Fall/Winter 2024
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From My Desk / Bob Waite
When I finish the Fall/Winter issue of Doylestown Town & Country, autumn is just beginning to paint trees and brushes around our town. I think of the upcoming seasons and the changes in our lives that they bring. I think of how our attire changes and our ways of getting together with others. The backyard Fourth of July barbeque gives way to the Thanksgiving dinner and the mint julip on the porch becomes a hot chocolate by the fireplace.
Hot coffee is a mainstay of my existence and although I am usually drinking it in the kitchen and my car, I associate a hot cup of coffee with going into a coffee shop or cafe and having a cup with a friend. This association led me and the late Doylestown artist David Frame to collaborate on a project that involved his art, our conversations and my writing. The result was “A Portrait of Joe,” which appeared in our Fall 2000 issue of Bucks County Magazine. I have amended this whimsical piece and added a list of great coffee venues in Doylestown.
Our writer Chrysa Smith took a cooking class at The Rooster & The Carrot taught by Chef Kelly Unger at her Carversville cooking studio. In her feature, Chrysa writes about this amazing woman who cooks, travels, is on the board of the Food Shed Alliance and the director of the Doylestown Farmer’s Market, and most of all she shares the excitement of being in one of Chef Kelly’s cooking classes.
Our People department is about Brittany Brown, whose love for small towns and Disney Land has led her to becoming a social media advocate for small towns, especially Doylestown. Our Art department written by Michele Malinchak is about Katharine Krieg, who paints plein air and in her studio, making a statemen about how nature and art come together. Our Food department is about Wheat & Vine, a combination gourmet food store and cafe, which has a warm, welcoming and inviting atmosphere. We also have a Calendar of Events, Profiles of Doylestown People and much more to keep you reading by the fireplace about Doylestown during the fall & winter.
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Fall/Winter 2024
Doylestown Historical Society
Come visit and see our collections and artifacts of our past in Doylestown. We also collect stories. The narratives are the human connection to our past and it is these stories that help bring history alive. Museum Hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday-Saturday or by appointment. 56 S. Main Street, Doylestown, PA; 215- 345-9430.
CMercer Museum
October 30: Coffee and Donuts
October 24: Meet the Curator Tours: The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution
November 8: Friends of the Bucks County Historical Society Bus Trip-Baltimore
November 17: Spies Like Us: The Shadowy Network of the Doan Gang 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown PA; 215-345-0210; www.mercermuseum.org.
Michener Museum
October 29: Steve Tobin Studio Tour
November 7: Art After Dark: Out of the Vault
November 7: Art Night Out: Silk Scarves
November 10: Postal Service for the Dead: Collage and Letter Writing Workshop
November 12: Tour of Stratton Sculpture
Studio
November 13: Museum Remix: A Redesign of the Michener’s Permanent Collection
December 11: Cheryl Harper on the Works of Charlotte Schatz 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA; 215-340-9800; Michenerartmuseum.org.
Fonthill Musuem
Ongoing: Fonthill Castle Evening Tours
Through December: Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer
November 18-December 31: Holidays at Fonthill Castle. www.mercermuseum.org.
110TH Annual Tree Lighting
November 29: Join us for the 107th Annual Tree Lighting. Discover Doylestown’s Holiday Celebration, including seasonal lights and decorations as well as Free Weekend Parking, is supported by
Doylestown Winterfest
the Borough of Doylestown, the Doylestown Fire Department, and our wonderful sponsors. www.dtownwinterfest.com.
Doylestown Winterfest
November 9: Decorate the Town
November 29-December 24: Santa House
November 30: Small Business Saturday
Discover Doylestown, 63 E State Street, Doylestown PA; www.dtownwinterfest.com.
Pearl Buck Holiday Craft Show
November 29-December 8: Juried artists and crafters display their works in the pre-Civil War barn located on the historic Pearl S. Buck estate. There will be art, ceramics, glass, pottery, wood, and jewelry. Visitors also will find decorative accessories, holiday décor, antiques, and holiday candies, jams, and jellies. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Admission. 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA. 215-249-0100; www.pearlsbuck.org.
Pearl S Buck
Ongoing: Discover the Legacy Tours
October 25-27: Ghost Tours of the Pearl S. Buck House
November 14-January 5: Festival of Trees
November 29-December 8: Holiday Craft Show 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944; www.pearlsbuck.org.
Bucks Country Gardens
December 5: Workshop: Winter Planters
December 7: Holiday Wreath Decorating December 14: Elegant Holiday Centerpiece 1057 North Easton Road, Doylestown, PA; www.buckscountrygardens.com.
Patricia Hutton Galleries
November 24-January 28: A gallery wide celebration of the season with snowy landscape and seasonal still life by our award-winning artists
Patricia Hutton Galleries, 47 West State Street, Doylestown. 215-348-1728; www.patriciahuttongalleries.com.
Peddlers Village
November 2-3: Apple Festival
November 15: Grand Illumination Celebration
November 15-17: Holiday Kickoff Weekend
November 15-January 12: Gingerbread House Competition and Display Routes 202 and 263, Lahaska, PA. 215-794-4000; www.peddlersvillage.com.
Lachman Gallery 70th Annual Show
November 9 - December 14: Now celebrating
70 years of fine art by Bucks County Artist, AL Lachman.
Peddlers Village, Street Road, Lahaska PA; www.allachman.com.
Peace Valley Nature Center
November 10: Nature Connections: Backyard
Bird Feeding 101
November 15: November Full Moon Hike
November 30: Nature Discovery Day-Give Thanks to Nature
December 13: Luminaria Stroll
December 27: Winter Break Discovery Day 170 North Chapman Road, Doylestown, PA. 215-345-7860; www.peacevalleynaturecenter.org.
