Terrific Tuesdays: Gardening

Terrific Tuesdays return to Renfrew Museum and Park! Re-imagined as a more in-depth experience designed for elementary and middle school-age children, this popular program for families is being offered as a four-part series in 2022.

Learn about life on our historic Pennsylvania German farmstead by visiting four of Renfrew’s historic features: Pennsylvania German Foursquare Gardens, Milk House, Summer Kitchen, and Fahnestock Farm. Students will participate in an immersive farmstead adventure with special activities inspired by the authentic stories found in our collections, buildings, and landscapes. Families may choose to attend one, some, or register for all four farmstead adventures.

March 29: Gardening
Explore Renfrew’s two Pennsylvania German Foursquare gardens*, our 1820s Summer Kitchen Garden and 1850s Fahnestock Farmstead Garden, to understand how historic families raised their own healthy food in the nineteenth century. Learn about the seasonal rhythms of agriculture from soil preparation, to selecting and planting seeds, germination, growth, and harvest. Along the way, lend a hand to help Renfrew’s farmers in the raised beds and walkways by pulling weeds, watering, and removing small debris to keep the garden neat and tidy – just like kids did in the past! This garden adventure concludes by planting heirloom variety lettuce in terracotta pots to take home, grow, and enjoy all summer long.

(*This program is weather-dependent. Extreme weather such as snow, heavy rain, hail, etc. will result in cancellation and refunding of registration fees at the discretion of Renfrew’s staff.)