Special Places | Winter 2019

WINTER 2019 VOLUME 27 NO. 4

FOR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TRUSTEES

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Get involved!

By volunteering with us, you’ll be able to share your skills and develop new ones, surrounded by the beautiful land and culture of Massachusetts. Ongoing and short-term opportunities to volunteer with The Trustees this winter include:

Coastal Volunteer Corps Educators, Monitors & Stewards North Shore, South Shore & the Islands volunteer@thetrustees.org

Cooking Program Volunteers Powisset Farm, Dover Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market volunteer@thetrustees.org

Maple Sugaring Volunteers Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich volunteer@thetrustees.org

Events & Program Assistants Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich volunteer@thetrustees.org

Trail Volunteer Corps Monitors, Stewards & Builders Statewide Reservations volunteer@thetrustees.org

Certified!

CSAs Go Organic Trustees has received official organic certification from the USDA National Organic Program for its nonprofit Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) vegetable share programs at Appleton Farms in Hamilton & Ipswich, Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough, and Powisset Farm in Dover. Since cultivation began, Trustees produce farms have generally followed organic standards. However, after careful consideration, the nonprofit made the commitment to take the final step by participating in a rigorous application and inspection process in order to become fully certified. Regenerative and sustainable agriculture is a key component of the Trustees mission of preserving healthy farmland—food on Trustees farms is grown with a focus on biological processes that support production and a healthy local ecosystem where pollinators, birds, and wildlife can thrive in balance alongside crops. Organic certification verifies that the farms meet all of the USDA’s Organic Standards, including growing without the

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use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, GMO or treated seeds, and using safe irrigation and wash water practices. For more information on Trustees CSA programs and to sign up early for the upcoming season, visit thetrustees.org/shares.

Camp Registration Opens January 17

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Staff from Breckinridge Capital Advisors helped us out with a team service project at Crane Beach in September.

These listings are among dozens and dozens of options for you to help out at a Trustees reservation near you. For more details, and a full list of all our volunteer opportunities,

visit thetrustees.org/volunteer.

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Celebrating the inaugural Farmer, Forester, Chef! program at Powisset Farm in Dover last summer.

Registration for Trustees Summer Camps opens for Members on Friday, January 17— Members have the opportunity to sign the kiddos up for unmatched outdoor experiences one week before registration opens to nonmembers. There are now seven camps to choose from, at some of the Trustees’ most beloved reservations: Summer Quest at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Appleton Farm Camp in Ipswich & Hamilton, World’s End Camp and Weir River Farm Camp in Hingham, Powisset Farm’s Farmer, Forester, Chef! Camp in Dover, Farm Camp at the Farm Institute on Martha’s Vineyard, and new to The Trusteees this year, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s The Hive Camp in Lincoln.

Look for all the details at thetrustees.org/ camps, and start mapping out your child’s upcoming incredible summer!

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Erosion near the Cape Poge Lighthouse, Chappaquiddick Island, Martha’s Vineyard.

Advancing Coastal Resilience on Martha’s Vineyard The Trustees has recently contracted with Woods Hole Group (WHG) to assess its 12+ miles of managed barrier beaches, dunes, coastal banks, and habitat on Martha’s Vineyard. The project, which is partially funded through a grant from the MA Office of Coastal Zone Management, will examine physical changes and shifting patterns of use, to help protect coastal properties from the impacts of accelerated sea level rise, frequent coastal storms, and reduced sediment supply.

Assessments will take place at Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Wasque Reservation, East Beach, Norton Point Beach, and Long Point Wildlife

Refuge starting this winter, with project completion slated for March 2020. WHG will examine historic and projected shoreline change to pinpoint the areas most vulnerable to chronic erosion and storm impacts, develop indicators for monitoring seasonal and coastal storm and climate impacts using metrics that can be tracked by citizen scientists, and propose site-specific actions for the three most vulnerable areas where Trustees projects can intervene. To learn more about this and other coastal resilience projects underway at Trustees sites, visit thetrustees.org/coast.

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Board Chair Peter Coffin addresses Trustees Governance volunteers at the 128th Annual Meeting and Dinner.

128th Annual Meeting Held Trustees Board of Directors held its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the State Room in Boston—the 128th such gathering of Governance volunteers since the organization’s founding in 1891. More than 250 Governance and senior staff members celebrated the year’s achievements in all aspects of its mission, Employee and Volunteer of the Year honorees, and its highest honor— the Charles Eliot Award for Conservationist of the Year—bestowed

to longtime Board and Governance volunteer Edward H. “Ted” Ladd.

Attendees heard reports from the Treasurer and Chair, voted in new Governance members for the coming year, and listened to remarks from President & CEO Barbara Erickson on the organization’s strategic efforts to encourage more members of the next generation to get outdoors and enjoy the many physical, spiritual, and emotional benefits of spending time in nature. All are welcome to view the video of the evening’s proceedings at thetrustees.org/annual19.

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1 & 2. The sparkling new Winterlights display lights up the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton.

3. WBUR Arts reporter Andrea Shea (2nd from right) gets a preview tour of the new Andy Goldsworthy installation Watershed from deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Artistic Director John Ravenal (right).

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4. Gourds of all shapes and sizes blanketed Naumkeag’s historic Stockbridge landscape with dazzling fall colors at the first annual Naumkeag Pumpkin Show.

5 & 6. At the One Waterfront Gala in September, Trustees President & CEO Barbara Erickson joins members of the One Waterfront CEO Roundtable: from left, Roger Crandall of MassMutual, Michael Woodall, COO of Putnam Investments, John Farina of PwC, and Roundtable Chair, Ronald P. O’Hanley of State Street Corporation; and visits with Gala co-chairs (left to right) Uzochi C. Erlingsson, Elizabeth L. Johnson, and Elizabeth de Montrichard.

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Learning self-reliance at Notchview.

Adventure awaits!

Winter programs and events, statewide.

Search and Rescue

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Our Kitchens are Cookin’

Spend a day in our culinary hotspots.

Dear Members: We are grateful for you and your support of The Trustees. With the cooler weather already here and the calendar turning soon, it’s a good time to reflect on what we’ve achieved together and look ahead to a busy season.

In the last year, we’ve protected a combined 600 acres in more than a dozen communities, secured over $1 million from the state of Massachusetts and federal government to support our coastal initiatives, worked with renowned landscape architects to create spectacular plans for the gardens and visitor experience at Long Hill and The Stevens-Coolidge Place, and added two new day camps where thousands of kids had fun discovering nature by spending time outside. That’s just a very small part of what was accomplished by the dedicated staff and volunteers who inspire me every day.

None of this would have been possible without your commitment and passion for our mission of preserving and sharing iconic places in the Commonwealth for everyone. While winter may seem like a slower time for us, that couldn’t be further from the truth as we steward our properties. We have made great progress on the Chickering Pond Trail reroute at Rocky Woods as well as making roof repairs on the historic stable at Governor Oliver Ames Estate. We are preparing a new space for the community to gather at Chestnut Hill Farm and beginning to restore the fountain at the Crane Estate rose garden.

