THINGS TO DO

SSpring always ushers in new life at Trustees reservations—adorable lambs, kids, and calves grace our farms, spectacular flowers blossom at our gardens, and the doors open again at our historic houses. Our Engagement teams are excited to share their brilliant new programs with you and your families, too! Here are just a few ideas. More are available in our Things To Do listings starting on page 12 and, as always, you’ll find all our dazzling programs along with up-to-date schedules and registration information on our website at thetrustees.org/ things-to-do

Plants Galore

Trustees gardens are always buzzing in spring, and never more than this year! Hundreds of thousands of bulbs will delight you at both Spring Blooms at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover and the Daffodil & Tulip Festival at Naumkeag in Stockbridge. If you love gardening and love learning about gardening, don’t miss the 1st Annual Long Hill Garden Symposium, featuring worldrenowned guest speakers at Long Hill in

Beverly’s spectacular new horticultural learning campus. We’ve got fantastic plant sales at Long Hill, City Natives in Mattapan, Haskell Public Gardens in New Bedford, and Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough. And our annual South End Garden Tour in Boston returns in June. There’s so much to see in bloom!

Kitchens are Cooking

From the FARM Institute in Edgartown to Appleton Farms in Hamilton & Ipswich to Powisset Farm in Dover, the variety of cooking classes will tickle your taste buds this spring. Spice up your kitchen skills with Appleton Farms’ Culinary Workshops. Powisset Farm has adult and kids cooking classes throughout the season. Or try Farm to Focaccia: Bread Art with Vineyard Baker at the FARM Institute. Appleton brings back it’s ever popular Farmhouse Pizza in early June. Or kick off Pride Month at Powisset with Queen Bee: A Honey of a Culinary Experience!

The Sound of Music

The hills are alive with Trustees concerts and musical events this spring and throughout the summer and fall. We’ve got jazz, rock, AfroPop, folk music, and more at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Governor Hutchinson’s Field in Milton, the Castle Hill Picnic Concerts (Ipswich) and Naumkeag at Night (Stockbridge). And for the most unique musical performances yet, try our new Scenic Songs series—musical artists will join you for a hike and then perform an acoustic set among the fields, vistas, and waterways, from Jewell Hill in Ashburnham to Moose Hill Farm in Sharon, Ward Reservation in Andover & North Andover to Peaked Mountain in Monson, and more! Bring the kiddos to one of our farms for Open Barnyards, Barnyard Story Hours, or Preschool Farm Explorers Weir River Farm in Hingham also provides sensory-friendly events in the barnyard and is having a Spring Festival in mid-May. And if you’re west of I-495, try one of our new hikes, fly fishing, birding, eco-walks, mindfulness programs and more, courtesy of our new partnership with Adventure East (see page 26). For all our up-to-date offerings and schedules, visit thetrustees.org/ things-to-do We can’t wait to see you!

Spring Color

Nature’s colors begin to return to our forests, fields, and gardens with a variety of native spring ephemerals and the diverse array of bulbs we planted in the fall.

GUIDED WILDFLOWER WALKS AT BARTHOLOMEW’S COBBLE

SATURDAYS, APR 15-29 | 12NOON-1PM

SUNDAYS, APR 23 & 30 | 12NOON-1PM & 2-3PM

Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield

BIRDS AND BLOOMS

SATURDAY, APR 29 | 7-9AM

Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield

SPRING WILDFLOWERS WALK AT MARY CUMMINGS PARK

SUNDAY, APR 30 | 1-3:30PM

Mary Cummings Park, Burlington & Woburn

SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK AT FIELD FARM

SUNDAY, MAY 7 | 1-3PM

Field Farm, Williamstown

In The Garden

Warmer weather means it’s time to get your hands dirty in the garden. Learn from our staff and the many experts we partner with. For our full array of garden workshops visit thetrustees.org/ gardening.

LONG HILL GARDEN SYMPOSIUM

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 6 & 7 | 9AM-4PM

Long Hill, Beverly

GROW MORE VEGGIES

SATURDAY, MAY 6 | 10-11:30AM

Greenwood Community Garden, Dorchester

VERTICAL GARDENING WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, MAY 13 | 10-11:30AM

Norton & Stonehurst Streets Community Garden, Dorchester

SPRING SIPPERS GARDEN MIXOLOGY CLASS (ONLINE)

THURSDAY, MAY 18 | 6-7:30PM

Boston Community Gardens, Boston

POLLINATOR GARDENING WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, JUN 3 | 10-11:30AM

Berkeley Community Garden, South End

GROW & PRESERVE HERBS

WEDNESDAY, JUN 21 | 6-7:30AM

SATURDAY, JUN 24 | 10-11:30AM

El Jardín de la Amistad, Roxbury

GARDEN TO GLASS MIXOLOGY CLASS (ONLINE)

THURSDAY, JUN 22 | 6-7:30PM

Boston Community Gardens, Boston

EAT YOUR WEEDS

WED, JUN 28 | 6-7:30PM

Leland Street Community Garden, Jamaica Plain

Plant Sales

Visit thetrustees.org/springplantsale for more information on these sales. Plants will also be available when visiting Naumkeag, Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, and Long Hill during regular daily hours.