Doylestown Book Shop
October 30: Lauren Grodstein with Isaac Blum: We Must Not Think Of Ourselves
December 20: Brian Mcauley: Candy Cain Kills Again W/ Nat Cassidy
January 28: Carli J. Corson: It’s A Love/Skate
Relationship
16 S Main St, Doylestown PA; www.doylestownbookshop.com
Town and Country Players
November 8-17: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
December 13-15: T&C 2024 Holiday Show 4158 York Road, Buckingham, PA; www.townandcountryplayers.org
Christmas at Aldie 2024
December 8: This year’s Christmas at Aldie will be in the style of a cocktail party. The fresh change will allow guests the opportunity to mingle, take in the spectacular decorations, and bid on exciting auction items displayed throughout the mansion all while enjoying delectable bites and stations from Jeffrey A. Miller Catering. Heritage Conservancy’s historic Aldie Mansion 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown PA; www.heritageconservancy.org
Bucks County Joyrides
Ongoing: Experience a one-of-a-kind private tour with Bucks County Joyrides! Join us as we explore the area, showcasing scenic landscapes, traversing meandering creeks, and visiting historic covered bridges and landmarks along the way. We do the driving, so you don’t have too! 215-664-7092; www.buckscountyjoyrides.com.
AROUND TOWN
As our autumn skies get bluer and we feel the chill that replaced the waning days of summer, we begin to think of the holidays and the special attention we want to give to all our family and friends during this special time of the year. This means only one thing to local artist, Jerry Cable as he launches his highly anticipated, annual Christmas card. Drawing on a variety of local subjects when he paints each yearly piece, the images are both soothing and familiar.
Jerry Cable’s Annual Christmas Card
Cable’s 2024 Artist Edition Christmas card, titled, “Crossing Cabin Run” features the iconic Loux Covered Bridge, located in Pipersville, Bucks County, PA. It is one of two covered bridges crossing Cabin Run Creek.
This historic covered bridge was constructed in 1874 by David Sutton, and named after John A. Loux who was the longest-tenured Justice of the Peace in Bucks County. The 60’ long, Loux Covered Bridge is the second shortest bridge in the county, and the only one painted white.
Cable, whose creative light has been shining for over fifty-five years, was born and
raised on a family farm in Ohio. He began making homemade Christmas cards as a young boy, utilizing block prints, linoleum cuts and hand tinted photocopies. When asked about his work, he says “Many customers have been collecting my cards for more than twenty years and I receive card orders from across the country.” With the onset of winter on the horizon, and Christmas right around the corner, Cable’s work sets a resounding tone for the season.
The card is only available online; to order visit Jerry Cable’s website at www.jerrycablestudio.com
Visit Jerry Cable’s Facebook page at: facebook.com/jerrycablefineart.
Sarah Cornwell Jewelry
Sarah Cornwell has been designing jewelry for 20 years. Sarah began designing and making jewelry in Arizona where she lived for 10 years. She did most of this at home. Now she has a design team of 19 and a core group of five. And a year ago she opened Sarah Cornwell Jewelry at 266 South Main in Doylestown.
Jewelry at Sarah Cornwell’s is intentionally designed. She says, “Intentionally designed means we focus on attention to detail and use the highest quality gemstones and metals. And we design for women, so they will feel joy, shine and feel confident. We want jewelry to transform how women feel; how they carry themselves in the world.”
In her small and large collections, Sarah uses a wide variety of natural gemstones and also has “… a very heavy focus on freshwater pearls.” She says, “We work with both gold and silver on all different levels. So gold-filled is the basic level of gold we work with, which is still a very high level, high carat and high volume of gold. It's not gold-plated. Unlike gold plated, gold-filled jewelry will last decades. And we also do work in solid gold as well and sterling silver.”
Sarah Cornwell designs everything from everyday earrings to engagement rings, wedding and anniversary bands. They also rebuild antique jewelry.
What she calls our core capsule is her everyday jewelry. That includes bracelets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings. She says, “They layer with everything. They're really versatile. They're very neutral.”
She also does custom design. “People can make an appointment. We ask them where their inspiration come from and if they have photos. Then we work on a design plan for them.”
Sarah Cornwell also has workshops at her studio. She says, “You can, for example, design and make your own earrings. But we also have workshops on oil painting and watercolor. So they aren't just about jewelry. We encourage women to be curious about the things around them and try new things.”
Sarah Cornwell Jewelry is located at 266 South Main in Doylestown. There is a parking lot behind the store and free on-street parking. It is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 267-461-5000 or visit www.sarahcornwelljewelry.com.
AROUND TOWN
“Bucks County”
The
Art of Alan Fetterman
Alan Fetterman’s upcoming show is all about the artist portraying his love for Bucks County. Alan says, “Bucks County has been my homeland for well over 60 years. The grounds and community around us are beyond just beautiful … they are sacred and amazing. For a lifetime it has nurtured my spirit and given me strength. With gratitude, I have devoted my life supporting and nurturingback to this region we love. All of my art created is certainly with reflection and reverence for this heartland we call home.”
“Bucks County” The Art of Alan Fetterman will be opening at Freeman’s Hall on two consecutive weekends. Dates & times for this show on the first weekend are Friday, November 8: 6–9 p.m., Saturday, November 9: 1–5 p.m., Sunday November: 10 1–4 p.m. The next weekend it is showing Friday, November 15: 6–9: 4–9 p.m., Saturday November 16 1–5 p.m. & Sunday, November 17: 1–4 p.m. The location of the show is Freeman’s Hall, 181 East Court St., Doylestown, PA. For more information, call 215-3457769 or visit www.alanfetterman.com.
AROUND TOWN
Chapman Gallery
Over the past thirty-five years the Chapman Gallery has established a reputation for exhibiting the highest quality art from award-winning and established local Bucks County artists. The gallery retains a powerful identity in Bucks County and easily recognizable artwork that has earned an exceptionally loyal following.
The Gallery provides appraisal, design and consulting services for private individuals as well as large companies. The art gallery staff are happy to help with any inquiries from framing estimates
to frame layout.
Chapman Gallery offers a wide variety of painting conservation and restoration.
Oil paintings are cleaned, repaired and varnished. We can also remove paper artifacts from acidic backings to extend their life expectancy for future generations to enjoy. In addition, we also offer antique frame repair, restoration and refinishing.
Visit the galley at 46 East State Street, Doylestown, PA; 215-348-2011; www.buckscountyart.com.
TRUST IS WHAT WE BUILD
The trust that is built is evident from the first meeting to the day the project is completed. This is why when interviewing their clients, the common theme of responses arises as to why they chose to have Rolf Schroeder General Contractors complete their remodeling and addition projects. “They had our best interest in mind…They listened…They helped me stay on budget or explained to me where I went over and
allowed me to decide what was important to me…” The list goes on. The photos above are just a few examples of the projects completed for these clients.