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Charles Eliot Award winner Edward H. “Ted” Ladd, center, with Trustees Board Chair Peter Coffin and President & CEO Barbara Erickson at the 128th Annual Meeting, held recently at the State Room, Boston.

you can experience maple sugaring, at Notchview you can snowshoe or cross country ski, and you can come in from the cold to one of our cozy kitchens for pasta making, sausage making, or watching your kids make masterpieces (see page 15).

We are thankful for your membership—you are a driving force in our ability to protect the places we all love across our great state. We look forward to seeing you at one of our properties throughout the season.

Warm Regards,

This winter, we invite you to join us and experience our reservations in a way you may not have before. At Crane Beach you can take one of our new winter safaris, at deCordova you can see how the elements evolve in Andy Goldsworthy’s Watershed installation, at Appleton Farms

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Discover, explore, grow this summer!

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A Calendar to reMember

Important 2020 dates for Members.

Barbara J. Erickson President & CEO

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Map of Reservations Plus Instagram faves.

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Notchview Ski Patrol Assistant Director Bob Payne, left, and Director Mary Ann Richardson bundle up two members of the Junior Ski Patrol for a short ride in the rescue toboggan.

BY KEVIN GUTTING reprinted by permission from the Daily Hampshire Gazette

SEARCH andRESCUE Notchview Junior Ski Patrol teaches kids self-reliance Sitting on the carpet in the cozy front room of the Notchview Reservation ski lodge, Carlea Manley, 10, repeats the question everyone around her is asking. “Can you show me with one finger where it hurts?”

With that one tried-and-true inquiry, she begins to evaluate the signs and symptoms shown by her “patient”—her 6-year-old brother, Lukas. The Worthington siblings are among nine kids, ranging from 6 to 15, learning basic first-responder skills in the Junior Ski Patrol program at the popular 3,000-acre venue for Nordic skiing. Each Sunday in January and February, the group 4

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gathers for an hour and a half to develop skills including CPR, first aid, and radio communication.

Patrol Director Mary Ann Richards, who has been shepherding the program for about 10 years, says there’s another underlying benefit to the kids. When they practice the very things required of an adult first responder, like interviewing, problemsolving, and hands-on treatment, they develop self-reliance. “If you came back in eight weeks, you would see a completely different group of kids,” she says, “because that’s one of the things we really put into them—good leadership skills. And these are lifetime skills.”

In this second week of the course, the group divides up into pairs to practice evaluating their “patients” and to make splints for different kinds of injuries on the spot, just as they might out on the trails. Richardson takes note of Carlea and Lukas having fun while working together, “When do you see this much camaraderie in siblings?” she asks rhetorically.

As Lukas takes his turn folding and knotting a cravat into a splint for his big sister, his father, Jeff Manley, says with some amusement: “This will be interesting, he’s still working on shoelaces.” Manley says that Carlea and Lukas are both interested in professions “that help people or animals.”

Carlea wants to be a veterinarian, Lukas a police officer or firefighter. Lukas eventually finishes his task with encouragement and a helping hand from volunteer Michael Kaplan, a family physician from Lenox whose calm, deep voice guides Lukas through the steps.

Left: Lukas Manley, 6, of Worthington, playing the part of rescuer, asks some evaluating questions of his “patient,” Thomas Connors, 10, of Windsor, during a practice run in a rescue toboggan pulled by Payne.

Right: Notchview Junior Ski Patrol tri-captain Nathan Farrington, 12, of Cummington guides new member Carlea Manley, 10, of Worthington in the use of a two-way radio.

Left: Ian Burns, 9, and his sister Anna Burns, 12, of Amherst and Daniel Tetreault, of Shelburne climb a hill at Notchview during a day of radio training.

Right: Lukas Manley, 6, of Worthington with an assist from Michael Kaplan, a family physician from Lenox, practices putting a splint on the arm of his sister, Carlea, 10.

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After practicing splints in the warmth of the lodge, all head out toward the Ski Patrol Center where Assistant Director Bob Payne is hitching a snowmobile to a rescue toboggan—basically a sled that will accommodate two people lying down. The group splits up into pairs once again, one playing the injured patient, one playing the rescuer. The rescuer sits down first so that the patient will effectively be cradled and insulated from the hard shell of the sled.

Payne binds up the soft vinyl sides around them like a cocoon then drives them toward the treeline in a slow loop.

It’s just enough time for the rescuer to interview the patient with a series of questions known by the acronym “SAMPLE.” Richardson tells them that this is just the first of an “alphabet soup” of acronyms they’ll learn to help them remember how to do their jobs as first responders. “S” is for signs and symptoms, “A” is for allergies, “M” for medication, “P” for past pertinent history,

“L” for last oral intake (food or drink), and “E” for the events leading up to the injury.

Though the program is nominally geared to 10- to 14-year-olds, Richardson accepts the occasional younger but committed sibling.

She asks all of the patrollers at the start: “What do you want to learn?” This year, she has three captains, all 12 and all with at least two prior years with the program.

Claire Anderson has been making the trek from her northeastern Connecticut home since she was 1 ½. Vienna Mahar and Nathan Farrington hail from the adjoining towns of Savoy and Cummington, respectively. The trio’s job is to make sure everyone in their group understands the work, can do the tasks, and is having fun.

At the most recent session, the three gathered their group inside the Ski Patrol Center to review the do’s and don’ts of radio communication. Just as the winds calm and the snow begins to fall, they lead the group onto a portion of the 9 kilometers of groomed

trails at the reservation, while Richardson stays back to monitor the radio base.

As the group stops for the occasional trail intersection or gains a hilltop and rests, the captains encourage each of the younger students to imagine an injured skier and radio in the details to Richardson, always in clear and concise language. After each has taken a turn, the cadre completes the circuit back to the Patrol Center in about 45 minutes. They all discuss what went right and what could be improved from both their perspectives—out in the field and back at base—and conclude that the culprit for some of the garbled transmissions was likely speaking into the microphone too closely.

Now that the session is over, the kids put their radios back in their chargers. Finally, from Richardson, come the words that all welcome: “Who wants hot chocolate?”

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.

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FULLYWinteractive Winteractive As we New Englanders know well, the weather at this time of year may be bleak or may be more agreeable—recent years have seen both frequent heavy snows and surprising thaws. But Trustees has something you can always count on: a wide variety of programs for families, workshops, hikes, and nature tours to keep you out, about, and active this winter. Adventure awaits at many of our properties across the state.

Here are a few highlights, but be sure to check the Things To Do calendar or thetrustees.org/things-to-do for all our many “winteractive” opportunities.

Beach Safaris & Winter Escapes New this year, the Crane Estate in Ipswich offers a series of oversand tours of Crane Beach, from natural history tours for the whole family to special photography and birding expeditions. Bundle up for these absolutely unique adventures—ride in our open tour trucks to experience the wild and wonderful world of dunes, trails, and sands in winter!

