Montclair Historical Society

Van Vleck House & Gardens

Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1, from 11 AM to 4 PM

To order tickets: http://www.vanvleck.org/

Montclair Community Farms will be holding a farm camp this summer.  See below for more camp details and contact information.

The 4-H youth farm camp supports youth development by promoting a positive interest in nature and encouraging an awareness and interest in farming and agriculture.  Our mission is to provide the best camp experience for your children, while also providing a beneficial learning experience focused on gardens and nutrition.

Camp sessions are designed in three formats: the young child (ages 1-5); incoming kindergartners through incoming second graders (ages 5-7); and a one-day program for school-aged children (ages 6-13).  All campers learn about farming and gardening in small groups, typically 10-14 children, taught by a team of professional educators and college interns.  Our campers have an opportunity to get out into the field each day and work in the garden, getting their hands dirty by pitching in with the farm chores and learning a new theme centered around the garden.

The camp is designed to explore the farm-to-table connection through discussion, lessons, and experiential, hands-on activities.  A variety of creative projects are planned for each week incorporating art, science and imagination, and of course the garden.  In August, the tomatoes will be abundant and the crops will need harvesting.  In the chicken coop, the hens will be busy laying eggs for campers to collect!  Camp is held rain or shine as there is an indoor classroom available onsite in the event of poor weather.

Registration begins May 1, 2013

Call (973) 353 1338 ext. 109 or email essex4h@njaes.rutgers.edu for more registration information

One hundred years ago, the workers in the Paterson silk mills went on strike, seeking better working conditions including an 8-hour work day.  The Passaic County Historical Society is hosting an exhibit titled  “We Had to Be Rebels: Remembering the Paterson Silk Strike” that commemorates this period in our industrial past. Opening reception takes place on May 10th at 7 pm with speaker Evelyn Hershey of the American Labor Museum and the exhibit runs through October 6, 2013. For more information, click here.

The 7-day Montclair Film Festival kicks off on April 29 and offers a tantalizing mix of genres and subjects. For lovers of history — long past and more recent — there are variety of options including Free Angela and All Political Prisoners about the tumultuous years in the 1970s, Every Day is a Holiday about a New Jersey resident who survived as a prisoner of war in Japan,  and Zipper: Coney Islands Last Wild Ride about how development is affecting that iconic and historic ride. For other history genre films, check out the MFF website’s history page.

Essex County 4-H will be working with youth across the county this summer with our Urban Youth Farm Program.  In order to have a successful program, we need your help!  Community members are needed to help us prepare the sites for the growing season. Essex County 4-H Urban Youth Farm Program empowers youth to become change agents in their communities through education geared towards growing affordable, healthy produce and building sustainable communities.

Essex County 4-H Urban Youth Farm Volunteer Opportunities

@ Montclair Historic Society, 108 Orange Rd. Montclair

4/23, 5/7, 5/21,6/4, 6/18; 4:30-6:00 pm

@ Miller Street, located behind 16 Miller St. Montclair

4/30, 5/14, 5/28, 6/11, 6/25; 4:30-6:00 pm

@ Sanford Avenue, 545 Sanford Ave, Newark

4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 3:00-4:30 pm

Please come prepared to work outdoors by:

-       Wearing clothing that can get dirty

-       Dressing in layers

-       Wearing close toed shoes

-       Bringing water to drink

For more information:

Visit Essex County 4-H Urban Youth Farms on facebook

Marisa Canova

Essex County 4-H Youth Development

162 Washington St.

Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 353-1338 ext. 109

Marisa.Canova@gmail.com

Montclair Community Farms will be hosting a “Chick Talk” at the Montclair Public Library on Wednesday, May 1 from 7 to 8:30 PM.

Learn all you want to know about the who what when where and whys about raising chickens in your backyard. Seasoned and Beginning urban chicken keepers welcome. Newbies with questions? WE HAVE ANSWERS. Plus, a slide show of all the fine feathered friends in and around town. Come one come all. Leave the hens at home.

Friends of Anderson Park will be holding a historic walking tour of Anderson Park on Saturday, May 4 at 10:30 AM.

Discover how this Olmsted-designed Essex County park was created a century ago and how it shaped Upper Montclair and led to the formation of other Montclair parks. Also hear about efforts to rejuvenate the landscape of this park, on the National Register of Historic Places. Free. Meet at the boulder at the park’s northeast entrance, 274Bellevue Avenue, east of North Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair. At 10:30 a.m. Light rain does not cancel, but heavy rain reschedules to Sunday, May 5, same time. Information:(973) 744-8433, or lisanne@friendsofandersonpark.com,www.FriendsOfAndersonPark.com.

Hours

Sat., May 4th 9am-4pm

Sun., May 5th 11am-4pm

Mon., May 6th to Fri., May 10th 10am-2pm

Preview Party

Fri., May 3 6-9pm

Pre-Order

Annuals and Purchase Tickets Online @ www.vanvleck.org

Preorder your herbs in advance of the herb sale! Complete the pre0order form (you may type in it), save the document, and email it to mail@montclairhistorical.org.  You may also print it and send it to 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042.  All orders must be received by April 24.

Your herbs will be held for you until 8 pm Thursday, May 1, or they will be released for general sale. Please note that all items are subject to the vendor’s availability. If the items you select are not sent with the shipment, they will be deducted from your order.  If a substitution is available, we will try to contact you to discuss your order.  Download the  2013 Herb Sale Preorder Form.