Meet your Summer Garden Hero: The Leafcutter Bee!

Gorman Heritage Farm is a 122-acre nonprofit working farm with a mission to cultivate a healthy community through farm-based education and experiences about food, sustainable agriculture and the natura world.

Gorman Heritage Farm

Attention nature enthusiasts and bee lovers alike!  Learn about one of the smallest, hardworking bees! The tiny yet, mighty leafcutter bee!

Farm Classes and How-Tos

Join us at the farm to learn from the experts! We host a number of adult classes throughout the year on topics including gardening, backyard chicken raising, broom making, and wine making!

Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your appreciation for these amazing creatures and contribute to their conservation efforts. Let's come together to celebrate and protect our buzzing friends, the gentle, solitary, leafcutter bees!Highlights of the Event:<ul><li>Learn fascinating facts about leafcutter bees and their crucial role in our ecosystem.</li><li>Discover how you can create a bee-friendly environment in your own backyard.</li><li>Learn how to raise these gentle, solitary bees in your backyard.</li><li>·Why they are super summer pollinators.</li></ul> Douglas and Susan Rose are Gorman Heritage Farm volunteers and backyard homesteaders. The Roses’ will share their knowledge about the care and life cycle of the amazing leafcutter bee that thoroughly pollinates mid-late season garden vegetables and fruits (apples, tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans and peas).These gentle, less-aggressive bees are terrific if you are looking to help save the pollinators in a low maintenance, safe and kid/pet friendly manner. <h3>FAQs</h3>What does the cost of my ticket cover?One ticket purchase covers the cost of attending this 1.5 hour program, access to the handouts and any educational materials, and farm admission for you for the day. The farm is open from 9am-3pm on Saturday.What should I wear?This presentation will happen both indoors and outdoors at our Interpretive Center, Sunflower Room and Central Gardens. Please be prepared for rain or shine.Can children attend?This presentation is recommended for young people who have an interest in bees and are ages 13+. They will need to have a ticket to attend.POLICIES<ul><li>Programs run rain or shine. Dress for the weather if your program takes you outside!</li><li>No ticket refunds within 7 days program except in the case of Gorman Heritage Farm cancelling the program</li><li>If you suspect you may be coming down with a transmissible illness, we require you to stay home to help keep others healthy. Thank you!</li><li>Agritourism Warning: Under Ohio law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if that injury or death results from the inherent risks of that agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, but are not limited to. the risk of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals as well as the potential for you as a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.</li></ul>By signing up and/or attending any of our programs, you are agreeing to the above policies.

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