Rolf Schroeder General Contractors, Inc. was established in 1982 by local carpenter/builder Rolf Schroeder. The company specializes in the design and building process of residential remodeling. In 2008, his son Derek Schroeder joined the company full time after graduating from
Pennsylvania State University.
The company's passion for remodeling continues to grow as they build on family traditions. Although they are based in Bucks County, they design and build fine detailed projects in Montgomery County, PA as well as New Jersey. They are an experienced group who are dedicated to their craft which is evident in all their remodeling certifications and continuing education classes completed each year. Their main goal is to create spaces which meet the needs of each client while using high quality products and a well-rounded experienced
team. Having a company and team of individuals who takes pride in their work creates unsurpassed quality and uniqueness in every project. Their thorough Design/Build Process ensures your project is planned, designed, and finalized before the work even begins, allowing for an efficient project which is completed in a timely manner. Rolf Schroeder General Contractors, Inc. is located at 1979 Stout Drive, Suite #1, Ivyland, PA. For more information, call 215-672-0829, email derek@rolfschroedergc.com, or visit www.rolfschroedergc.com.
Britt Around Town
From the age of six Brittany Brown has been in love with the culture and enterprises of small towns—especially the towns of Bucks County, which she writes about in Britt Around Town
The memory of Brittany Brown’s most special visit to Disney World is as crystal clear as Cinderella’s glass slippers. It was during that time among the twirling teacups and soaring castles, as well as a trip to Disneyland in California years later, that the seeds of her future were sown.
There was plenty to do at the Florida theme park, but the Magic Kingdom’s Main Street U.S.A. left a lingering impression, one whose impact would take decades to be fully realized. Even so, seeing that colorful slice of small-town Americana inspired by the early 20th century wasn’t even the sole life-changing event of that vacation. “I remember getting my very first camera
when I was six years old. It was my birthday trip to Disney World, and I got a Crayola camera,” said the president of and arbiter of local culture for Britt Around Town, a blog that zeros in on small-town travel while emphasizing that area’s businesses and experiences. “As long as I can remember, I’ve had a camera in my hand.”
That trusty Crayola has surely since been retired, and its replacement has become the Sellersville resident’s constant companion, capturing her adventures and even her favorite dishes. It was image-heavy Instagram where Brittany launched her first Bucks County-centric blog, Britt on a Fit Journey, in 2017. Two years later, the same year she went to Disneyland and connected with her hero, Walt Disney, on a deeper level, she reconsidered her content. “It was such a magical experience because that was where it all started,”
That same year, Brittany rebranded from health and fitness into what has become the must-visit blog for residents and visitors alike, Britt Around Town. Fusing her love of photography and small towns, Britt Around Town celebrates neighborhood nooks and what they have to offer, from delicious bites to barre classes and everything in between. Bucks County is front and center, but Brittany routinely takes side trips out of state or to nearby counties that keep her 15,000 plus followers (and their 200 percent engagement rate) attune to not only what’s in their backyards but also within a few hours of their homes.
“I think the way Walt Disney did it was definitely an inspiration and definitely I feel like subconsciously has to do with what I’ve
been doing with Britt Around Town,” the 32year-old said. “A lot of people don't realize these businesses are here or these locations are here. I’m trying to bring a spotlight on them. One of my favorite sayings is bloom where you are planted.”
Brittany takes pride in keeping her focus clear, her intent pure and her content real. “I truly believe small-town businesses, small towns and mom-and-pop shops are the heartbeat of America,” said the 2009 graduate of Central Bucks South High School in Warrington. “That’s the stories I want to tell and the people I want to share and the things
It was image-heavy Instagram where Brittany launched her first Bucks County-centric blog, Britt on a Fit Journey, in 2017.
I want to share with my followers because those are the ones that are going to keep our society and our community going.”
Britt Around Town was a passion project for Brittany before it exploded into her fulltime career, which is in addition to being an account manager and content creator at Buxmont Social Media & Marketing in Levittown. Yet, it was not even on her radar growing up in Warrington and Levittown. She considered various paths, including pediatric oncology and being a juvenile counselor, that had the common thread of helping those in need. She set her sights on psychology, earning a bachelor’s degree in the field from DeSales University in 2013. She even-
tually segued into marketing as an administrative assistant, a position she held for almost five years, then as a marketing manager. As Britt Around Town became a site to behold, Brittany said goodbye to her managing role.
While posting on her initial site, she found Pine2Pink, now known as Main St., which raises money for area breast cancer patients. Brittany, who was searching for a cancer community to get involved with after the loss of a relative, discovered the Doylestown-based nonprofit’s scavenger hunt. She told her followers about the fun she was having on her virtual ribbon quests, but more importantly, she was guided to places she had never heard of nor frequented before. This, combined with Cornerstone’s confidence in her skill set, germinated into a new approach.
“I was like, ‘I don’t want to be stuck in this health and fitness bubble. I want to do this for everybody because I want to share the stories of Evolution Candy in Doylestown.’ I couldn’t do that on a health and fitness blog,” Brittany, who contributes under the “From the Locals” banner for the Visit Bucks County website and writes for The Doylestown Cardinal newspaper and Bucks County Real Producers magazine, said. “I wanted to use my platforms to be like, ‘Hey, this is here’ and tell their stories.”
Follow Brittany Brown’s blog, Britt Around Town, at @brittaroundtown on all social media outlets and on her website, www.brittaroundtown.com.
Cynthia Marone is a freelance writer who lives in Philadelphia, PA.
Nature & Art
Katharine Krieg, who paints plein air and in her studio, lives where nature and art come together and her radar is always on because she can’t turn off the inspiration
Katharine Krieg has been a professional artist for 30 years, though she really began making art when she was much younger. The story goes that one day when she was little more than a toddler, she disappeared from home. Though she doesn’t remember the event, her mother finally found her sitting across the street where she was drawing her
house.
Still inspired by her surroundings, today she paints rural and marine landscapes and still life at her Green Lane, PA studio.
Her painting style is representational realism with accents of impressionism. She paints primarily in oils, but is also skilled in watercolor and charcoal.
