| FEBRUARY 1, 2014 -- On February 8, 2014, the Hillstown Grange will be holding a Pancake Breakfast from 8am to noon. Take a break from the winter blahs and come relax and enjoy pancakes , sausage, bottomless cups of coffee, tea and juice for just $5; children under 10 just $3. Special “kid-cakes” will be available with chocolate chips or strawberries. This month we want to talk “Gardening” stop in to read the seed catalogs, talk and dream of spring and summer gardening with our members and quests.
The Hillstown Grange has recently replaced our roof and this is a fundraiser to help us pay off the roof loan so please come to eat or just visit the historic Hillstown Grange Hall. Hillstown Grange is located at 617 Hills Street, East Hartford, CT. Located in the Hillstown corner of East Hartford, Glastonbury, and Manchester since 1888. The Grange is one of the oldest Agricultural and Community Service groups in the United States. Snow date is March 8, 2014. For more information on this event, call Helene at 860-568-6268, Frank at 860-690-2845 or e-mail: hillstowngrange@aol.com.
The Hillstown Grange is combining supper and winter gardening on Thursday February 27, 2014 at 6 pm. We are starting off with a salad supper with lettuce grown in East Hartford and Glastonbury at area aquaponic farms.
After supper the founders of FRESH Farm Aquaponics, LLC will talk about aquaponic farming and how home owners can start their own small scale greenhouse farm for year round vegatables.
For more information on Hillstown Grange, visit the Grange’s website at www.HillstownGrange.org. More information on the Granges across Connecticut can be found at www.CTStateGrange.org.
Feb. 8: Cabin Fever Pancake Breakfast at Hillstown Grange; Contact Frank Forest, hillstowngrange@aol.com or 860-690-2845.
Feb. 27: Supper and Winter Gardening, 6 P.M. |