The Great House at Castle Hill is now open on weekends and Monday holidays this winter.

Stop by for a visit and tour the spectacular estate at this most starkly beautiful time of year. Or come for a March evening theatrical experience like none other: Jane Austen’s acclaimed story of love, romance, and heartbreak, Sense and Sensibility.

Talks on the Farm This winter, Powisset Farm in Dover presents a new series of informative talks on home gardening and sustainability. Learn about such practical and valuable topics as beekeeping, composting, and how to plan for the perfect home food garden.

These are just a few of the hundreds of programs offered across the state this season.

Don’t forget to check our Things To Do calendar or thetrustees.org/things-to-do for all the great programs for you and your family this winter.

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WINTER 2020 January | February | March

THINGS TO DO January CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (+ Wine Tasting)

Friday, Jan 3 | 6-7:30PM Sunday, Mar 29 | 1-2:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $55; Nonmember $69

The Art of the Dumpling: Global Favorites

Saturday, Jan 4 | 2-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $64; Nonmember $80

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of India Saturday, Jan 4 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Baking School: Sweet & Savory Pastries for Winter

Sundays, Jan 5 & 12, Feb 2 & 23, Mar 8 & 15 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $56; Nonmember $70

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Winter in New England Comfort Foods

Tuesdays, Jan 7, 14 & 28, Feb 4, 11 & 25 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Soups, Stews & Chowders

Wednesdays, Jan 8 & 29, Feb 5 & 26 | 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Pasta Making Workshop with Luca

Thursdays, Jan 9 & 23, Mar 5 & 19 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Gluten-Free Cooking: Burrito Bowls & Mexican Hot Cocoa Brownies Thursday, Jan 9 | 6:30-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $64; Nonmember $80

Five-Element Chinese Moving Yoga-Qigong with Master Instructor Robin J. Bonazzoli Fridays, Jan 10-Mar 13 10:30AM-12Noon Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $220; Nonmember $275; Registration for full 10-week series

Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Winter in New England Comfort Foods Fridays, Jan 10 & 31, Feb 7 & 21 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery

KITCHEN Master Class: Asian Street Food

Full Moon Transcendental Meditation

Fundamentals of Cheesemaking

Fridays, Jan 10 & 24 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Friday, Jan 10 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $10; Nonmember $15

Fairy Garden Workshop

Saturday, Jan 11 | 10-11:30AM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $20; Nonmember $26

All About Coffee with Chilmark Coffee Company Saturday, Jan 11 | 9:30-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

KITCHEN Master Class: All About Spices Saturdays, Jan 11 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Nook & Crannies: Uncovering the Secrets of the Old Manse Saturday, Jan 11 | 2-3PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $15; Nonmember $20

Saturday, Jan 11 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $64; Nonmember $80

Sundays, Jan 12, Feb 16 & Mar 22 10-11:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $44; Nonmember $55

French Crêpes Workshop with Bon Appetit Crêpes Sundays, Jan 12 & Feb 9 10-12:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Cake Making with Dessert Works

Sunday, Jan 12 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $64; Nonmember $80

Baking School: Essential Breads

Sundays, Jan 12 & 26 | 1-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of India

Sundays, Jan 12 & Mar 15 | 4-6PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Look inside for location and registration details.

January Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Showstopping Veggies Wednesdays & Fridays, Jan 15 & 24 | 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Calligraphy Class with Lettering by Liz

Wednesday, Jan 15 | 6:30-9:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $115; Nonmember $135

Mixology Workshop with Privateer Rum

Thursday, Jan 16 | 6-7:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $44; Nonmember $55

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Spirits-Infused Truffle Making Workshop: Taza Chocolate & Caledonia Spirits

Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Winter in Tuscany

Friday, Jan 17 | 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Saturdays, Jan 18 & Feb 22 5-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Felted Soap Making

Gnocchi Making Workshop

Saturday, Jan 18 | 3-4:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $32; Nonmember $40

Sausage Making with Jefferson from The Larder Saturday, Jan 18 | 1-3PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $32; Nonmember $40

Saturdays, Jan 18 & Feb 15 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

From Grand Stairs to Back Stairs

Sunday, Jan 19 | 9AM-12:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $32; Nonmember $40

Baking School: French Macarons with Goodnow Farms

NEW YEAR’S HIKES AND CELEBRATIONS First Day Brickyard Hike

Wednesday, Jan 1 | 10AM-12Noon Menemsha Hills, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $10, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $20, Child $15

First Day Hike at World’s End

Wednesday, Jan 1 | 11AM-12Noon World’s End, Hingham Member Adult $5, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5

First Day Hike at Rocky Woods Wednesday, Jan 1 | 1-2:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $5; Nonmember $10

New Year, New You: Resolutions Night on Turkey Hill Friday, Jan 3 | 6-9PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult $10, Child $10; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $15

First Day Hike at Fruitlands

Wednesday, Jan 1 | 9-10AM & 1-2PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

First Day Hike at Ward Reservation

Wednesday, Jan 1 | 2-4PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Member Carload FREE; Nonmember Carload $5

First Day in the Dunes

Wednesday, Jan 1 | 2-4PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $12, Child $6; Nonmember Adult $20, Child $10

First Day Hike at Bartholomew’s Cobble Wednesday, Jan 1 | 10AM-2PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $5, Child FREE

Sundays, Jan 19 & 26 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $56; Nonmember $70

Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Flavors of Puerto Rico

Sundays, Jan 19 | 4-6PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Wine 101: Wine Tasting & Pairing Workshop Tuesday, Jan 21 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Herbal Cold & Flu Remedies Wednesday, Jan 22 | 7-9PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Create a Succulent Terrarium Wednesday, Jan 22 | 7-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $32; Nonmember $40

Mastering the Air Fryer: Wings & More

Thursday, Jan 23 | 6:30-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $64; Nonmember $80

Restorative Yoga with Diane Borton

Thursdays, Jan 23-Feb 13 6:30-7:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Winter in Italy Saturdays, Jan 25 & Feb 8 1-3PM & 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $64; Nonmember $80

Pasta Making Workshop

Saturdays, Jan 25, Feb 8 & Mar 28 2-4PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Tea in Helen’s Library

Saturdays, Jan 25 &Feb 8 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $12; Nonmember $20

Fermentation 101: Kimchi

Saturday, Jan 25 | 10-11:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

Bodacious Brunch with Leigh Belanger

Sunday, Jan 26 | 12Noon-2PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $64; Nonmember $80

Truthiness & the News Tour with Photographer Claire Beckett & Curator Sam Adams

Thursday, Jan 30 | 6:30-7:30PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln Member & Nonmember FREE

FAMILY FUN Meteor Madness

Friday, Jan 3 | 7:30-9:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Adult $32, Child $15; Nonmember Adult $40, Child $25

Kids Make Dumplings

Saturday, Jan 25 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $48; Nonmember Child $60

Saturday Farm Quest

Saturdays, Jan 4-25 | 10AM-3PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Kids Make Scones

Saturday, Jan 4 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $52; Nonmember Child $65

Preschool Explorers: Kids In the Kitchen

Wednesday, Jan 8 | 10-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $64, Siblings $36; Nonmember Adult/ Child Pair $80, Siblings $45

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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Program details subject to change. For up-to-date event information, or to search for events in your area, at a specific property, by type or by date, click on Things To Do at thetrustees.org.

