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Rescheduled Due to Snow Update: “SNOW DAY for the Grange Lyceum tomorrow. We are RESCHEDULING the Hallie Bond’s lecture on “Hunting, Gathering and Fungus Farming: Feeding the Adirondack Farm Family in the 19th Century.” This will now take place on TUESDAY, MARCH 26 at 7:30pm. Hallie is a longtime curator at the Adk Museum and [...]
Why are barns red? Are they? Returning to Essex, NY from yet another sensational Adirondack Coast bike ride last fall, I was struck by the abundance of red barns in the Champlain Valley. While I’m likely betraying a Northeastern United States bias, I suddenly realized that barns — almost all barns — are red. Before [...]
Whallonsburg Grange Hall is hosting a lyceum lecture series called “Land and Labor: The Past, Present and Future of Farming in America.” Lectures will be on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm. There has recently been a resurgence of popularity in supporting local food and local farmers. A movement urging individuals and families to go back to the land and learn [...]
Whallonsburg Grange Hall is hosting a lyceum lecture series called “Land and Labor: The Past, Present and Future of Farming in America.” Lectures will be on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm. This special Whallonsburg Grange lyceum lecture will be attended by several local farmers. They will share information about their farm’s operations, and where they see (and desire [...]
Whallonsburg Grange Hall is hosting a lyceum lecture series called “Land and Labor: The Past, Present and Future of Farming in America.” Lectures will be on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm. In this Whallonsburg Grange lyceum series there will be a special four-part series devoted to the history and development of farming in North America. Speaker: Andy [...]
Whallonsburg Grange Hall is beginning its new lyceum series. This time the theme is “Land and Labor: The Past, Present and Future of Farming in America.” This will be an 8-week series with lectures occurring on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm. The first Grange Lyceum event: Date/Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2013. At 7:30 pm. Topic: Creating the Land: Deglaciation of the [...]
Come and peek inside our classroom, come and walk along our trails, come share snack around our table, as the children spin their tales. Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm may be the best kept little secret in Essex. Following the Waldorf School Curriculum, the children are immersed in beauty, seasonal rhythms and purposeful play [...]
