The Blackberry Gathering

SMALL TALK CITY PRESENTS

THE BLACKBERRY GATHERING

At Heart & Hands Farm

Petaluma, California

Saturday, July 18

A midsummer day devoted entirely to blackberries.

Come spend a summer day among the brambles.

Learn how blackberries grow and spread. Roll galette dough beside the farm kitchen table. Stitch a blackberry onto linen or personalize a berry basket for gathering. Listen to stories of rabbits, fairies, and hedgerows. Pick berries beneath the afternoon sun, swim in the pond, meet the animals, and finish the day with warm blackberry galette and ice cream.

From first coffee to sweet sticky goodbyes, the blackberry winds through everything.

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THE MORNING AMONG THE BRAMBLES

9:00
Arrival & Farm Welcome

Coffee, conversation, and meeting the animals.

10:00
A Walk Among the Brambles

Learn how blackberries grow, spread, and root.

10:30
Galette Dough Making

Prepare dough for the afternoon’s blackberry galettes.

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THE HANDWORK HOUR

11:00–12:30

Choose your project:

• Build and decorate a berry basket for gathering

or

• Embroider a blackberry onto white linen

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FARM LUNCH

12:30

A seasonal farm lunch shared together.

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STORIES OF HEDGE & HOLLOW

1:00

Peter Rabbit and the Bramble Fairies

Families gather for storybook readings and write their own blackberry tales.

Quiet rest space available for little ones.

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THE GRAND BLACKBERRY GATHERING

1:30–3:00

Spend the afternoon as you choose:

• Blackberry picking

• Pony and horseback rides

• Pond swimming

• Handwork and making

• Animal visits and play

• Resting beneath the trees

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THE KITCHEN TABLE

3:00

Fill and bake blackberry galettes.

3:30

Sonoma County Charcuterie Table

A gathering of local cheeses, fruit, bread, and seasonal treats.

4:00

Warm Blackberry Galette & Ice Cream

Served fresh from the oven.

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SWEET STICKY GOODBYES

5:00

We part ways with purple fingers, full baskets, and memories of a day among the brambles.

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Included

Farm activities • Basket or embroidery project • Lunch • Charcuterie snack • Warm blackberry galette & ice cream • Blackberry gathering • Coffee & refreshments

Cost

$300 per family

Limited space to keep the gathering intimate. 

Hosted by Small Talk City & Heart & Hands Farm

“Families may arrive in white and leave stained purple.”