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THINGS TO DO Farm Tots

Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, Jan 8-Feb 28 9AM-12Noon The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $32; Nonmember Child $40; Discounts for multiple enrollments

Preschool Nature Explorers

Thursdays, Jan 9-30 9:30-10:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Child $64, Younger Sibling $32; Nonmember Child $80, Younger Sibling $40

After School STEM in Nature Thursdays, Jan 9-30 2:30-4:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Child: $24, 4-week series $87; Nonmember Child $30, 4-week series $108

First Full Moon 2020 Family Full Moon Hike

Friday, Jan 10 | 7-8PM World’s End, Hingham Member Adult $5, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $10

Kids Make Ravioli

Saturday, Jan 11 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $48; Nonmember Child $60

Kids Can Cook!

Saturdays, Jan 11 & 25, Feb 8 & 22, Mar 7 & 21 | 1-3PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $24; Nonmember Child $30

Book Bugs: Farm Fun for Little Ones

Tuesdays, Jan 14, Feb 11 & Mar 24 10-11AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15; Adults and Siblings under 2 FREE

Winter Story Hour

Wednesday, Jan 15 | 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Warrior Girls Series

Wednesdays, Jan 15-Feb 5 3:30-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $100; Nonmember Child $110

Castle Hill Family Hike

Monday, Jan 20, Sunday, Feb 2 & Monday, Feb 17 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Sledding Party

Monday, Jan 20 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5; Children 5 and under FREE

Family Pasta Making Workshop

Saturdays, Jan 25, Feb 8 & Mar 28 10:30AM-12:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult $44, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $15

Soup, Stars, Snowshoes & Spirits

Saturday, Jan 25 | 5-7:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Adult $32, Child $15; Nonmember Adult $40, Child $25

Fire Worship

Saturday, Jan 25 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $10, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $5

Kids’ Succulent Fairy House Workshop

Sundays, Jan 26 & Mar 8 | 1-3PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Child $44; Nonmember Child $55

Fairy Garden Workshop

Wednesday, Jan 29 | 6:30-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $28; Nonmember $35

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Sunday Stretch

Sundays, Jan 5-26 | 9:30-11AM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Dunes by the Light of the Wolf Moon

Friday, Jan 10 | 4:30-7PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Brew Moon Hike

Friday, Jan 10 | 6-8PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $15; Nonmember $25

Brew Moon Hike (Family Friendly)

Saturday, Jan 11 | 4-6PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30; Family rate includes up to 2 adults and 3 children

Mindful Winter Hike

Sunday, Jan 12 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Winter Hike at Agassiz Rock Saturday, Jan 18 | 1-3:30PM Agassiz Rock, Manchester-by-the-Sea Member $9; Nonmember $12

Sunday Funday Brew Hike

Sundays, Jan 19, Feb 23 & Mar 29 3-4:30PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

OWL PROWLS Winter is the best time to search for owls, so bundle up and join us as we venture outside looking for our feathered friends.

Campfire Owl Prowl

Saturday, Jan 18 & Feb 8 | 5:30-7PM Governor Hutchinson’s Field, Milton Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Adult Night! Full Moon Owl Prowl

Fridays, Jan 10, Feb 7 & Mar 6 | 7-10PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Full Moon Owl Prowl

Saturdays, Jan 11, Feb 8 & Mar 7 | 6:30-8:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $9; Nonmember Adult $15; Children FREE

Owl Prowls

Saturdays, Jan 11, Jan 25 & Feb 8 | 6-8PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member Adult $9, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $5

Adult Explorers Owl Prowl

Saturday, Jan 11 & Friday, Feb 28 | 7-9PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Young Explorers Owl Prowl

Saturday, Feb 22 | 6:30-8PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Member Adult FREE, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $5, Child $10

Owl Prowl Brew Moon Hike (Family Friendly)

Saturday, Feb 8 | 4-6PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30; Family rate includes up to 2 adults and 3 children

Snowy Owl Prowl

Sundays, Jan 12 &19, Feb 9 | 1-3:30PM Saturdays, Jan 25, Feb 1 & 15, March 7 & 14 | 1-3:30PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Family Snowy Owl Prowl

Friday, Jan 3 & Saturday, Feb 22 | 1-3PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $15; Nonmember Family $25

February CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Self-Love Spa Day

Saturday, Feb 1 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember $45

KITCHEN Master Class: All About Bacon

Saturdays, Feb 1, Feb 22, Mar 7 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Hot Sauce Workshop with Chef Deon

Saturday, Feb 1 | 1-2:30PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

Inventing the Shaker Aesthetic with William D. Moore

Saturday, Feb 1 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

The Art of the Dumpling: Global Favorites

Saturday, Feb 1 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $64; Nonmember $80

Pasta Making Workshop with Luca

Saturdays, Feb 1 & 29, Mar 14 5-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Celebrity Chef Series: Jay Hajj, Chef Owner Mike’s City Diner Saturday, Feb 8 | 6:30-9PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $150; Nonmember $180

Sage & Oak Chalk Lettering Workshop

French Crêpes Workshop with Bon Appetit Crêpes

What is Sous Vide Cooking?

Partner Yoga & Herbal Chocolate Workshop

Wednesday, Feb 5 | 7-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $32; Nonmember $40

Thursday, Feb 6 | 6:30-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $64; Nonmember $80

Poetry at the Manse

Fridays, Feb 7 & Mar 6 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Quinzee (Igloo) Snow Shelter Workshop at Rocky Woods Saturday, Feb 8 | 10AM-2PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Adult $28, Child $15; Nonmember Adult $35, Child $25

Tea in Helen’s Library

Saturday, Feb 8 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $12; Nonmember $20

VALENTINE’S DAY Enjoy Valentines Day this year with loved ones of all ages.

Make a Valentine

Sunday, Feb 2 | 3:30-5:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Wool Ewe Be Mine?

