Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm

Wood Carving Highlight
2023-06-29 10:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Come learn about the traditional heritage skill of wood carving.

Date: Thursday, June 19th
Time: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Fee: Included with tour admission

Sweet as a Pollinator (Family Program)
2023-06-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Our new family programming is aimed at ages 4-10 and focuses on the traditions and workings of our 1800s Pennsylvania German family farm. Each two-hour presentation will consist of an exploration of the day’s topic with visits to the historic buildings, stories, and activities. Following the program, participants can receive half off same-day admission to our Historic Farm Tours. All participants must register. At least one adult must be registered per family.

When: Thursday, Jun 22, 2023 from 10:00-12:00
Description: Have you ever wondered where honey comes from? Join us for pollinator week as we learn the purpose of bees on a farm, the anatomy of a bee, plant a pollinator garden, and, weather permitting, release butterflies to aid in pollination.
Cost: $12 per child, $8 per adult
Advanced registration must be completed by June 20. Program is limited to 12 families.

Victorian Picnic
2023-06-16 17:30 - 20:30 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Join Quiet Valley on the eve of our summer opening for a Victorian picnic! Whether you bring your own picnic dinner or choose one of our catered options, the atmosphere provided by live traditional music and a picturesque setting will transport you back to a simpler time. After dinner, enjoy traditional desserts and lawn games, before the evening commences in a lantern-lit nature walk. While it is not required, all guests are encouraged to come dressed in their “Victorian Themed” best!

Price: $8 General Admission (Ages 3 & up)
Picnic Dinner Box Add-On: $12 Per Person (See Details Below)
Duration: 3 hrs

Dinner box details:

Each box includes a choice between an egg salad sandwich on a croissant, a chicken salad sandwich on a croissant, or a ham sandwich on a croissant; each served with homemade farmers’ cheese, crackers, grapes, and a pickle spear.

QV Members receive 15% off with discount code in email.

Penny Rug Workshop
2023-06-14 11:00 - 16:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Instructors: Janice Sonnen
Economical 19th-century women saved wool scraps from men’s suits, hats, and blankets, then used coins as templates to create designs out of the circles. Learn about this art and join us for this Pinwheel Pattern Penny Rug workshop. This project, run by Janice Sonnen, uses a variety of stitches. Participants should bring their own lunch, but QV will provide dessert and beverages.
This workshop is not eligible for QV Member discount.
Cost: $70
When: 6/14/2023 from 11:00a-4:00p

Backpack Basket Workshop (Second Offering)
2023-04-01 13:00 - 18:30 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Just in time to use this spring! Make a lovely, useful backpack basket for yourself or to give as a special gift! The finished basket is roughly 12″x11″x12″. All materials to make the basket are provided. Helpful supplies to bring: spring clothespins, old towel, clippers or scissors, flat head screwdriver, tape measure.

Ages: 15 and up
Saturday, April 1 from 1 pm-6:30 pm
Cost: $95 per person (QV Members receive 15% off with code in member email)
Note: The class begins at 1 pm and will finish when you are completed. Please feel free to bring beverages and snacks.

Hearth Cooking (Ages 7-12)
2023-03-31 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Join us to learn how people cooked in the past. Try your hand at different cooking techniques used on our open hearth. We’ll learn about using what’s available and make seasonally appropriate dishes to sample.

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs.
Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email)
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.

Easter Basket Workshop
2023-03-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Make a beautiful round or oval Easter Basket with an oak base! Join us for basket-making at Quiet Valley, presented by Baskets and Boards. You’ll make the basket pictured above and complete the class by staining your finished basket. Dyed reed can be added to the basket for a festive feel or left plain. The round basket measures 15″ in diameter by 18″ high, and the oval basket measures 11″x14″x18″: The class begins at 10 am and will finish when you complete your basket. Please pack a lunch. This class is not eligible for a member discount. Registration must be completed by March 16th. For ages 15 and up.