Katharine’s still life paintings are narrative, each telling a story rather than merely showcasing objects. Many of the subjects in her paintings are birds and you get the feeling she knows each one personally. “I haven’t always been bird watcher,” she said, “but have enjoyed connecting with nature my whole life. I love watching and seeing that each bird has a personality.”
The birds are often paired with unlikely objects. They perch on pottery or sit quizzically next to glasses of water, whiskey, beer
and even chocolate milk. There’s a softness to their form characterized by fine, controlled brush strokes making them appear incredibly real.
“Birds have fascinated people for eons and people have put them in myths and folklore,” she said. “They bring good luck (or bad) and act as messengers or guides. I like those stories and put some of this into my works. Like hidden eggs for the viewer to find and maybe put their own meaning towards.”
Katharine’s landscapes are more direct, most of them painted plein air with looser brush work. She enjoys the immediacy of painting outdoors. “Eyes are much better than cameras,” she said. There’s both history and conversation taking place in a setting which she tries to convey in her work.
Her landscape, “Spring Visitor” was
painted across the street from Phillips’ Mill in New Hope and depicts the English Village that Morgan Colt created in 1915. “He was a painter and an architect who loved the arts and crafts philosophy,” she said. “I saw the view in the fall but decided to take some artistic license with color to make it a spring scene. I found it a very inviting view and loved the shapes and angles and the way the trees overhang the space … It's nice when color, geometry and organic elements all come together.”
She keeps detailed sketchbooks with notes and plans many of her paintings before they are painted on museum board. Drawing has always been her first love.
Water is a common theme in her work and to paint the still life, “Overflow,” she filled her bathroom sink to the brim. She rolled up a washcloth to simulate the shadow of the Indigo Bunting who perches on the faucet as water spills over. Above the sink is a copy of her daughter’s childhood drawing.
Katharine was born in Media, PA and raised in Philadelphia. She received her B.A. in art education at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 1992. While there she worked as a puppeteer for a professor who made hand puppets and the two would put on shows.
She also received private instruction in
the studio of artist Carlo Russo in Philadelphia. In addition, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, and at Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA.
She lived in Germany for three and a half years and travelled to other European countries where she saw a good deal of art. In 1998 she moved to Montgomery County, PA and taught art at several facilities including The Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts in Bethlehem, PA for six years. She was also an instructor at Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA; at Phoenix Village Art Center, Phoenixville, PA and at Rockport Art Association and Museum, Rockport, MA. She has been an invited workshop instructor in Pennsylvania and Maine, teach-
ing plein air and studio painting and drawing. Currently she teaches at Engage Art Studio in Schwenksville, PA. She also offers online workshops on Zoom which are posted on her website, katharinekrieg.com. Those standards influence her today as she discards work she considers below par. They end up in a large drafting drawer called, ‘The Poultry.’ “It’s where the turkeys go,” she said. She often sands over paintings she doesn’t like and reuses the boards.Katharine has participated in national as well as regional juried shows and her work is found in collections across the U.S. Among the many awards she has received is the Jane Peterson Memorial Award for Still Life from the Hudson Valley Art Association’s 88th Annual Exhibition. She also won
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The Rooster & The Carrot
Chef Kelly Unger’s cooking studio classes present an intimate, communal farm-to-table experience to the Doylestown area
One Thursday evening, I walked into the studio. As if walking onto the set of a Food Network show, the kitchen sparkled, the place settings were set and ingredients carefully laid out at each station. As the guests arrived, you
could sense the anticipation. And it began—Chef Kelly Unger’s cooking class at her Carversville cooking studio, The Rooster & The Carrot.
That night, about a dozen or so foodies gathered for a themed dinner. In Kelly’s Eat Like an Artist series, this night
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focused on the Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh. The menu was developed around locations where the artist had lived, the foods from the region and yes, even his artwork. In an intimate workspace, Kelly will tell you about Van Gogh’s nomadic life, his trips, his trials and tribulations, alongside telling you the best way to work with yeast, why she doesn’t compact flour and what great fresh, organic ingredients you can find at the local markets—even a local grocery store.
This chef is all about whole, fresh and farm-to-table food. As a child, Kelly says she loved the wholesome food her mother and grandmother grew in their gardens.
And with a secondary interest in nursing, she became interested in the link between nutrition and health. “I developed an interest in nourishing and healing people with food,” she says.
But she didn’t cut her teeth as a chef quite that way. During the first trimester of her 2nd year in the prestigious Johnson & Wales Culinary Program, she found herself in Florida, working for three Disney restaurants. She honed her culinary skills there, but something more was calling her. Returning to Bucks County, she finished a business degree, started nursing school, and began teaching at a friend’s year-round farmer’s market. “The owner asked me to do cooking classes at his
place. I jumped in and fell in love.”
For about a year, Kelly was developing a passion for instruction, and so, after that business closed, she found herself regrouping to figure out what was next. “I thought I’d like to open my own place,” she says, “But my kids still needed me, and my husband traveled. So, we
moved and bought a property with a barn where I could teach and still be present for the kids.” On the property sits an 1854 farmhouse, which was built as the headmaster’s house for the nearby Excelsior Normal School. According to Kelly, it was the first integrated boys’ and girls’ school in the area. After it was destroyed in a fire,
the headmaster left the school and became parson of Carversville Church. The land became known as The Parsonage—and is now home to Kelly, her family and The Rooster & The Carrot. The name combines Kelly’s signature carrot with her friend’s (for whom she had been teaching) rooster insignia.
“The studio was on the property already,” says Kelly. “In the 90’s, the owners had a few horses, but prior to that, it was a cow barn. The exterior remains the same—a little deceptive, but lovely on the inside.” And so, it is. Kelly describes her environment as offering her guests a chef’s farm-to-table experience based on
personally developed recipes and food from local markets. She gladly stopped to answer questions, demonstrate how she made the Focaccia dough sitting in front of us, and then again, pivoted to show us a replica of Van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers painting, while asking us to put a bit of our artistry to the test. After brushing with olive oil and stippling the focaccia dough (forming pockets through the use of fingers), we were presented with a small bowl full of produce. Red and yellow peppers (as well as some very hot varieties), parsley, green beans and olives. It was our mission to use the painting as inspiration to decorate our own dense bread. And then, they went into a very hot oven. While that was cooking, Kelly removed trays of stuffed chicken and red potatoes. She explained how the olivebased stuffing was made, then popped those in the oven. While it was all working, so did we. Time to make apple tarts with caramel sauce, which was clearly a favorite of Kelly’s. Pastry dough was sliced, scored, brushed with an egg wash, topped with sliced apples and a touch of sugar, and then that made its way into the oven.
