Better Berries Class, Sat. May 15, 2010

Better Berries

Saturday, May 15, 2010
9AM to 2PM
Old Stone House Museum grounds


This is a class on how to grow better berries. Life long farmer's market grower and former Old Stone House Museum staff member Mort Gellman has years of expertise with small fruits and berries. Participants will be introduced to old fashioned favorites such as currants and gooseberries, and learn to care for and prune raspberries and blackberries. Hands-on soil preparation, discussion about diseases and varieties. Take home raspberry roots to plant.

Cost: $20 members. $30 non-members. Pre-register by May 12. Call 802-754-2022

Time Travelers Camp Accepting Applications

Time Travelers Camp, our annual summer day camp for kids ages 8 - 12 years old, is currently taking applications for this years camp! It's being held July 26 - 30, 2010, at the Old Stone House Museum in Brownington. This year's theme is "Mr. Hinman's Road." Time Travelers will walk in the footsteps of Timothy Hinman and the settlers who traveled north on his new road through the forest. Activities will include Wood Craft, Sheep to Shuttle, Blacksmith, Hearth, and Potter's Trade.

If you have questions, would like to volunteer to help out, or would like to sign up your child for the camp, please contact Susanna at 754-2022.

Spring Apple Class April 17, 2010

Renewal Pruning and Heirloom Apples

Sat, April 17, 10am – 2pm

Old Stone House Museum

$40 Members. $50 non-members.

Pre-registration required before April 10.

Call 802-754-2022.

Michael Phillips of Lost Nation Orchard and well known author “Guide for the Organic Orchardist” returns to the Museum by popular request. Michael invites you to learn from his long experience as an organic apple grower and shares the scientific basis of apple growing. You will practice pruning and bench grafting. Choose Scion wood from a variety of heirloom varieties and go home with your 2 grafted trees.

Heirloom Squashes

Heirloom Squash seeds were given out to the public from March to April. In the fall, there will be a contest called the "Best Boston Marrow" for the biggest, best Boston Marrow squash, and the winner will have free admission to the Cheese and Apple Tasting event in October. Thank you to all who showed interest, and we hope to see great results in the fall!

Kitchen Junket Pictures

The 2nd annual Kitchen Junket at the Old Stone House Museum was held February 28th, 2010. There was music and dancing in the kitchen, and sleigh rides and ice skating outside.

Parlor Music Concerts, March 28 & April 11

Hall House Parlor Concert - the Matthews Duo

Sun, March 28, 2pm – 4pm

Samuel Read Hall House, Brownington, VT (map)

The Matthews Duo -- flutist Wendy Matthews and husband classical guitarist Peter Matthews -- will perform at the Orleans County Historical Society on Sunday, March 28, at 2:00 p.m. The program will open with music from the 20th and 18th centuries, including that of composers Ernst Gottlieb Baron, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Astor Piazzolla. The second half of the concert will feature music composed by 19th century guitarists Napoleon Coste and Mauro Giuliani. The duo will conclude the recital with selections from contemporary composer Robert Beaser's Mountain Songs, a collection of pieces based on folk music popular during Alexander Twilight's lifetime.






Hall House Parlor Concert - Jim Daniels

Sun, April 11, 2pm – 4pm

Samuel Read Hall House, Brownington, VT (map)

String Band music and traditional American tunes will be performed by NEK favorites Daniels & McGinnis on April 11, Sunday afternoon 2 pm. The parlor at newly restored Hall House provides an early 1800's setting for this duo's fine acoustic music and vocals. This concert is second in a series at Old Stone House Museum in Brownington, Vt.

Apple Classes at the Museum, April 3 & April 17

Home Orchard Grafting & Pruning
Sat, April 3, 10am – 2pm Old Stone House Museum (map) $25 Members. $30 Non-members. Pre-registration required before March 27. Call 802-754-2022
Todd Parlo owns and operates Walden Heights Nursery & Orchard, a certified organic orchard and propagation nursery in Walden, Vt. He does professional pruning with decades of experience. Todd grafts thousands of trees of hundreds of varieties every year. You can learn more about the farm at waldenheightsnursery.com. Fruit Tree Pruning and Grafting. This combination workshop will give an overview of various techniques and physiology behind grafting and pruning of cold climate tree fruits. Discover the proper way to prune your tree for good health and maximum yields. Learn how to make your own orchard with the 4000 year old trick of grafting. Students will be provided with the materials and information to graft their own tree. Materials Attendees should bring a steel utility knife, pruning shears and a plastic grocery bag. If you have scions of your own feel free to bring them. Additional rootstocks and scionwood will be available for purchase at the class. Enrollment limited.

Renewal Pruning & Heirloom Apples
Sat, April 17, 10am – 2pm Old Stone House Museum $40 Members. $50 non-members. Pre-registration required before April 10. Call 802-754-2022.
Michael Phillips of Lost Nation Orchard and well known author “Guide for the Organic Orchardist” returns to the Museum by popular request. Michael invites you to learn from his long experience as an organic apple grower and shares the scientific basis of apple growing. You will practice pruning and bench grafting. Choose Scion wood from a variety of heirloom varieties and go home with your 2 grafted trees.