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2023
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Where: Education Center
Cost: $85
Instructor: Mel Kessler of Baskets and Boards

Garden Superstitions (Ages 7-12)
2023-03-17 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
What superstitions did people follow when planting their gardens? During this class, participants will learn about these superstitions and explore the farm for some of the early signs of spring.

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs.
Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email)
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.

Agricultural Inventors (Ages 7-12)
2023-03-03 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
How have inventions helped agricultural practices over time? Participants will learn about some of the inventions that influenced Quiet Valley and try their hand at solving an agricultural problem using their own inventing skills.

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs.
Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email)
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.

Soap Making Workshop (Adults)
2023-02-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Have you ever wondered how people in the past made soap? Join us for an evening of learning how! Then, learn how we make soap today. Each participant will make two types of soap—one traditional lye soap and one moisturizing soap.

Ages: 15 and up
Cost: $45 per person (QV members, check your email or the newsletter for a discount code)
When: Sunday, February 19 from 1pm – 3pm

Quilting Bee (Ages 7-12)
2023-02-17 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Social gatherings, like quilting bees, help families create basic needs, from buildings to crafts. During this class, participants will learn about quilt design, ways people made quilts, and design their own paper quilt patches.

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs.
Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email)
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.

Hearts and Sweets: Valentine's Day Workshop
2023-02-11 13:00 - 16:30 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Join us for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day fun! Each participant will make a fraktur valentine, a Scherenschnitte (paper cut) gift, and some hot chocolate fudge to take home.

Ages: 15 and up
Cost: $45.00 per person
When: 1:00p – 4:30p

Exploring Colonial Paper-making(Ages 7-12)
2023-02-03 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
How did papermaking play a role in colonial Pennsylvania? Learn about papermills and try making our own paper.

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs.
Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email)
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.

Wool and It's Uses (Ages 7 - 12)
2023-01-20 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
During this workshop, participants will learn about the role of sheep on the farm. Then, we’ll felt wool and make a decorative wall hanging or potholder.

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs.
Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email)
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.

Fall Nature Tour
2022-09-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Join us for a nature tour!! On Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 9AM, our very own Board member Brad Kunsman, from the Penn State Extension Office, will be leading a tour to examine the plant life on and around the farm. He will also discuss why we have seasons and what causes leaves to change colors. The ticket price for this event is only $12 per person and this includes the tour, sandwiches from Cafe Duet (chorizo or avocado), water, and coffee. Please RSVP at farm@quietvalley.org or call 570-992-6161 by September 17th to guarantee your spot.

Special Preschool Washday Program (Ages 3-6)
2022-07-26 09:00 - 14:30 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Join Miss Jillian for a special summer Pre-School offering! During this one-day class, participants ages 3-6 will learn all about wash day on an 1800s farm. There will be storytime, wash tubs to play in, and plenty of good “clean” fun! We will offer both an AM and a PM session for this special presentation. The AM session will go from 9:30-11:00 and the PM session will go from 1:00-2:30.

Date: July 26, 2022
Ages: 3-6 yrs.
Price: $20

Two timeslots will be available:

AM Session: 9:30-11:00
PM Session 3: 1:00-2:30

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/pre-school

Spring Hearth Cooking Workshop
2022-06-12 13:30 - 16:30 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Explore the tastes of spring on the farm while learning traditional hearth cooking techniques. We will be cooking period-appropriate recipes to make a full meal to share for lunch. Participants should wear non-flammable clothing and may want to bring an apron.

Ages: 15 and up
Cost: $45 per person (QV members, check your email or the newsletter for a discount code)
When: 10:30a-1:30p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/workshops
Space is limited, register early.

Apple Tree Grafting Workshop (Adults)
2022-04-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
During this workshop, participants will learn how to propagate apples by grafting. You’ll learn how to graft into rootstock to create a new plant with fruit identical to the original cutting. With the skills learned during the workshop, you’ll be able to do your own grafting later, as well as create two grafted trees from the varieties in our orchard to take home.
If you have a grafting knife, please bring it along. If you do not, we will have some available to borrow.

