Middlesex County - Piscataway - Farming in the Millstone Valley: Past & Present -- A 300-Year History Culminates in Local Farm-to-Table Movement

Saturday, January 12 – Middlesex County
The Metlar-Bodine House Museum presents a new documentary film -
Farming in the Millstone Valley: Past & Present -- A 300-Year History Culminates in Local Farm-to-Table Movement

    Settled by Dutch farmers three centuries ago, the Millstone Valley of central New Jersey was initially located within the original 300 square mile boundaries of Piscataway Township. Learn how farming helped New Jersey earn its “Garden State” nickname, become the breadbasket of a booming New York City metropolis, and bring about today’s farm-to-table movement.

    This fascinating 300-year-old story about local farming is told in a new documentary film: Farming in the Millstone Valley: Past & Present on Saturday, January 12 (snow date Jan. 19), 2:00pm - 4:00pm, at the Metlar-Bodine House Museum, 1281 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854. It was written by historian Jessie L. Havens (based on her historic account), Judith A. Peters and the program’s speaker, W. Bradford Fay. 

   This film was made possible, in part, by the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Dept. of State through the State/County History Partnership Program. Grant, and administered in Somerset County by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.

   The film was made by the Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition of Rocky Hill, in association with the Van Harlingen Historical Society of Montgomery; it is a production of Flickering Duck Productions, in association with Visionary Video & Filmworks Studios, and the filmmakers Fred Frintrup of Milltown, NJ, and Peter Frintrup of Los Angeles, CA. The award-winning father-son film team has made numerous historic documentaries related to the Griggstown Village, Historic Rockingham, the Millstone Valley National Scenic Byway, and the New Jersey origin of the Pledge of Allegiance.

    Farming in the Millstone Valley: Past & Present CDs available for purchase during the program.  

Admission: $15; $20 at door (depending upon available seating) -- Refreshments included
Seating: limited. Early registration strongly advised

To Register:         https://goo.gl/CSrrCk        
                  OR    www.metlarbodinehousemuseum.org  
                  OR    732-463-8363

Information/Museum Parking/Directions: visit the museum’s website or call
Handicap Parking: Limited - call ahead to reserve

Dutch Door Gift Shop open
Location: 1281 River Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854, USA

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