Friday, Feb 7 | 3:00-3:45PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Treats for Two

Saturday, Feb 8 | 10-11:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult/Child Pair $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $30

Kids Make Valentine-Themed Cupcakes with Dessert Works

Sunday, Feb 9 | 10AM-12:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Sunday, Feb 9 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich $36 per couple ($45 for Nonmember)

Baking School: Traditional Pretzels with Swissbäkers

Sundays, Feb 9 & 16, Mar 1 & 22 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Wine & Succulents in the Woods

Sunday, Feb 9 | 4:30-6PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $48; Nonmember $60

Garden Planning

Wednesday, Feb 12 | 6-7:30PM Trustees Boston Office, Boston Member $9; Nonmember $15

Valentine’s Day Truffle Experience with Taza Chocolate Monday, Feb 10 | 6-8PM Friday, Feb 14 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN, Boston Member $60; Nonmember $75

Valentine’s Date Night with Clay

Wednesday, Feb 12 | 6-8PM Thursday, Feb 13 | 6-8PM Friday, Feb 14 | 6-8PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln Member $90; Nonmember $105

Aphrodisiac Alert: A Valentine’s Day Cooking Class & Dinner

Farm to Tub: Adult Soap Making Workshop Wednesday, Feb 12 | 6-8PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member $60; Nonmember $75

Raising Spectacular Roses Organically & Without Chemicals Wednesday, Feb 12 | 7-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Beginner Bird Watching at World’s End

Thursdays, Feb 13 & 27, Mar 12 & 26 | 8:30-9:30AM World’s End, Hingham Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Farm Fresh Pasta for Valentine’s Day

Thursday, Feb 13 | 5:30-7PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $32; Nonmember $40

Mixology Workshop with Privateer Rum

Thursday, Feb 13 | 6-7:30PM Friday, Mar 20 | 6-7:30PM Appleton Farms Member $44; Nonmember $55

Valentine’s Dinner in a Woodland Cabin

Friday, Feb 14 | 6:30-9PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $76; Nonmember $95

Creative Romance Paint Night

Friday, Feb 14 | 7-9PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $40; Nonmember $50

Romance at the Manse

Saturday & Sunday, Feb 15 & 16 2PM & 3PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $20; Nonmember $25

Thursday, Feb 13 | 6:30-8:30PM Friday, Feb 14 | 6:30-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $120; Nonmember $150

Sunday, Feb 9 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $48; Nonmember Child $60

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THINGS TO DO Japanese Floral Arranging: An Ikebana Workshop

Thursday, Feb 13 | 6:30-7:30PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln Member $35; Nonmember $40

Treat yo’ self!

Plant-Based Chocolates & Cheese with Ky Keenan Friday, Feb 14 | 5:30-7:30PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Valentine’s Day on the Farm

Friday, Feb 14 | 6-8PM Saturday, Feb 15 | 5-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of India

Saturday, Feb 15 | 1-3PM Sunday, Mar 22 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

The Whole Bird, Breaking It All Down

Saturday, Feb 15 | 2-3PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $32; Nonmember $40

Wine 101: Tasting & Pairing Workshop

Saturday, Feb 15 | 2-3:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $56; Nonmember $70

Give Yourself a Hygge

Saturday, Feb 15 | 4-6:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $48; Nonmember $60

Gnocchi Making Workshop Saturday, Feb 15 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Fundamentals of Cheesemaking

Sundays, Feb 16 & Mar 22 10-11:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $44; Nonmember $55

Superfood Society Chats with Jennifer Hanway

Sundays, Feb 16 & Mar 22 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Seed Starting & Selection

Wednesday, Feb 19 | 7-8:30PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $9; Nonmember $15

Tea in Helen’s Library

Saturday, Feb 22 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $12; Nonmember $20

Whisk(e)y Blind Tasting Challenge with Taylor & Taylor Whiskey

Saturdays, Feb 22 & Mar 28 5-6:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of India

Sunday, Feb 23 | 1-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Farm-to-Kitchen Cooking Class: Flavors of Puerto Rico

Sundays, Feb 23 & Mar 29 | 4-6PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

KITCHEN Master Class: Asian Street Food

Sunday, Feb 23 | 4-6PM Saturday, Mar 14 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $64; Nonmember $80

FAMILY FUN Kids Make Superbowl Snacks

Saturday, Feb 1 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $48; Nonmember Child $60

Wine 101: Wine Tasting & Pairing Workshop

Fridays, Feb 28 & Mar 27 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Sunday, Feb 2 & Monday, Feb 17 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Farm Tots

February Preschool Nature Explorers

Warrior Girls Series

February After School STEM in Nature

Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays through Feb 28 9AM-12Noon The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $32; Nonmember Child $40; Discounts for multiple enrollments Wednesdays, Jan 15-Feb 5 3:30-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $100; Nonmember Child $110 (4-week series)

Garden Dreams Winter Sculptures

Saturday, Feb 1 | 12Noon-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5; Nonmember $10

Snowshoe & S’mores

Saturday, Feb 1 | 1-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult $16, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $20, Child $20

Is Your Instant Pot Still in the Box?

Thursday, Feb 27 | 6:30-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $64; Nonmember $80

Castle Hill Family Hike

Thursdays, Feb 6-27 9:30-10:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Child $48, Young Sibling $24; Nonmember Child $60; Younger Sibling $30

Thursdays, Feb 6-27 2:30-4:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Child $24, $65 for 3-week series; Nonmember Child $30; $81 for 3-week series)

Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Saturday, Feb 8 & Sunday, Mar 29 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

Family Pasta Making Workshop

Saturdays, Feb 8 & Mar 28 10:30AM-12:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult $44, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $15

MAPLE SUGARING Sugar Shack Saturdays

Saturdays Feb 22-Mar 7 | 10-11:30AM & 1:30-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $32; Nonmember Family $40

Fermentation 101: Sauerkraut

Maple Tap-A-Thon

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Flavors of the Caribbean

Sugar Shack Open House & Pancakes

Saturday, Feb 29 | 10-11:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $24; Nonmember $30

Saturdays, Feb 29 & Mar 28 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Saturday, Feb 29 | 1-3PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Adult $9, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $15; Children 6 and under FREE Saturday, Mar 14 | 9:30AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Farm-to-Kitchen: Cooking with Maple (& Sugaring Tour!)

Saturday, Mar 7 | 10AM-12:30PM & 2:30-5PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

February Family Full Snow Moon Hike Saturday, Feb 8 | 4-6PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $15; Nonmember Family $25

Family & Friends Brew Moon Hike

Saturday, Feb 8 | 5-7PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $15, Family $24; Nonmember $25, Family $30

Book Bugs: Farm Fun for Little Ones

Tuesdays, Feb 11 & Mar 24 10-11AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15; Adults and Siblings under 2 FREE

Winter Story Hour

Wednesday, Feb 12 | 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

For the Love of Winter: Winter Wonders Preschool Explorers Friday, Feb 14 | 10-11AM World’s End, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Kids in the Kitchen: Bread & Butter Making

Saturday, Feb 15 | 9:30-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $20; Nonmember Family $30

Family Pasta Making Workshop with Law of Pasta

Saturdays, Feb 15, 22 & 29, Mar 14 10-11:30AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Adult $44, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $15

Kids Make Crazy Toast

Saturday, Feb 15 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $52; Nonmember Child $65

Winter Fun at Castle Hill

Sunday-Saturday, Feb 16-22 12Noon-4PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5; Adults FREE with children All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Farmer for a Day: Kids in the Kitchen

Mon-Fri, Feb 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 9AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45 (per day)

Kids in the KITCHEN

Monday, Feb 17 9-10AM & 11AM-12Noon Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

