Northville
Farm Heritage Centre
School
Program
In the spring
of 2009 we at NFHC initiated our school program.
NFHC members,
along with others who are interested in the past, tell stories about “when
your grandparents were little”. They demonstrate old crafts, and encourage
children to try their hand as well. Input from teachers and parent/chaperones
is welcomed and appreciated.
New for Spring
2010 - Dairy Program
Apples are a natural
fit for an autumn school program, but for class visits in the spring we’re
offering a program on dairy cows, dairy products, the tools required to
make butter, etc. We’ve come up with new games that our grandparents played,
and the wagon rides will continue. Please contact Anne at:
to schedule your
class trip for this spring.
In September-October
of 2009 we offered “Apples in the Olden Days.”
Apples were the
foundation of the farming economy in the Annapolis Valley, from the late
1800s until World War ll. Many remnants of this era survive, for example,
the fine homes found along Highway 1 from Annapolis Royal through Windsor.
To bring this time
period to life for students, we offer a program that includes:
- a PowerPoint
presentation detailing the history of apple production in Nova Scotia
- an opportunity
for students to make applesauce
- sampling of
dried apples, which used to be a dietary mainstay not only on farms but
in lumber camps and in remote communities throughout the Atlantic Provinces
- tasting sweet
apple cider as made on Valley farms for the past few hundred years
- an apple variety
display that will open students’ eyes to more options than the few choices
found in local stores
- a demonstration
of grafting, the art by which all modern apple trees are “built”
- a look at apple
people, and apple games based on the wooden barrels in which apples were
historically stored
- a look at barrel
or box stencils, and a chance to use them
We know your students
will enjoy these topics. They’ll get a totally personal approach from people
who are enthusiastic about their subject.
This program helps
to meet educational outcomes in subjects such as history, natural science,
and family studies.
Horse and wagon
rides are a favourite activity at Northville Farm Heritage Centre
and are included in class trips, weather permitting
Few children get
a chance to try their hand at homemade applesauce. The
process is a
hit with students who try it
Students are given
a list of questions to which they need to find an answer.
What is a plow
used for? What does a cooper do? Their tour guides help find
answers, and
in the process they learn a lot, both about farming as it was
done in the past
and as it's still practiced today
For school program,
phone:
Anne 678-7088;
Joanne 678-4451;
Julie 678-0166
or 678-8427
Tours of the exhibits
can be arranged at any time. Please email us at:
Located at 1158
Steadman Road, Northville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
North off Highway
221 in Billtown - 4 km west of Centreville
Directions
www.northvillefarm.ca
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