A kitchen equipped with a wood-burning stove, an icebox and a butter churn wouldn’t hold much appeal for most modern-day families, but for those who lived at Howell Farm in…
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Freezing nights and thawing days marks the beginning of maple sugaring season at the 130-acre Howell Living History Farm. On Saturday, February 3, 2018, visitors can join sugaring crews in…
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D&R Greenway Land Trust marks a major milestone—the 20,000thacre has been preserved, with the recent deal to save an historic Sourlands farm from development.
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The horses will be wearing bells this Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Howell Living History Farm, for scenic hayrides through the heart of Pleasant Valley, followed by a wreath and…
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Updated Fact Sheet on Exotic Tick Species Identified on Hunterdon County Farm
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoAs previously reported by MercerMe, New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced a confirmed the first United States finding of an exotic East Asian tick, also known as the longhorned tick or bush tick,…
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Howell Living History Farm will hold its 34th annual Plowing Match on Saturday, Sept. 2, from 10am to 4pm. A dozen teams of draft animals from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New…
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The 15th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will be held Saturday, Sept. 9, at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township.…
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Howell Living History Farm invites the public to celebrate the coming harvest season Saturday, August 19, by unearthing a special crop of potatoes that will be donated to the Greater…
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New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher cut the ribbon, last week, for the grand opening of the Red Barn Milk Company, located just north of Hopewell Township…
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The 99th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will be held July 29-30 at the Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township. The fair will celebrate 4-H’s long association with Mercer County…