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Tag: Rhode Island

  • Sunday, June 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Discovering Backyard Medicinal Plants

    Join Historic New England and herbalist Kristin Minto for an informative walk to discover medicinal and culinary herbs growing in our own backyards.  Learn methods for harvesting, using, and preserving plants.  Herbal refreshments will follow the program.  The event, taking place at Watson Farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island, will be held Sunday, June 27, from 10 am – noon, and the farm will be open from 1:00 – 5:00 for additional hiking.  Advance registration required.  Please call 617-994-5934 or email events@historicnewengland.org, or visit www.historicnewengland.org to register.

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  • Saturdays, May 15 – October 30, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Coastal Growers Market

    Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island hosts a seasonal farmers market in collaboration with other local farms and artisanal food producers. Special events run throughout the season, including visits by chefs, children’s activities, craft days, and an heirloom tomato tasting. Rain or shine. For information, call 401-295-1030, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Saturday, May 8, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Sheep Shearing Day

    OK, we know we’re obsessed with sheep shearing, but Kate Pokorny made converts out of the Garden Club of the Back Bay members.  So celebrate spring at this annual program on Saturday, May 8, from noon – 4, at Watson Farm in Jamestown, Rhode Island.  Watch the farm flock be shorn by local shearers and visit with the baby lambs.  View the farm’s herd of heritage Red Devon Cattle and enjoy a scenic hike around the farm, located on Narragansett Bay.  Free to Historic New England members, $10 per car for nonmembers.   For more information, call 401-423-0005, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

  • Saturday, May 8, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Draft Horse Plow Day

    While we’re still on the topic of sheep shearing, come to the Spencer-Peirce Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 8, from 11 – 4, if you’re not already headed down to Rhode Island to Watson Farm, and watch teams of draft horses and mules from throughout New England participate in plowing demonstrations as part of this annual event.  learn how horses are harnessed, hitched, and cared for.  Watch the – you guessed it – sheep shearing and see how the wool is washed, carded, and spun into yarn.  Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, farm animals, blacksmithing demonstrations, children’s crafts and games.  Listen to fiddle music from E. J. Ouelette and watch a puppet show by Martha Dana.  Free to Historic New England members, $6 nonmember adults, $4 children.  Call 978-462-2634, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.

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  • Saturday, May 9, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Casey Farm Plant Sale & Open House

    Join Historic New England at Casey Farm’s kick-off event for the summer season. A variety of organic plants are available for sale, including unusual and old-fashioned varieties of annual and perennial flowers, heirloom vegetables, and culinary herbs.  Free tours of the grounds will continue throughout the day and the festivities extend through Sunday, May 10 (10-4).  Admission free.  Casey Farm, Saunderstown, Rhode Island.  For more information and directions call 401-295-1030, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org.