The Best of Home-grown, Handmade and Local Food, Flowers and Distinctive GiftsNourishing for Heart, Soul and Home COS COB, April 27, 2021 — The Historical Society will host Tavern Garden Markets on alternating Wednesdays, starting May 5 through November. Featuring farm fresh produce and eggs from Double L Market, weekly (BYOV) bring your own vase … Read more
Imagine a time when factories could dump all of their chemical waste into the rivers, when every car on the road belched toxic lead into the sky, and poisonous pesticides were used with no regulations and no legal consequences. This was the world in 1960, but things were about to change. In 1962, Rachel Carson … Read more
Historical Society Granted Garden Club of AmericaHistoric Preservation Commendation for Bush Holley House and Impressionist Art Colony Gardens Gardens are inspiration for upcoming exhibit:Beautiful Work: The Art of Greenwich Gardens and Landscapes COS COB, April 15, 2021 — Greenwich Historical Society is the 2020 recipient of The Garden Club of America’s Zone Historic Preservation Commendation. … Read more
Now famously home to exclusive housing developments and luxury retailers, the Town of Greenwich began as an agricultural enterprise. Historically, this was a necessity. After the purchase of Greenwich in 1640 from the Munsee Indians, new settlers had to subsist on what they could produce, without dependable help from England. But the agrarian character of … Read more
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