The evening was a very unique experience, on one of the winding, bucolic roads of our county. And Kelly has a couple unique experiences all her own. She was asked to sit on the board of the Foodshed Alliance—a non-profit organization based out of New Hope, all about sustainable farming/food and the environment within our local communities. Simultaneously, the Doylestown Farmer’s Mar-
ket, which had been run by the Buckingham Civic Association came to the realization that they could not do it any longer. So, the Food Shed Alliance acquired it, and with it, Kelly wound up as the Director of the Doylestown Farmer’s Market. She says, “2017 was the first season as owners. Tons changed because the Foodshed Alliance’s mission was to make sure everything is locally grown and produced. Some vendors weren’t meeting the mission.
The evening was a very unique experience, on one of the winding, bucolic roads of our county. And Kelly has a couple unique experiences all her own.
I worked to recruit the best vendors. Lots of hard work went into finding a great meat vendor—I had inherited a lot of good produce.” Among them is Traugers—a staple at the market. They’ve been there since the beginning, and 2025 will mark the market’s 50th year of operation.
Vendors at the market provide much of her produce, although she’s been known to hop from farm-to-farm to gather her favorite ingredients. “As a mom, trying to find farms to buy from, I would go to individual farms to find
healthy food. Loved driving to farms. So joyful, I loved it!”
It not only provided her with quality food, but Kelly also wanted to teach her children where food came from. Presently None Such, Solebury Orchards and Maximucks are among the full list of sources on her website (www.theroosterandthe carrot.com). When asked about the winter months, Kelly says she not only relies on items such as potatoes and apples, since the farmer’s market doesn’t go through the winter, but she has also found some markets with year-round greenhouses.
As if that’s not enough, for the past three years, Kelly did a farm-to-table segment on a radio show. And through it all—her experience as a chef, interest in nutrition, involvement in food programs and knowing an artist is how the entire Eat like an Artist series came to be. As a self-proclaimed Francophile, Kelly claims she’ll always offer French cuisine, but that may expand in coming sessions. “I focus on specific regions of France. Normandy, Alsace—you name it. “It’s where my interest lies and people have responded well to the menus I’ve put out.” So, Octobers hold special treats for Kelly’s followers— trips to her favorite food meccas. This year, 14 people are going from Paris to Provence, St. Remy to Avignon and places in-between—all following and eating in the footsteps of the impressionists. “I’ll be taking everyone to my favorite places in Paris to eat where and like the impressionists did.” Stay tuned. Next year: Greece.
As for now, Kelly mixes up her own recipes with some cookbook favorites and has had great success with the classes. “All levels of cooks are welcome. I always review basics, take questions, repeat something. It’s a very communal environment,” Kelly adds, “I immerse you in that theme for the class.” And so, she did. I learned quite a bit about Van Gogh and working with dough, olives and puffed pastry than I knew before. I raise a glass of Rosé to The Rooster & The Carrot—the most tasteful way of spending an evening down on the farm.
The Rooster & The Carrot is located at 4230 Wismer Road, Doylestown, PA.For more information, contact Kelly on her website at www.theroosterandthe carrot.com/about, where you can also sign up for her newsletter.
Chrysa Smith is a contributing writer and amateur cook who loves to dabble in the kitchen.
A Portrait of Joe
The late Doylestown artist David Frame decided to do a study in monographs to show the ever present but discreet role of coffee in our culture
By Bob Waite
I remember when I had the privilege to visit the David Frame Shop and talk to my friend David, who back then in the ‘90s and early ‘00s painted our covers. David was always working on something and I would go into his work area with a couple of sandwiches and some coffee and we would spend sometimes hours talking. We turned one of our conversational meetings into a collaboration —my writing and his art. This is an amended version of our collaboration that appeared in the Fall 2000 issue of Bucks County Magazine.
Coffee ... Joe ... Java ... is so much a part of our daily lives, we hardly notice it. Coffee is there. It provides a subtle background for much of what we do. "Let's discuss it over a cup of coffee," or “If you have time, let's get together and have a cup of coffee.” We take coffee breaks. We like to have a cup of coffee after the show. It’s “over coffee” that we unveil our plans and dreams to our friends and our affections to our sweethearts.
When Doylestown artist David Frame and I sat down for a cup of coffee
about a year ago, David told me about his notions of the coffee culture that we live in. I agreed with his observations. It's true, Americans run on coffee. Most of us wake up with a cup. We work with coffee. We have cups on our desks. We drink it to energize ourselves—to fuel our creative side. Coffee pots and stacks of filters adorn most offices, garages and warehouses. On the road we stop for coffee at convenience stores, bakeries, diners and even gas stations. We have coffee holders in our cars and insulated travel cups keep it warm and have lids so that we don't spill
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it on ourselves.
Coffee has played an important role in American culture since before the Civil War. And as for the war itself, the soldiers on both sides used coffee to boost their morale and help them cope with the bitterness of war. In fact, if real coffee wasn't available, then American ingenuity would come up with substitutes like rye coffee, potato and persimmon coffee, cane seed coffee and combinations of coffee and toasted oatmeal, chicory, and even burnt sugar. None of these would the soldier drink if the real thing were available.
It is this ubiquitousness of coffee in our culture that has intrigued Doylestown artist, David Frame. “It's just everywhere,” he said, describing our coffee laden society. “It's not noticed. It is part of business as usual and yet it plays a really important role in our culture.”
Coffee, David noticed, is always present. More than just a beverage or even a stimulant, it is a medium for social interchange. “We go for coffee, even if we don't drink it,” he said.
But drink it we do and in large quantities. Most coffee drinkers begin their
day with a cup and have more during breaks and meals. Almost every basket at any grocery store has a can or bag of coffee in it.
I joined David in chronicling coffee’s role in our culture. I thought about how it was a part of so many novels and movies. Cowboys drank it around campfires, urbane newspaper reporters and city slickers drank it, as did Marlowe and most private eyes. I’m sure Perry Mason must have stopped with Della for a coffee and while lovers might dance all night drinking Champaigne, coffee in a small spot would be the cap of a good evening.
