a hillside.
We host leadership retreats, client dinners, team offsites and holiday gatherings. Build it from any of the experiences above, or start from scratch. Groups usually combine a working farm session with a long table meal. We have full event infrastructure, a preferred vendor list and parking for larger groups.
Half day or full day | 20 to 130 guests | Custom quote | Best Mar-Nov
Popular format: farm walk, hands-on session, seated farm to table lunch, done by 3pm
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We work with Santa Barbara properties to offer guest experiences that are genuinely local and not available anywhere else. Standing availability and a dedicated booking contact. If your guests want something beyond wine country, get in touch.
