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  • Saturday, August 19, 10:00 am – Root Cellars, Then and Now

    An upcoming Old Sturbridge Village Garden Thyme program, to be held Saturday, August 19 at 10:00 am, is a members only event and should encourage our readers to join the organization now, in order to attend this fascinating lecture on Root Cellars, Then and Now. The root cellar was an integral part of the 19th century home that is making a comeback in the 21st century. Learn how root cellars work and some suggestions to bring modern equivalents into your home to preserve your garden harvest.

    Garden Thyme programs are held on the third Saturday of each month and are FREE for members of Old Sturbridge Village. Led by Village horticultural and agricultural staff, these programs and workshops are held at various sites and deal with a variety of plant-related themes and topics. Participants gather at the Visitor Center and are led to the appropriate setting. Membership begins at $65 annually, and you may learn more at https://www.osv.org/members

  • Saturday and Sunday, October 2 – 3, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Root Cellar Workshop

    Hancock Shaker Village presents a Root Cellar Workshop on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 – 3, from 10 am – 5 pm.   Students will learn the basics of food storage, tour existing root cellars, see presentations on innovative design options, assess and plan their own crop storage needs, examine energy and monetary savings, and explore planting guidelines while seeding a garden.  Participants will take home their own food security action plan, a design for a space of their own, planting and storage guideline charts, as well as a copy of the Bubels’ book on root cellaring.  Come ready for two intensive weekends and learn how to make hard work into simple living!  Tuition is $250 for HSV members, and $300 for non-members.  To register, and for more information, log on to www.hancockshakervillage.org, or call 413-443-1088, x 213.

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  • Saturday and Sunday, May 15 – 16 and October 2 – 3, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Root Cellar Workshop

    Hancock Shaker Village presents a Root Cellar Workshop over two weekends, the first on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 – 16, and the second on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 – 3, from 10 am – 5 pm.  Registrants must participate in both weekends.  Students will learn the basics of food storage, tour existing root cellars, see presentations on innovative design options, assess and plan their own crop storage needs, examine energy and monetary savings, and explore planting guidelines while seeding a garden.  Participants will take home their own food security action plan, a design for a space of their own, planting and storage guideline charts, as well as a copy of the Bubels’ book on root cellaring.  Come ready for two intensive weekends and learn how to make hard work into simple living!  Tuition is $450 for HSV members, and $500 for non-members.  To register, and for more information, log on to www.hancockshakervillage.org, or call 413-443-1088, x 213.

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