Flying Pig Farm

09/21/2026

Come feast with us and the rest!
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09/15/2026

Join us at our Hello Fall Feast -- October 18th |

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07/30/2026

Join local Colorado herbalist Mari, The ThymeKeeper for an Herb Walk as we explore the abundance of plants at Flying Pig Farm in Manitou Springs. Together we will learn about medicinal properties of weeds & garden cultivations. Get ready to use your senses to explore the wonders that the natural world has to offer as we learn how to apply plant wisdom to our daily lives.


When - Sunday, August 2nd from 8:30 am to 10 am (Before Volunteer Day @ 10)
Where - Flying Pig Farm, 102 Crystal Park Rd, Manitou Springs, CO 80829 
$5 - $20 suggested donation appreciated, no sign-up required!


Mari Marques-Worden is a Colorado herbalist, educator and artist. She graduated from the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Boulder, CO and has been a practicing herbalist for over 25 years. She is owner of The Thymekeeper, which was once a local herb store in Manitou Springs. She currently resides in the mountains of Florissant where she maintains a small herb shop, greenhouse and classroom. Her passion is teaching common folk medicine to common folk using everyday kitchen ingredients, plants in your backyard and the wild lands around you.

07/21/2026

It's hot 🥵
Folks, it's super hot outside. We are loving our summer with all of you and loving the beauty and abundance of our little farm, but we want to stay safe and cool!

Weekly volunteer hours affected! 🌤🕘
We’re redetermining what volunteer hours will work best for our schedules while keeping us out of the worst of the heat.

Updates to weekly volunteer hours coming ✅️
Updates here and in our newsletter (check out our links), so stay tuned!

07/04/2026

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06/14/2026

Boulder Bee Lab is coming to Flying Pig Farm!

Join us to discuss Wild Bee: Current Threats and What We Can do to Help

A talk and garden exploration with Lincoln Taylor of Boulder Been Lab on
Monday June 15
4:00 PM

Open to the public
Suggested donation of $10 goes toward snacks, speaker honorarium and farm-to-school program.

06/11/2026

Sustainability Series: Cyanotype
Sunshine Celebration with Flying Pig Farm

Saturday, June 20 11:00 - 2:00
Bear Creek Nature Center

$40 includes 2 prints to take home.
Prepaid registration required! See bio for link.
Contact [email protected] with questions

Join Naomi Falk and Mel Williams to forage plant designs and refresh old textiles with cyanotypes in this workshop featuring the natural surroundings at Bear Creek Nature Preserve. Cyanotype is one of oldest and most accessible forms of photography.

An elegant combination of chemistry and botany practices came together to produce the first book of photography. Blueprints were made by layering original architectural designs over cyanotype-treated paper. Join us as we forage for specimens on a nature walk and experiment with this solar print process on different materials. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a clothing item from home they’d like to transform.

06/11/2026

Yurt Alert!

Lili St Anne returns in concert this Friday, June 12, to the Flying Pig Farm yurt to share her new record! Come feast your ears on "The Magician".

Lili shares the bill with the swingin' sounds of Valerie Rose (upright bass) and Braden Barrington (trombone) and beloved local troubadour Evan Courtland.

Lili St Anne
Album Release Show
with
Valerie Rose and Branden Barrington
and Evan Courtland

June 12th
7 Doors | 7:30 Music
at Flying Pig Farm
102 Crystal Park Rd, Manitou Springs

10 to 15 Dollar Donations
BYOB

05/22/2026

Take a look at the weaving magic that’s been happening at Flying Pig Farm!

04/29/2026

Bug hotels are a great way to invite more critters into your yards or gardens, especially since insects act as pollinators, provide food for other animals like birds, and can reduce common garden foes like aphids.

Not are bug hotels super fun to make, but also super easy! We’ve been using old dresser drawers or bits of salvaged shelving, but you can even use an old shoe box as a frame (as long as it stays covered from the rain/snow). Then, we tightly pack this frame with a variety of materials: toilet paper/paper towel rolls, pieces of cardboard, and dry leaves, twigs, and cones gathered from around the farm. Make sure to create a variety of nooks and crannies so that bugs of all sizes can move in!

Once complete, bug hotels can be hung on a fence, or placed in a tree (preferably facing southeast for lots of morning sun) to await the arrival of their guests!