Ages: 15 and up
Cost: $40 per person (QV members, check your email or the newsletter for a discount code)
When: 9:00a-12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/workshops
Space is limited, register early.

Exploring Texture in Nature (Ages 7-10)
2022-03-25 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Explore the world around you by determining how nonliving resources help sustain plant life. Then, use visual arts techniques to examine texture in the natural world.
Instructor: Cindy Lou Morris

Ages: 7-10 yrs.
Cost: $20.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/workshops

Weaving (Ages 11-15)
2022-03-11 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Learn about the historical importance of weaving and the role it played at Quiet Valley. Then, practice the skill on different types of looms. Finally, make your own woven wall hanging to take home!

Ages: 11 – 15 yrs.
Cost: $20.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

Clothes on the Grow (Ages 11-15)
2022-02-18 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
What are fibers and how do we use them at Quiet Valley? Participants will gain a broad understanding of the types and sources of different fibers, examine their origins, and observe their differences. Then, we will discuss the pros and cons of the types of fibers used by a 19th-century farm family. Activities in this lesson will include examining clothing and clothing labels and observing how different types of fabric burn.

Ages: 11 – 15 yrs.
Cost: $20.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

What is an Evergreen? (Ages 7-10)
2022-02-04 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Participants will learn how evergreen trees grow from cone to maturity, visit the farm and craft with conifer cones!
Instructor: Julia Rettle

Ages: 7-10 yrs.
Cost: $20.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

Sustainability, Conservation, and Ecosystems (Ages 11-15)
2022-02-04 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
What is sustainability and how does it apply to our lives? Participants will work together to understand conservation and resource preservation, then visit the farm to learn about ecosystems and sustainability. Each student will make their own ecosystem to observe and care for at home!

Ages: 11 – 15 yrs.
Cost: $20.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

Lighting (Ages 11-15)
2021-12-17 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Learn about historic lighting and make your own lamp!

Ages: 11 – 15 yrs.
Cost: $15.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

Presentation Penn State Extension Watershed Steward (Ages 11-15)
2021-11-19 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Participants ages 11-15 will receive a special presentation from Penn State Extension Watershed Steward.

Date: November 19th 2021
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Price: $15

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

Intro to Weaving (Ages 7-10)
2021-11-19 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Participants will receive a basic introduction to weaving, learn about the importance of weaving for the 19th-century family, and work on their own weaving project.

Date: November 19th
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ages: 7-10
Instructor: Sue Oiler
Price: $15

Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/

Changing Seasons & Changing Leaves (Ages 7-10)
2021-09-24 09:30 - 12:00 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Instructor: TBA
Learn about the changing seasons and see what autumn brings to the farm. Go on a nature walk to look for signs of fall and create a leaf craft to take home.

Ages: 7 to 10 yrs.
Cost: $15.00 per class
When: 9:30a – 12:00p

How to pre-register

Online Workshop Registration – add child name & age to order note
Phone: 570-992-6161 (ext. 13)
Email: programs@quietvalley.org

Wine-Down Friday Benefit for Quiet Valley
2021-09-17 16:00 - 20:00 | Eagles Rest Cellars, 107 Eagles Rest Lane, Stroudsburg, PA, United States
Join us for a special evening of wine tasting, food, and good friends at our “Wine-Down Friday” event on Friday September 17, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 8:00pm.
Location
Eagles Rest Cellars Vineyard & Winery
107 Eagles Rest Lane
Stroudsburg, PA
Event Notes

$30 per person advanced tickets
$35 per person at the door
Advance tickets must be purchased by September 10, 2021
Click here to download PDF flyer

Price Includes

Glass of Wine, Wine Sampler, or Craft Beer
Assorted Appetizers & Desserts
Silent Auction

Reserve Your Ticket
Phone: 570-992-6161
Email: farm@quietvalley.org

Bigfoot Country 103.1FM Birthday Bash
2021-08-07 10:00 - 15:30 | Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360, United States
Date: Saturday August 7th
Time: 10:00am – 3:30pm
Fee: Included with tour admission

Click here for further details on this event from the 103.1 FM website!