If ever there was a list of things most Americans recognize, coffee brands would surely be on it. As would the jingles
that triumphantly declared that “Chock Full O’Nuts is that heavenly coffee” or a tune that sounded like a percolating pot of coffee. Coffee in our culture, I reasoned, was as pervasive as David said it was.
“Don’t forget diners,” David said. “Hopper caught a glimpse of what I’m talking about. Think?”
Yes, those lonely images sitting in the diner would be too alien, too lonely, if it weren’t for the homey cup of Joe. David’s musings about the nature of the culture of coffee became the subject of several of our conversations. We examined its ritualistic aspects and how it is there but is never the focus. When we say to someone, “Let’s discuss it over coffee,” we aren’t focused on the coffee, but on the ensuing discus-
sion. But coffee’s presence pervades the event. It provides the setting. We are going to go somewhere where we can drink coffee. It provides a reason for us to get together besides the crucial conversation, which allows us to acknowledge that even if we don’t get anything settled, we haven’t wasted our time. By drinking coffee did something we would anyway.
True, drinking coffee leads to a mild dependence, but how else would it be able to work as a medium of social exchange, a fuel and a pretext for discussion? Let’s think about it over a glass of apple juice would never work. The bond to coffee has to be a little stronger than the bond to most beverages.
David’s idea, what we came together about over a cup of coffee, was to capture this coffee culture on paper. He thought that it would be a good subject for a series of monoprints. I agreed.
Doylestown is the perfect place for such a study. In the morning people can be seen carrying their coffee into law offices and other places of employment. Linemen for the phone company, road crews and a host of others are darting in and out of the shops and cafes that with coffee to go. At mid-morning the cafes are full of people taking a break, having a cup. Young mothers, office workers on break, lawyers during a brief recess and people like David and I, discussing an idea. At lunch you can see the restaurants and sidewalk cafes where people have that cup after finishing their meal. And then there’s the afternoon break and dinner.
Now, a year later, we have the results
of David Frame’s study. Here are the monoprints that David did in his own, unique way. They document what we talked about that day, while drinking coffee. Sometimes in these prints the coffee is barely visible, but it is there, playing its discreet, ubiquitous role in our culture. And we now know that even though love may make the world go around, coffee is present, discreet, lubricating the axis so it spins smoothly.
A short list of some coffee venues in D’town.
Wheat & Vine Provisions
266 S Main St Suite B
Native Café
12 S Main St
Nonno's Italian Coffee Parlor
6 E State St
Starbucks
10 N Main St
DTown Cafe
2005 S Easton Rd Suite 104
Turning Point of Doylestown Doylestown Shopping Center
460 N Main St
Lilly's Gourmet
1 W Court St
Cup & Cake Company
17.2 mi · 22 S Main St
Cafe with Soul
800 N Easton Rd # 7
MeWow Cat Café 3617 Old Easton Rd
The Hattery Stove & Still 18 W State St
Bob Waite is the editor of Doylestown Town & Country and Bucks County Magazine.
Warm, Welcoming & Inviting
More than a warm, welcoming and inviting gourmet food store and café, Wheat & Vine is a small business supporting other small businesses
In 2020 Jessica and Kevin Jackson opened Wheat & Vine in Dublin at The Square, as “a small little gourmet food store.” Jessica Jackson says, “I really loved it. It was a great space for us, but we felt limited because we didn't have access to a kitchen. We wanted to create was a multi-sensory experience where people could not only buy great food, but they could taste it, smell it and enjoy the spot we created.”
One year ago they opened Wheat &
Vine as a gourmet food store and a café on South Main Street in Doylestown. Jessica manages and promotes the store and the café and Kevin handles the administrative and business side of things.
South Main Street in Doylestown is changing since Jessica Jackson and Sarah Cornwell began looking for a space together. They found one big space and ended up splitting it into two spaces, both just the right size for their businesses. “It's two separate businesses, but obviously we
Bartender Hailey Walbridge and owner Jessica Jackson
did this together and what we were really hoping to create was a unique shopping destination where people could come and shop but also get something to eat. So we really wanted to create this shopping experience where people could not just come and get something to eat, but they could shop here and shop over at Sarah’s.”
Jessica is pleased with being on South Main Street. “One of the things that appealed to us is we have free street parking and then we have a free parking lot in the back, so it's easy to get in and out here which is what we wanted.”
What makes Wheat & Vine a unique experience is their focus on small batch foods made by East Coast makers. Jessica emphasizes, “We're really passionate about supporting local businesses as much as possible. So we try and have a variety of products from the immediate area, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and then New Jersey and New York. It's important to us to support small family farms and other small businesses. So we say we're a small business supporting other small businesses.”
The products, artistically displayed in their store, are tested. “My husband and I try every single product before we bring it into the store. We want to know that it's a good quality product.”
Jessica emphasizes that she and her husband do a lot of research. “When we go to the Fancy Food Show every year at the Javits Center in New York City, we have to be very focused because we have this mission of supporting East Coast brands. It is easy to be distracted by all the international brands. But we put a lot of time and effort
into choosing and curating the products we sell and serve here. And we stand behind all of them.”
Jessica says, “We know the ingredients in the products. I always say we're not a health food store, but we are conscious about bringing products in that have good ingredients, that they're clean. There’s not a lot of junk in them.”
When you come in and look at all the products on shelves and in discreet tasteful displays, you may be pulled to counter by the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. The coffee that comes in a variety of roasts and is in the drinks on the Fall Menu Seasonal Drinks section is Rival Bros Coffee—a coffee out of Philadelphia made by two brothers from Bucks County who roast their own beans. Jessica proudly says, “We were the first place in Bucks County to serve Rival Bros Coffee. It is really good coffee. We have a full coffee menu, but then we do these special lattes. Like pumpkin, We've got a caramel pumpkin right now. We have a pumpkin cold brew. We also have non-coffee drinks on the menu, too. Lots of tea drinks and sports drinks, things like that.”
In the café they make gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads and make their own quiche in-house. Jessica says, “We have a lot of pastries and baked goods that we get from local bakers and businesses in the area. For example, we have a lot of pumpkin and apple things, lots of soups. We get the bread that we sell in the store from Metropolitan Bakery in Philadelphia. They've been in Philadelphia for 30 or 40 years.
