Events, Classes & Workshops
From seasonal workshops and gardening classes to family-friendly fun and holiday celebrations, our events are designed to bring the community together.
Build your gardening skills, learn about fruit tree care, greenhouse setup, herbal harvesting, and more!
Check back often to see what’s coming up—we can’t wait to share these moments with you.
Check this page often or find our upcoming classes and events on Facebook and Instagram.
Events are held on-site at Bob Wells Nursery at Sorelle Farms, 975 County Road 2220, Mineola, TX 75773.
Most events are $10 per person or $15 per couple, collected at the door. Please RSVP on our Facebook page or send us an email: info@sorellefarms.com
Special workshops with materials fees will have limited availability. You can secure your seat by purchasing tickets in advance at the links provided in the class description.
If you would like to become a vendor at the next Sorelle Farms community festival, visit our vendor page here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Market Nights
EVERY THURSDAY EVENING from 5 PM to 8 PM
Summer is here, and that means fun-filled evenings with family and friends!
Join us this week for our weekly Market Night as we celebrate and support
our local farmers, growers, and makers. There’s produce, pasture-raised
meats, baked breads, microgreens and more! Bring the whole family for dinner
from specialty food trucks and enjoy live music while you explore.
Small Hoophouse Growing with Bootstrap Farmer
SATURDAY, JULY 11th from 9 AM to 2:30 PM
$50 Per Person Ticket
Purchase Tickets Here
(Includes Lunch and $50 Bootstrap Farmer Credit applied to your Bootstrap Farmer Account)
No walk-in ticket sales!
If you have been thinking about adding a hoop house, greenhouse, high tunnel,
shade house, or DIY growing structure to your garden, homestead, or small farm,
Bootstrap Farmer is hosting a practical workshop at Bob Wells Nursery in Mineola, Texas.
We will cover:
-Hoop house vs greenhouse vs high tunnel
-Spring, summer, fall, and winter growing
-Site selection
-Wind, drainage, sun exposure, and water access
-Ventilation and roll-up sides
-Shade cloth, greenhouse plastic, frost protection, and insect netting
-Crop timing and succession planting
-Beginner build and growing mistakes
-Bootstrap Farmer kit options
-DIY hoop house options
-Texas NRCS high tunnel cost-share questions
We will also walk through Bootstrap Farmer’s smaller-footprint greenhouse and
high tunnel options, including the 10′ x 12′ Hobby Greenhouse Kit, the 10′
Essential Round High Tunnel, larger round and gothic high tunnel options,
shade house options, and DIY hoop house kits.
This workshop is for people who want useful growing infrastructure, not just
another project in the yard.
Bring your questions, your site ideas, and your crop goals.
Market Nights with Plant Bingo
THURSDAYS: JULY 30th, AUG 27th, SEPT 24th from 6 PM to 8 PM
$35 a person
Limited space available!!
Purchase tickets here
Play Plant Bingo during Market Nights inside our nursery shop in Mineola, Texas!
Enjoy eight rounds of bingo with a chance to win a plant in every round.
Delicious dessert bar included in the ticket price.
Must be preregistered to attend.
Intro to Herbalism
SATURDAY, JULY 25th at 10 AM – 12:30 PM
$45 – all materials included
Limited space available!!
Purchase tickets here
Tap into the healing power already in your kitchen and explore the world of
herbalism using familiar, trusted herbs. This introductory class highlights
seven everyday herbs, their traditional uses, and the basics of simple
remedy-making. You’ll gain foundational herbal knowledge, create a
personalized remedy to take home, and build the confidence to begin curating
your own herbal medicine cabinet.
Herbalism Foundations—From Herbs to Remedies
SATURDAY, JULY 25th, 2:30 PM to 5 PM
$100 – all materials included
Limited space available!!
Purchase tickets here
PREREQUISITE: Completion of Intro to Herbalism
Ready to take the next step on your herbal journey? Herbalism Foundations
builds on the knowledge from our Intro to Herbalism class and moves beyond
simply knowing herbs into actually creating herbal medicine.
Together, we will create several herbal preparations, including:
-Tinctures / glycerites
-Oxymels
-Electuaries
-Hydrosols
-Other practical herbal remedies
You’ll leave with handmade remedies, detailed notes, and the confidence
to expand your herbal apothecary at home.
Annual Fall Festival
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th at 10 AM to 4 PM
Bring the whole family and join us for our annual fall festival!
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Growing Low Maintenance Fruit-bearing Plants
Growing Raspberries in Hot Climates
Practical Permaculture Principles
Understanding and Improving Soil Health
Organic Backyard Gardening for the Family
Seed Saving 101 with Greg Grant
Pruning Fruit Trees with Dr. Hartmann
Gardening in the Fall and Winter
Bootstrap Farmer Hoop House Workshop
Sorelle Farms Annual Seed Swap