February Farmer for a Week Camp Monday-Friday, Feb 17-21 9AM-12Noon Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $195; Nonmember Child $295

School Vacation Winter Break: Kiddos in the Kitchen Monday-Thursday, Feb 17-20 9:30AM-12:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $52; Nonmember Child $65 (per day)

Ward Winter Fun Day

continued WinterQuest at the Crane Estate

Tuesday-Friday, Feb 18-21 9AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember Family $45 (per day)

Cook Local: Family Cooking Class with Project Bread Tuesday, Feb 18 11AM-12Noon & 1-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember $5

Art for February Vacation

Wednesday-Friday, Feb 19-21 1-3PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln FREE with admission or membership; Children 12 & under always free

Monday, Feb 17 | 12Noon-3PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Member Carload $9; Nonmember Carload $15

Animals in Winter Family Hike

Kids Can Cook: Vacation Edition

Alcott Story Hour

Monday-Friday, Feb 17-21 | 1-3PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $24; Nonmember Child $30 (per day)

Winter Fun Day

Monday, Feb 17 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5; Children 5 & under FREE

Kids’ Nature Trekkers: February Vacation Week

Monday-Wednesday, Feb 17-19 1-4PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Winter Fun on the Farm Day

Wednesday, Feb 19 | 2-3PM World’s End, Hingham Member Adult $5, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $10

Kids in The KITCHEN Challenge

Thursday, Feb 20 | 9AM-12:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $44; Nonmember Child $55

Snow Fun Day

Saturday, Feb 22 | 2-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Family & Friends Soup & Stars Stroll

Saturday, Feb 22 | 5-7PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Adult $24, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15

February Vacation with The Trustees

Tuesday-Thursday, Feb 25-27 10AM-2PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Wednesday, Feb 19 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $5; Nonmember Adult $10; Children FREE

School Vacation Beaver Discovery Hike

Wednesday, Feb 19 | 6-8PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $15, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30

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LITTLE WOMEN Did you know Fruitlands was one of the sets for the movie Little Women? Join us as we celebrate this wonderful literary work.

Little Women for a New Generation: Talk with Author Anne Boyd Rioux

Monday, Feb 17 | 12Noon-3PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Carload $5; Nonmember Carload $10

Thursday, Jan 16 | 6:30-8:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE

Get Outside this February Vacation

Wednesdays, Jan 22 & Feb 5 | 6:30-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Tuesday-Friday, Feb 18-21 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Little Women Book Club

Little Women Story Time Saturday, Jan 11 | 2-2:45PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Winter Admission

Little Women Tea Party

Sunday, Feb 23 | 2-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult/Child Pair $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $30

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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March OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Winter Hike at Ravenswood Park

Sunday, Feb 2 | 1-3:30PM Ravenswood Park, Gloucester Member $9; Nonmember $12

Dogs on the Go Hike

Friday, Feb 7 | 10AM-12Noon Weir Hill, North Andover Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Winter Trails Day!

Saturday, Feb 8 | 10AM-4PM Notchview, Windsor FREE lessons and 50% off all rental equipment (3 hours maximum use)

Winter Beach Safari

Saturdays, Feb 8 & 22, Mar 14 & 28 | 12Noon-2PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $30, Child $20; Nonmember Adult $40, Child $25

Brew Moon Snowshoe Hike

Saturday, Feb 8 | 6:30-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Dunes by the Light of the Snow Moon

Sunday, Feb 9 | 4:30-7PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Winter Walk Series

Sundays, Feb 16 & Mar 22 | 1-3PM Aquinnah and Chilmark CRs, Martha’s Vineyard Member $5; Nonmember $10

Sunday Funday Brew Hike Sundays, Feb 23 & Mar 29 3-4:30PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

Leap Year Adventure in the Castle Neck Dunes Saturday, Feb 29 | 1-4PM Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

SPECIAL EVENT Winter Fest

Saturday, Feb 29 | 12Noon-6PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult FREE, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $5, Child FREE

SPRING EQUINOX Family Hike: Vernal Equinox

Thursday, Mar 19 | 6:30-8PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Spring Equinox Farm Dinner

Friday, Mar 20 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Adult $52, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $65, Child $20

Spring Equinox Full Moon Meditation Friday, Mar 20 | 6-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $10; Nonmember $15

Spring Equinox Outdoor Celebration

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Below are a few of our programs offered in March. For the complete, most upto-date listing of March programs, visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do.

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Wine 101: Wine Tasting & Pairing Workshop

Almost Spring Hike at Agassiz Rock

Wingmasters: New England Birds of Prey Live Animal Presentation

Winter Walk Series

Friday, Mar 6 | 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $56; Nonmember $70

Saturday, Mar 14 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $9, Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

Seed Starting Workshop

Saturday, Mar 21 | 10-11:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $15; Nonmember $25

Powisset Farm Presents Talks on the Farm

Planning the Perfect Home Food Garden Saturday, Mar 14 | 2-4PM Pasture Management for the Home Farm Saturday, Mar 28 1-4PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $24; Nonmember $30

FAMILY FUN Brew Moon Hike (Family Friendly)

Saturday, Mar 7 | 4-6PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30 Family rate includes up to 2 adults and 3 children.

Kids’ Succulent Fairy House Workshop

Sunday, Mar 8 | 1-3PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Child $44; Nonmember Child $55

Saturday, Mar 14 | 1-3:30PM Agassiz Rock, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea Member $9; Nonmember $12 Sunday, Mar 22 | 1-3PM Aquinnah and Chilmark, Aquinnah, Chilmark Member $5; Nonmember $10

SPECIAL EVENTS Sense and Sensibility Play

by Kate Hamill

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Mar 6-22 | Thu, Fri, & Sat 7PM; Sun 6PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $28; Nonmember $35

Teacher Course: Seeing Nature in Art, Seeing Art in Nature

Friday & Saturday, Mar 20 & 21 8:30AM-3PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln Member $275; Nonmember $225

Rooms in Bloom

The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Preview Party Friday, Mar 20 | 6:30-8:30PM Trustees Member Only $25 Open House Saturday, Mar 21 | 10AM-3PM Member $9; Nonmember $15

Gardeners’ Gathering

Saturday, Mar 21 | 10AM-5PM Shillman Hall, Northeastern University, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Saturday, Mar 21 | 3-6:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember $45

Rocky Woods Spring Equinox Dinner

Saturday, Mar 21 | 6-8:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Adult $52, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $65, Child $20 © R . CHEEK

Ongoing NOTCHVIEW If you’re a Nordic or snowshoe aficionado, head up to Windsor in the Berkshires to enjoy some winter fun!

Daily Skiing & Snowshoeing at Notchview

Daily, Jan 1-Mar 31 | 8AM-4PM Visit thetrustees.org/Notchview for pricing on day and season passes.

