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Create an Indoor Plant Arrangement
NJ, United StatesDress up your outdoor living space with a unique plant arrangement made by you, the artist! Creating a potted arrangement is a great way to add color and visual interest to your deck, garden, and yard. Enhance your outdoor living space with beautiful blooms and foliage that last through the season! In this informational workshop, learn which plant combinations will thrive in your particular outdoor setting, how to care for them, and how to arrange them artistically. After learning about planted arrangements, you will have the opportunity to create your own by choosing from Blooms at Belle Mead's selection of glazed pottery, light weight containers, and unique plant options. Already have a planter at home, but its too heavy to bring to class? During the workshop, ask about how to create an insert that you can drop into your planter after planting! This workshop cost is $5 per person for the presentation portion. If you choose to create your own arrangement, prices vary depending on plants and supplies chosen.
Duke Farms Market
Duke Farms 1112 Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough, NJ, United StatesWe've gathered the best-of-the-best Farms & Artisans from the Raritan Watershed Region every Sunday from 10am - 1pm at Duke Farms. Stop by for all your grocery shopping needs & much more as our vendors will be fully stocked and ready! Alstede Farms- farm fresh veggies & fruits + baked goods America's Kettle Corn - fresh popped kettle corn Bon Nut Butters & Sweets - stone ground nut butters & more Bountiful Gardens - fresh flower bouquets & all things plants! CALDO Sauce / Hot Sauce 4 Good- local hot sauce & steak sauce Gorgeous Goat Creamery & Soap - goat milk, goat cheese, soap, lotion & pottery Haring Family Farm - eggs, pasture raised pork & grassfed beef The Healthy Hummus Broad - sweet/savory hummus & more Hoboken Farms - fresh bread, pastries & prepared meals Jams By Kim - artisan made jams *Japanese Weekend-cold processed soaps *JD Gourmet- olive oils, balsalmics The Kombucha Bar LLC- kombucha on tap Krakus Polish Delicatessen - kielbasa, pierogies & more Maha Premium Granola- all things granola Martenette Farms - farm fresh veggies, flowers & more Mediterranean Goods - argon oils, spices & cutting boards Neshanic Station Apiaries - all things honey &
NJ Audubon: Spring Wildflower Walk
NJ, United StatesLed by Dorothy Smullen, Teacher Naturalist Bring your favorite wildflower guidebook to check out the newly emerged blooms under the woodland canopy and open fields at Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary. Hand-outs will include vocabulary on flower structure and the “What’s in Bloom” brochures of the sanctuary. COST: free for members, $6 nonmembers. Registration required by 5/20 at 4:00 PM. One person per ticket. You must pre-register, walk-ins will not be allowed to participate. Limit 15.
Sojourner Truth: African Dutch American Activist
NJ, United StatesBorn Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth was enslaved for nearly the first decade of her life by the Hardenbergh family of New York, relatives of Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh of New Jersey’s Old Dutch Parsonage. Ahead of Pinkster, the traditional Dutch and African Dutch springtime holiday of Pentecost, visit Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage for a living history audience with Sojourner Truth by Dr. Daisy Nelson Century. The slave from a small town north of New York City changed hands several times, sold by one brutal owner to another just as harsh. Her life included repeated beatings, rapes and a forced marriage. In 1826, having been promised freedom, but then cruelly denied emancipation, she left her current owners and found her way to the Van Wageners’ home. There she had an epiphany, became a devout Christian, and renamed herself Sojourner Truth, after which she began her travels as a preacher. In 1850, Sojourner began speaking on women’s suffrage, believing the causes of abolition and women’s rights to be intertwined and equally important. Ms. Truth’s most quoted speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” was delivered at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Although there has been much dispute about the
Chasing Baseball For Life
NJ, United StatesIn her book, Chasing Baseball for Life, a dedication to her brother, Nearo (Bub) Williams Jr., a steadfast student of baseball, Bub feeds his appetite for excellence by studying great players of Negro Leagues Baseball (NLB) as well as MLB. In his eyes they are the yardstick to follow for professional greatness..... Come and meet Ms. Williams and take in her great story of her brother's life. Her book will be sold at this event during our Q&A section after her talk. 20.00 per book, we are sure you would like this for your family library or as a gift.
Piano Concert – Fantasies & Fairytales
NJ, United StatesJoin us for an intimate afternoon with classical pianist, Itay Goren, as he performs inside our 1700s Farmhouse. This colorful and inspiring concert features works written in the free form of a fantasy alongside pieces related to fairytales by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Balakirev, Medtner, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Macdowell, Villa-Lobos and Randall Svane.