Union County - Plainfield - "Farming in the Millstone Valley: Past and Present"
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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 (b...