Quiet Valley opening for 53rd season
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Road in Stroudsburg opens Saturday for its 53rd summer tour season starting with the ninth annual Summer Garden Party.
Visitors will experience guides portraying family members going about a typical day on a homestead in the 1800s. In addition to the tour, folks will have a chance to involve themselves in a variety of garden-related activities.
Tour a typical Pennsylvania German kitchen garden, get help with garden basics, sample yummy things made with fresh herbs and vegetables and take home some recipes.
At the outdoor brick oven herb breads will be baked and samples shared. Sign up by noon at the Bake Oven and make a small loaf yourself (one per family).
This year's feature areas: pottery with Joan Glusiec and pressed flower art with Alice Prall, will have demonstrations taking place throughout the day.
New adventures will include Foods with Funny Names for kids, and older youth and adults will enjoy fairy garden art.
The Children's Area will have lots of summer craft fun and bubble making.
This event is sponsored in part by a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Project Stream grant.
As a special fundraiser on Saturday, there will be a Victorian Tea at 2 p.m. Ages 8 and up can enjoy tea sandwiches, fresh-baked cookies, scones and cake, along with herbal teas and lemonade.
Quiet Valley's "Emma Marsh" will discuss proper table settings and share some samples of traditional linen pieces. There is a fee and reservations are required. Deadline is Wednesday.
Tea Party attendees interested in seeing the Historic Tour and Summer Garden Party will receive a discounted admission. Seating is limited.
All money raised goes to support the nonprofit historic farm museum.
All activities are rain or shine and are subject to change.
The farm is open for summer tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, visit www.quietvalley.org or call 570-992-6161.
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm is a nonprofit, educational corporation dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's agricultural heritage.
At Quiet Valley history comes to life on our 19th century farm.
Period dressed "family" members re-enact the life of the original Pennsylvania German family who lived on the farm from the late 1760s to 1913.
The farm museum is open to the general public the third Saturday of June through Labor Day Monday and for school and group tours the rest of the year.