The café serves a variety of snacks and
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Mark work a various jobs before entering the Marine Corps and served in Desert Storm. The Marines provided him with a transformative experience, instilling within him a profound sense of discipline, dedication, and a deep appreciation for the importance of service to his country. Mark's time in the military shaped him into a resilient and committed individual.
After his honorable discharge from the Marines, Mark embarked on a new endeavor – real estate. He obtained his real estate license in 1994 and dedicated himself to the industry for the next two years. However, his desire to serve others in a more direct and immediate capacity led him to seek a different kind of service – becoming a Philadelphia firefighter. Despite the demanding nature of his job, he continued to balance his firefighting duties with his work as a real estate agent during his four days off, showcasing his exceptional work ethic and dedication to multiple passions.
Throughout his journey, Mark's resilience, determination, and commitment to his family and community have remained unwavering. The experiences he gained as a plumber, cook, Marine, real estate agent, and firefighter have shaped him into the person he is today. Mark's multifaceted background equipped him with a diverse skill set, a well-rounded perspective, and an unwavering dedication to offer his clients a first class service with the up most integrity.
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lunch foods. “We have a cook who does all of our quiches in-house, and they are amazing. She's excellent. And we have a chili crisp chicken salad that's served on a croissant with pickled red onions and cilantro and arugula. That's our best-selling sandwich and the one that we are known for.”
The menu which changes seasonally also has sweet pastries such as coffee cakes, scones, and chocolate croissants. There are toasts, like Avocado Toast and Mediterra-
Wheat & Vine is known for their gift boxes—the most popular being the Taste of Pennsylvania box.
nean Toast and one named after the owner—The Jessica Toast, which is house made garlic-herb cream cheese, fig jam, fresh thyme on sourdough. There are several sandwiches to choose from and a salad and soup of the day.
Wheat & Vine is known for their gift boxes—the most popular being the Taste of Pennsylvania box. Jessica says, “We curate a box of products that are made in Pennsylvania. And that box around the holidays and even throughout the year, is used by realtors for closing gifts and things like that. And it's filled with really great things. One of them is Whiskey Hollow Maple Syrup, from a farm in upstate PA. We have tried so much maple syrup. At the Fancy Food Show, there's tons of maple syrup, but we come back to this one all the time. It is the best maple syrup.”
Mocktails are becoming very popular
and to make mocktails, you need cocktail mixers and zero alcohol spirits. Jessica explains, “There’s a big movement away from alcohol and restaurants are offering full mocktail lists.” Jessica carries mixers and the zero alcohol spirits Curious Elixirs and Three Spirits, both top shelf.
Everything you could ever want from a gourmet food store can be found at Wheat & Vine. And many of the items sold are from Bucks County and surrounding area. These include Piebird Farms, Bread and Butter Specialties, Sprig Bakery, Metropolitan Bakery, Brown’s Donuts and Bakery, Rival Bros. Coffee, Honeycup Mustard and Eat This Yum.
The café and store is spacious inside and has a front door and a back door entrance so that whether you park on the street or in the parking lot Wheat & Vine is easily accessible. The inside of the store/café has a country look coupled with contemporary touches such as an exposed vent running across the finished exposed beam ceiling and a counter that is coffee house chic. Jessica, who has done a lot of design work in the past and even had a TV show, says, “When we were doing this space, we really wanted it to feel like you were walking into someone's kitchen. We also wanted it to be warm, welcoming and inviting. So I think we accomplished it.”
Wheat & Vine is located at 266 S Main St, Doylestown, PA. For more information or to shop online, visit www.wheatandvi neprovisions.com.
Bob Waite is the editor of Bucks County Magazine.
Doylestown Profiles
Read about five people who have contributed to our community in many ways
Buckingham Friends School • Paul Lindenmaier, Head of School
Paul Lindenmaier, a lifelong Friend and career educator with over forty years of experience, joined the Buckingham Friends School community in 2018 as Head of School. During his tenure, Paul has facilitated processes that have energized the school community, now in its 230th year, and resulted in a dynamic strategic plan; the review of all of the school’s programs; significant increases to faculty salaries and the funds available for professional development; the successful completion of several new buildings and the renovation of the campus.
Prior to arriving at BFS, Paul was Head of School at Berkshire Country Day School, an independent coeducational day PreK-9 school in Stockbridge, MA for ten years. Before that, he spent nine years as Head of Lower School at Moses Brown School, an independent coeducational Friends day school serving students in grades N-12 in Providence, RI. He spent six years as Head of School at The School in Rose Valley, an independent N-6 school in Rose Valley, PA, and before that in an elementary teaching position at Germantown Friends School, an independent K-12 Friends school in Philadelphia, PA for eight years, and at a public school in Vermont. Paul, whose Quaker family story in Bucks County dates back to 1712, has two grown children, and a lives in Buckingham, PA with his wife.
Buckingham Friends School is located 5684 York Road, PO Box 159, Lahaska, PA; 215-794-7491. For more information about Buckingham Friends School, visit www.bfs.org.
Peace Valley Holistic Center
• Dr. Christina Davis, Founder
Dr. Christina Davis, focuses on helping adults and children with special needs achieve maximum, lasting wellness by giving them the tools to heal their bodies and spirits. She uses many modalities, utilizing over 45 years of research and study in the field of traditional vitamin therapy, natural herbal and homeopathic remedies, natural nutrition (w/o pesticides), Color and Light Therapy, neuro-linguistic-programming, music therapy, shiatsu collage, and SEF, (Scientific Efficacy of Prayer, Qigong Massage, (a needleless form of acupuncture), any or the entire above are incorporated for patients on a case by case basis.
Dr. Davis has a rich background in vitamin and herbal therapy dating back to her own youth when she could not digest food properly, until her father began to research her allergies to foods, and began a regiment of these therapies.
After years of research on the effects of Qigong, color healing, light therapy and mental health, she began teaching her protocol to the medical community, at Jefferson Hospital, Temple University, Holy Redeemer Hospital, Gwynedd Mercy, Arcadia University and various clinics in the tri-state area, and is accredited by the University of Pennsylvania.
