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Workshops
Workshops

Workshops are presented throughout the year. In the past such skills as basket making, spinning, woodcarving, quilling and seat weaving have been taught.
All workshops will be held in the Engel Education Center at Quiet Valley.
See below for information about upcoming workshops available.

Bake OvenQuiet Valley Bake Oven Workshop

Join head baker Lou DiPasquale this summer for instruction in the art of bread baking. Participants will learn to make bread from scratch, use an outdoor brick bake oven, prepare a dessert, and cook an entire lunch which they will then enjoy before the afternoon is over.

The workshop will be offered twice this summer, once on Saturday June 22 and again on Saturday August 31. Classes will be held on the farm at the bake oven rain or shine. This is a fun and delicious way to learn the ins and outs of baking great bread with the added bonus of having a yummy lunch including dessert.

Call or E-mail the farm to sign up for a class (or even both of them).

Date: Saturday, June 22 OR Saturday, August 31
Time: 8:30 am - 1 pm
Cost: $25 per person for a class

Maximum of 6 people per class
Instructor: Lou DiPasquale


“Seasons of the Year” - Spring Session is Over, Now Comes Summer!

If you missed the Spring portion of the “Seasons of the Year”, don’t worry! There are three seasons left...

Saturday June 15, 2013 - Seasons of the Year - Series 2: “The Bounty of Summer”
Periodically during the Summer Garden Party 10:00 - 4:00 (no charge)
Presentation - Farming in the 1800s, Demonstration: Food network-style cooking demo, Hands-on: Make the recipe from the demo using the feature vegetable, Food Tasting: taste the feature vegetable recipe

Saturday September 7, 2013- Seasons of the Year - Series 3: “Autumn - Harvest Time”

4:30 - 7:00pm - On the Farm (groups go out every half hour)
(Donation of $15.00 for QV members, too - Reservations recommended, but not required)
Evening tours (with a focus on harvest time), Presentation (in the Schoolhouse) - Preserving the Harvest, Demo & Hands-on: Harvest Craft, Farm to Table Food Tastings: at bake oven, schoolhouse, cellar kitchen and open barn

Saturday November 16, 2013 - Seasons of the Year - Series 4: “Winter and the Holidays”
12:00 - 1:45 and 2:00 - 3:45 in the Engel Education Building
($5.00 per person per session - call to sign up)
Presentation - Celebrating an Abundant Year, Demonstration: Traditional Ornaments, Hands-on: A Traditional Decoration, Food Tasting: Traditional Holiday Treats

Seasons of the Year - A four part series in celebration of 50 years of Quiet Valley’s mission to preserve and present the agricultural history of the 1800s. Each series includes a presentation on a season of the year from a farm perspective and a coordinating demonstration, hands-on session and food tasting.


All Workshops will be held at:

Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm
347 Quiet Valley Road
Stroudsburg PA 18360

Please call 570-992-6161 or E-mail for reservations

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