Learn to Ski Package

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 4-Mar 29 | 11AM & 1PM Member Adult $72, Child $60; Nonmember Adult $90, Child $75

Group Ski Lessons

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 4-Mar 29 11AM & 1PM Member $24; Nonmember $30 Private lessons by appointment; contact nvskischool@thetrustees.org for times & pricing.

Beginner Breakfast Ski Club

Saturdays, Jan 4 & 18, Feb 1 & 15 9-11AM Member $100; Nonmember $125 (includes everything for all 4 dates)

Bread ‘n’ Jam Classic

Saturday, Mar 7 | 10AM-12Noon Member Adult $9, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

MUSEUMS DECORDOVA

SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM, LINCOLN

WINTER HOURS: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, Oct 16-May 22 10AM-4PM Saturdays & Sundays, Oct 19-May 24 | 10AM-5PM

Museum Tours

Saturday & Sundays through March 29 | 2-3PM FREE with admission

Sculpture Park Snowshoe Tours

Saturdays, Jan 11–Feb 29 10:30AM-12Noon & 1-2:30PM Member Adult $15, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $25, Child $20

ARTfull Explorations

Sundays, Jan 12 & Mar 15 | 1-3PM FREE with admission

ARTfull Play

Wednesdays, Jan 22, Feb 12, Mar 4 & 25 | 10:30-11:30AM FREE with admission CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: - All the Marvelous Surfaces: Photography Since Karl Blossfeldt, through March 29, 2020 - Peter Hutchinson: Landscapes of My Life, through March 29, 2020 - Truthiness and the News, through March 29, 2020

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM, HARVARD Open November 9–March 22 Saturdays & Sundays 12Noon-5PM Closed Monday-Friday Members FREE; Nonmembers $5

Frozen Fruitlands

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 4-Mar 22 | 12Noon-5PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $5, Nonmember Children 5 and under FREE

Snowshoe Rentals

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 4-Mar 22 | 12Noon-5PM Member $10; Nonmember $15 CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: - Visions of Design: Parallels in MidCentury Modern and Shaker Furniture, through March 22, 2020 - A New England State of Mind: The Pioneering Collector, Clara Sears, through March 22, 2020 - Wilhelm Neusser: Pastoral Present, through March 22, 2020

Cat’s Meow: A Children’s Vacation Week Tour

Tuesday-Friday, Feb 18- 21 11-11:45AM Member Adult $10, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $20, Child $10

THE OLD MANSE, CONCORD WINTER HOURS: Saturdays, Sundays & Monday holidays |12Noon-4PM

Cider Weekends at the Old Manse

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 4-Mar 29 | 12Noon, 1PM, 2PM & 3PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5; Students/Seniors $9

Selfie Sunday at the Old Manse

Sundays, Jan 5, Feb 2 & Mar 1 12Noon-1PM Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Open Hours

Monday, Jan 20 | 12Noon-4PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5; Students/Seniors $9

Enslavement & Freedom

Saturdays, Feb 1-29 | 2-3PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5; Students/Seniors $9

Presidents’ Day Special Opening

Monday, Feb 17 | 12Noon-4PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5; Students/Seniors $9

Creative Lives, Artistic Passion: Women of the Old Manse

Saturdays & Sundays, Mar 7-29 2-3PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5; Students/Seniors $9

PROGRAM REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS: In the event that a program is cancelled due to severe weather, low enrollment, or other circumstances, we will notify you as soon as possible by email and issue you a full refund within 14 days of the cancellation.

If you cannot attend a program as planned, contact the Trustees property 7 days prior to the start of the program to receive a full refund. Refunds will not be granted for registration cancellations placed fewer than 7 days before the start of the program. There are no refunds for missed classes. The Trustees reserves the right to change program locations, schedules, or instructors when necessary. Note: Summer Camps and our inns and campgrounds each have separate cancellation policies.

HISTORIC HOUSES & GARDENS CASTLE HILL AT THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH Grounds: Open year-round from 8AM to sunset Great House: Open Weekends | 10AM-4PM (House Open) Special Holiday Openings: Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day

Guest of the Cranes: Wintertime Cozy Edition

Saturdays & Sundays, Jan 4-Mar 1 | 10AM-4PM Member $5; Nonmember $15

Guest of the Cranes: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

REI Outdoor School REI Outdoor School classes and outings combine professional instruction with hands-on practice in the field. Now you can try a new outdoor skill or adventure and enjoy your favorite Trustees property.

Visit thetrustees.org/rei for a full class list.

Monday, Jan 20 | 10AM-4PM Member $5; Nonmember $15

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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A day in the life of Trustees Teaching Kitchens From fine-tuning your pasta-making skills to learning the basics of Szechuan cuisine, to opening your children’s eyes to the joys of cooking when school isn’t in session, Trustees’ teaching kitchens offer culinary instruction suited to every taste—and any time of day.

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The cure for cabin fever Housed inside a renovated barn with original wide-plank floors in Dover, Powisset Farm is home to a cutting-edge commercial kitchen and culinary classroom for budding chefs. On Saturday mornings throughout the winter, Powisset offers a series of one-off kids workshops devoted to making (and eating) scones, dumplings, Valentine’s Day cupcakes, even Super Bowl snacks. During February and April vacations, the farm hosts Kiddos in the Kitchen, a morning immersion in learning new cooking techniques followed by students sampling their made-from-scratch dishes fresh from the oven. “I’m always blown away by how creative these children are, and how genuinely interested they are in cooking and understanding where their food comes from,” says D.A. Hayden, who oversees Powisset’s kitchen programs as director of The Trustees’ Charles River Valley properties.

But Powisset’s kitchen isn’t just for child’s play. On any given day, the schedule is chockablock with classes for adults, like a series featuring nationally renowned celebrity chefs, an introduction to sous vide cooking, lectures on planting pollinator and food gardens, and a special Valentine’s Day event where couples cook three-course meals using ingredients with reputations as aphrodisiacs.

Additionally, private cooking classes can be scheduled by reservation. Drawing on produce grown on its 109 acres, as well as at Fork Factory Brook down the road, means activity 16

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at Powisset Farm never abates. “It’s a yearround effort,” Hayden says. “We love seeing our kitchen busy all the time.”

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Culinary community-building As serene as the stone walls and grazing Jersey cows might appear, Appleton Farms is a working landscape—and the work continues inside the historic home’s remodeled farmhouse kitchen. All yearround, a growing cast of chefs and artisans outline practical paths to cooking delicious seasonal foods inspired from the bounty of local farmers and fishermen on the North Shore. “Our cooking classes and artisan workshops source first from Appleton’s vegetable, dairy, and meat program,” says Lieza Dagher, Director of Appleton Farms, “and then from other Trustees farms and local farmers and artisans in the region.”