CITY NATIVES PLANT SALE

Via online pre-order for pickups on:

THURSDAYS, MAY 11 & 18 AND SATURDAYS, MAY 13 & 20 | 9AM-3PM

Walk-ins welcome:

THURSDAY, MAY 25 | 9AM-3PM

City Natives, Mattapan

31ST ANNUAL LONG HILL PLANT SALE

SATURDAY, MAY 13 | 9AM-1PM

Long Hill, Beverly

HASKELL PUBLIC GARDENS PLANT SALE

SATURDAY, MAY 21 | 10AM-2PM

Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford

NEW! CHESTNUT HILL FARM PLANT SALE

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 20 & 21 | 9AM-4PM

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

School

Vacation Week

Looking for something to do with the kiddos this vacation week? We’ve got you covered! Here are a few programs to check out. Be sure to head to thetrustees.org/aprilvacation for a full and up-to-date list of programs.

KIDDOS IN THE KITCHEN: APRIL VACATION!

MONDAY-THURSDAY, APR 17-20 | 9AM-12NOON

Powisset Farm, Dover

FARMER FOR A DAY:

SPRING BREAK DROP-OFF FOR KIDS

MONDAY-FRIDAY, APR 17-21 | 9AM-3PM

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

JUNIOR FARMER FOR A DAY

MONDAY & TUESDAY, APR 17 & 18 | 9AM-12NOON

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

FRUITLANDS FAIRY FOREST

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APR 17-23 (CLOSED TUESDAY)

10AM-4PM | Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

ARTFull AFTERNOONS:

VACATION DROP-OFF PROGRAM

TUESDAY-FRIDAY, APR 18-21 | 2-5PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

FAIRY FRIENDS: STORYTIME AND ACTIVITIES

WEDNESDAY, APR 19 | 11AM-12:30PM

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

ARTFull APRIL VACATION EXPLORATIONS

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, APR 19-21 | 1-3PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

FORT BUILDING

THURSDAY, APR 20 | 11AM-1PM

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

CraneExplorers!

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

SHIPWRECK SCHOLARS

SUNDAY, APR 16 | 2-4PM

TUESDAY, APR 18 | 3:30-5:30PM

NAVIGATE THE ESTATE

TUESDAY, APR 18 & SATURDAY, MAY 20 10AM-12NOON

ANIMALS IN THE ESTUARY

WEDNESDAY, APR 19 | 10AM-12NOON

MUSIC IN NATURE

THURSDAY, APR 20 & SATURDAY, MAY 27 10AM-12NOON

TACKLING TRASH –ACTION AGAINST MARINE DEBRIS

FRIDAY, APR 21 & SATURDAY, JUN 3 | 10AM-12NOON

Earth Day

Celebrate Planet Earth by hitting the trails, participating in a clean-up, or simply enjoying time outdoors. Trustees properties are a wonderful places to celebrate mother nature.

EARTH DAY SUNRISE AT LYMAN’S RESERVE

SATURDAY, APR 22 | 5:30-7AM | Lyman Reserve, Buzzards Bay

EARTH DAY CLEAN UP & PIZZA POP UP AT APPLETON FARMS

SATURDAY, APR 22 | 8AM-4PM

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

EARTH DAY FOREST BATHING

SATURDAY, APR 22 | 10-11:30AM

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

SATURDAY, APR 22 | 10AM-12NOON

Boston Community Gardens, Boston

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY HIKE

SATURDAY, APR 22 | 12NOON-1:30PM | Rocky Woods, Medfield

EARTH DAY SCAVENGER HUNT AT COPICUT WOODS

SATURDAY, APR 22 | 1-3PM | Copicut Woods, Fall River

Don’t forget to REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR PROGRAM at thetrustees.org/things-to-do

Program details subject to change. For up-to-date event information, or to search for events in your area, at a specific property, by type or by date, click on Things To Do at thetrustees.org.

Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts. If you need to find your member code, account information, or look up ticket and registration status for specific programs, visit thetrustees.org/customerservice

GET YOUR FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE HERE! May 15 is the last day to sign up for vegetable CSAs at select Trustees farms. For information and to sign up: thetrustees.org/csa

For a FULL LISTING OF PROGRAMS not shown here, visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do