Real Housewives of New Jersey: Early American Women and their Kitchen Garden
Wednesday, November 01, 2023, 07:00pm
The Springfield Free Public Library is delighted to present "The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Early American Women and Their Kitchen Gardens, a fun and informative presentation by garden historian and Springfield resident Lesley Parness at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 1.
Kitchen gardens in the 1700's fed, healed, and clothed Early American families. The 18th century "huswife" skill set included "physicke, cookery, distillation, perfumery, the making of wool, hemp, flax, dayries, brewing, baking," and, of course - gardening. Growing plants both Native American and from their homelands, these women turned their soup pots into the "melting pot" that is America and exemplified all the best qualities of plantswomen and patriots.
This program is free and open to all members of the general public and registration is not required. The Springfield Free Public Library is located at 66 Mountain Avenue. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.