Lately, Appleton Farms has begun welcoming a wide, diverse set of culinary talent to fill out a programming calendar that scarcely takes a pause. This winter, a bread maker from A&J King Artisan Bakers

shares the secrets of baking sourdough from scratch. Privateer Rum will lead a mixology workshop featuring locally-sourced winter spices and flavors. Italian-born cheese-maker Luca Mignogna guides foodies through a pair of classes centered around making fresh mozzarella and hand-made pasta. In addition to its series of Farm-to-Kitchen classes and workshops, Appleton Farms offers a week-long kids’ culinary program for school vacations in February and March, where time is split between our farm kitchen— cooking, tasting, and learning about local agriculture—and explorations around the farm. “We like to think of the farm as a community hub,” says Lieza. “If it feels like there’s something here for everyone, that’s because it’s part of the recipe.”

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On an island in the off-season Six months after The Farm Institute opened its state-of-the-art teaching kitchen in Katama, Lindsay Brown still can’t conceal her excitement over its magnificence: 500 extra square feet, pro-quality cooking

What’s Cooking This Winter Trustees’ four teaching kitchens—Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich; The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market, Downtown Boston; Powisset Farm, Dover; and The Farm Institute, Martha’s Vineyard—are cooking up a storm this season! To find the complete list of upcoming cooking classes and culinary workshops for all ages and abilities, visit thetrustees.org/trusteescooks.

equipment juxtaposed against exposed beams and vaulted ceilings, views through broad windows that make the farm’s 162 acres—humming with the movements of cows, pigs, and other livestock underneath a wide-open sky—look more like Montana than Martha’s Vineyard. “Lots of white, lots of wood, lots of stainless steel, and a pop of blue,” says Lindsay Brown, engagement manager for The Farm Institute, of the ambiance.

The kitchen has been at the heart of a thriving year for The Farm Institute. Last summer, an in-house chef formulated a menu based on just-ripe produce plucked from the garden for a series of Pasture to Plate dinners, visiting culinarians from around the island prepared massively popular Thursday night farm dinners and other special events.

Now, with winter approaching, the kitchen is showing its versatility: programming is recalibrating toward skill-based, localfocused classes, like sausage making and a crash course in butchering an entire lamb.

Whatever the date on the calendar, The Farm Institute takes an unassuming approach to using what’s available, whether it’s a pasta class that incorporates eggs fresh from the nesting box or a seminar in using off-cuts of grass-fed beef. “When we made beef tongue tacos, it just felt like the perfect intersection of who we are and what we want to do,” Brown says. “If I could do that class every year, I would.”

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After-work adventure in Boston Most evenings around 6PM, while trains rumble through the Haymarket MBTA station below, packed with end-of-day commuters, culinary-minded Bostonians don aprons, huddle around metal tables on casters, and get ready to expand their horizons inside The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market. “All our classes utilize the seasonal produce and products of the Boston Public Market farmers and artisans,” says Cleo Bell, education and operations manager at The KITCHEN and a professional cook of more than 10 years.

“Attendees learn how to create hyper-local recipes that also support area farmers and small businesses.”

The KITCHEN’s bread and butter is a series of three-course, wine-paired Farm-

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Opposite page: Members of the Dover and Westwood Councils on Aging spent the morning at the Powisset Farm kitchen cooking with Salt & Lemons’ Chef Leigh Belanger; Above: Chef Carolyn Grieco teaches Appleton Farms’ cooking class attendees how to use seasonal ingredients in their holiday recipes; Below: The Farm Institute’s new kitchen provides the venue for instruction on everything from pasta making for adults to cookie baking for kids.

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to-Kitchen cooking classes, led by a rotating cast of master chefs and themed around cuisine from different geographies. Drawing on ingredients from different farmers, like Chestnut Farm, Siena Farm, and Stillman’s Farm, visitors prepare dishes like Jerk Mushroom Sauce with Lamb Meatballs and Szechuanese Pork Wontons with Chili Oil. Along with a broad range of introductions to mixology, pastry making, and other culinary terrain, experts host Master Classes focused on a single ingredient. (Bell, for her part, picked up a few tips while attending a class devoted to New England Seafood.)

Ideally, Bell says, everyone will leave a two-hour class with at least one new skill— the difference between searing and sautéing, for instance, or how to peel a carrot or slice

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an avocado without reaching for the first aid kit—and an appreciation for the big-picture impacts of cooking with local, sustainable ingredients. “If you can put one local ingredient on your plate, whether it’s chicken or a tomato, you’ve made an impact on your carbon footprint,” Bell says. “It’s also going to automatically taste better. You don’t have to be a professional chef to make something delicious when the original ingredient is the highest quality.”

With winter’s chill settling in, Trustees’ teaching kitchens make for inviting retreats.

Come with an open mind, leave with a few tricks—and a full stomach.

Jeff Harder is a freelance writer and editor who lives in New England.

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Unparalleled experiences at seven world-class properties.

Whether your kids like farms or fields, woods or waves, art-making or yummies-baking, we’ve got an amazing summer experience lined up for them. Week-long adventures for little, middle, and big kids run June–August. Flexible whole and half-day options.

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Summer Camps Member Registration Week begins (Registration opens to the general public on January 24) Camps: Appleton Farms Camps (Hamilton & Ipswich), SummerQuest at the Crane Estate (Ipswich), World’s End Camp and Weir River Farm Camp (Hingham), Powisset Farm Camp (Dover), The Hive at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (Lincoln), Farm Camp at The Farm Institute (Martha’s Vineyard).

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Inn at Castle Hill (Ipswich) and the Guest House at Field Farm (Williamstown) – Open (daily) for the season. Members receive 10% off multiple-night stays.

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Martha’s Vineyard OSV Permits

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Early Bird pricing deadline.

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Tully Lake Campground Opens for the season.

Members receive 10% off multiple-night stays.

Early Bird pricing deadline.

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Home Sweet Home – Open House at historic homes

Allowed through March 31, 2021.

Notchview (Windsor) Ski Pass Early Bird pricing available through December 15, 2020.

December

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Nantucket OSV Permits

Gift Memberships Deadline to purchase in time for December 24, 2020 delivery.

Note: Gift Memberships are available year-round.

Keep an eye out for Member Double Discount shopping days throughout the year!

Member Double Discount: 20% off at gift shops and cafés.

Dunes’ Edge Campground

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Crane Beach (Ipswich) – Horse Trailer Permits

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Pickups begin at Appleton Farms (Ipswich), Powisset Farm (Dover), and Chestnut Hill Farm (Southborough).

Rolling sign-ups through the spring.

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Vegetable CSAs (2nd week of June)

Snack Shack, Beach Store & Full Bathhouse open.

Visit our Member Calendar on the web at thetrustees.org/dates for details.

All information is subject to change.

Thank you for your support!

Sign up anytime for monthly shares (3-month minimum); pickups at Appleton Farms (Hamilton & Ipswich), Chestnut Hill Farm (Southborough), Moose Hill Farm (Sharon), Powisset Farm (Dover), or Weir River Farm (Hingham).

Visit thetrustees.org/shares for details and to sign up.

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Special Places, Winter 2019.

Volume 27, Issue Number 4. Special Places (ISSN 1087-5026) is published quarterly and distributed to members and donors of The Trustees of Reservations.

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