Today Dr. Davis remains focused on her research and therapies in her on-going work to defeat autism, helping all children with special needs, and their families. One such therapy is her US patented Spectral Color Light Therapy Room. It is the only one in existence that houses these full color spectral light combinations. Since 2014 this therapy has helped over 3000 people as shown by empirical evidence that demonstrate measured outcomes.
For more information on the mission, board members and a brief history of the foundation, visit www.peacevalleyholisticcenter.org.
NOVA • Penelope Ettinger, Executive Director
Penny Ettinger has dedicated her career to improving the lives of vulnerable populations of children, their families and primary caregivers impacted by public health, mental health, and psychosocial issues related to personal violence, pediatric HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and urban poverty.
For the past 8+ years, Penny has served as the Executive Director of NOVA, Bucks County’s comprehensive crime victim services agency. NOVA supports and empowers victims of crime in Bucks County and works to prevent violence through training, advocacy, and prevention education.
One of Penny’s proudest accomplishments was the design and implementation of a familycentered continuum of educational, physical and mental health services for pregnant/post-partum women and their children who live in North Philadelphia. Penny secured over $10 million dollars in funding and partnerships with multiple providers, enabling the program to bring multiple services to families under one roof.
“While Bucks County is known for its beauty, charming towns, and safety, many of our children and adults face hidden struggles that demand our community's attention,” says Penny. “At NOVA, I am committed to ensuring that we continue our commitment to empowering victims and their families, turning pain into healing, and stopping violence before it begins by building a community with knowledge, inclusion, and respect through education. Together, we can work towards a safer community that acknowledges and addresses these challenges head-on.”
Penny has actively served on several nonprofit boards, including the Mercer County Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Task Force, the Asian Arts Initiative, Public (formerly Philadelphia) Citizens for Children Youth, and Children’s Village. Most recently, Penny received the 2024 Philadelphia Social Innovations Award in Community Behavioral Health.
Bucks Beautiful • Bryce Sanders, Board Member
Have you ever driven through Doylestown in early Spring wondering “Who planted all those daffodils?” The answer is Bucks Beautiful, a nonprofit that sponsors garden grants, school plantings and reforestation efforts county-wide. Bryce Sanders is the volunteer board member and membership chair who has made it his mission to give everyone a chance to affiliate and share in the credit.
Bryce lives in Solebury with Jane, his wife of 42 years. They share their home with adopted felines Merlot and Chablis. He believes we are all given gifts in this life. Bryce freely admits he cannot sing or dance, but writing comes very naturally. His work has been published in 15 magazines and websites across the US, Canada, the UK and China. An average of eight of his articles are published weekly.
With a passion for giving back to the community, Bryce volunteers utilizing his skill set of fundraising and building a membership. He previously served as co-chair of the endowment campaign at the James A. Michener Art Museum and membership chair at the New Hope Historical Society.
Three years ago, after joining the board at Bucks Beautiful, he realized planting native trees, public gardens and those 1.6 million daffodils had wide support in the community. Given the chance, many people would like to affiliate. He spearheaded a membership program and has devoted countless hours towards its efforts. In April 2023, Bucks Beautiful presented Bryce with the Leader Award in grateful recognition for his distinguished service and contributions to advance the nonprofit’s growth.
For more information on Bucks Beautiful’s initiatives, or to become a member, please call 215340-3639 or visit www.bucksbeautiful.org.
Bucks Intermediate Unit • Dr. Mark Hoffman, Executive Director
Dr. Mark Hoffman is the Executive Director of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), the educational service agency dedicated to supporting the students, families, and schools of Bucks County. Mark joined the Bucks IU in 2007 following experiences as a teacher and administrator; he has served in his current role since 2015.
A lifelong educator and a proud Bucks County resident, Mark is passionate about the power of education to transform lives. Under his leadership, the Bucks IU has strengthened its focus on developing and delivering innovative, cost-effective programs that serve students, families, and educators countywide. It is at this intersection of education and entrepreneurial program development that the Bucks IU thrives.
Mark’s own family roots run deep in education—his mother was a teacher, his wife works as a school administrator, and his two children are graduates of Bucks County public schools. Holding a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, along with degrees from Penn State and St. Joseph’s University, Mark’s career has been driven by his dedication to creating positive outcomes for students and educators alike. When he’s not working to support Bucks County schools, Mark enjoys traveling, playing bass guitar, and volunteering with local community organizations.
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit is located at 705 N. Shady Retreat Rd, Doylestown, PA. For more information, visit www.BucksIU.org or call 215-348-2940.
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Best of Show Watercolor from the John James Audubon Center Annual Juried Exhibition.
Her work is represented by the following galleries: Patricia Hutton Galleries, Doylestown, PA; Strodes Mill Gallery, West Chester, PA; The Snow Goose Gallery, Bethlehem, PA; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA; Lupine Gallery, Monhegan Island, ME; Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT and the Sidoti Gallery of Fine Art, Rockport, MA. Her work is also available at Katharine Krieg Studio, Green
Lane, PA.
Her art is a response to her close observations of nature. “Where nature and art come together, that’s where I live,” she said. A place where, like it or not, she can’t turn off inspiration. “It never lets you be. The radar is always on. The worst thing to happen is to stop growing as an artist. Not feeling the chase or the excitement—to eat, sleep and breathe art. For me art is to make something beautiful that speaks to the soul. I hope to do justice to what I paint.”
Michele Malinchak is a freelance writer who has a degree in art and enjoys oil painting.
Looking Back / Pearl S. Buck
June 26, 1892–March 6, 1973
Pearl S. Buck was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, Buck became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her memoir-biographies of her missionary parents. She was taken to China by her missionary parents at the age of 4 months and became a missionary herself. After living in China from 1892 to 1934, she returned to America to escape the threatening atmosphere for foreigners in China, a result of the struggle between the Nationalists and the Communists. She is the first woman to win both a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize. She moved to Bucks County and bought Green Hill where she and her second husband Richard raised a large international family including their seven adopted children and several foster children. In 1964, she created the Pearl S. Buck Foundation as a child sponsorship organization to help children in their own countries with health, education and job training. The Pearl S. Buck Foundation transformed into what is now Pearl S. Buck International. Pearl S. Buck died of lung cancer on March 6, 1973, shortly before her 81st birthday. She is buried, as she requested, on the grounds of Green Hills Farm.
