its historic collections and show the film Farming in the Millstone Valley. The Franklin Township Agricultural Advisory Committee and Franklin Library will show the 38-minute film and host a panel of Franklin farmers who will elaborate on the history and present state of local agriculture. Franklin Township Public Library Township of Franklin, NJ Winter Reading. That story, culminating in today’s farm-to-table movement, is told in a new 38-minute video documentary film Farming in the Millstone Valley: Past & Present based on a historic account by Jessie Lynes Havens of Montgomery Township, and made by the Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition of Rocky Hill, in association with the Van Harlingen Historical Society of Montgomery. In 1777, near the mill on the Millstone River at Weston. Millstone Rivers in Somerset County, and later from Pleasant Valley near Holmdel. Several of the prosperous Middlebush farms were destroyed by the British soldiers during their retreat. The Millstone Valley of central New Jersey, settled by Dutch farmers three centuries ago, helped New Jersey earn its Garden State nickname, and became the breadbasket of a booming New York City metropolis. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher. Farming in the Millstone Valley: Documentary and Discussion October 1st, 7:00pm - 8:30pmįranklin Township Library: Community Room A&B
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