Friday, August 22 — 5:30PM
HSWC Annual Meeting, Potluck and Storytelling Program
Location: NewBrook Fire Station, Route 30, Newfane
5:30: Annual Meeting of the Historical Society
6:00: Potluck — Bring a dish to share. Drinks provided.
6:45: Program
Turning the Soil with Roger Allbee. Former Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Roger Allbee, will speak about his recently published book Turning the Soil: 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture. Turning the Soil is a distinguished historical book on changes in rural communities, farmers’ activities, agricultural production, and farm policies over a period of more than 250 years. Growing up in Brookline on a hilltop dairy farm, Albee has a deep connection to Vermont’s agricultural heritage.
