Shoreline Adult Ed, Dudley Farm Partner to Offer HandsOn Learning

(MADISON, CT) - Shoreline Adult Education has partnered with the Dudley Farm Museum to offer special enrichment classes in June. Four in-person, hands-on workshops will be hosted in the historic Munger Barn on the grounds of the Dudley Farm Museum, 2351 Durham Road, Guilford.

The Dudley Farm sessions being offered are:

• Whittle Your Own Wooden Wares: Wood worker and co-manager of the Dudley Farm Farmers' Market, Steve Rowe, will help participants create their own heirloom spatula, spoons, and more using only simple hand tools.
• Price: $45
• Dates: Five Wednesdays, June 2 - 30
• Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
• Baskets for Beginners: Donna Lowell, owner of Thimble-Reed's Bountiful Harvest Farm, will teach the basics of basket-making. All participants will leave with their own oval reed basket.
• Price: $80
• Dates: Tuesday, June 8
• Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Farming in 19th Century North Guilford: Beth Payne, Museum Director at The Dudley Farm Museum, will lead this lecture outlining the hardships and history of local farming in the 19th century.
• Price: $15
• Dates: Wednesday, June 16
• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
• Weathering the Storm: Stories of the Great Blizzard of 1888: Parts of Connecticut logged some four feet of snow from this terrible storm. Combined with winds and severe cold, the blizzard killed about 400 people. Beth Payne, Museum Director at The Dudley Farm Museum, will lead this lecture on this long-ago natural disaster and its impact on local farmers
• Price: $15
• Dates: Wednesday, June 30
• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Space is limited and advanced registration is required for all sessions. To enroll, visit bit.ly/DudleyFarmClasses or call the Shoreline Adult Education office at (203) 488-5693. Please visit our website at shorelineadulted.org to view current COVID safety requirements.

About Shoreline Adult Education: Shoreline Adult Education is an adult education provider, with free high school diploma/GED®, English For Speakers of Other Languages, and U.S. Citizenship Preparation programs for individuals who live in Branford, Clinton, Guilford, or North Branford. We also offer a fall and spring semester of enrichment courses, open to public enrollment at a low cost.

About Dudley Farm: Operated by the Dudley Foundation 501(c)(3), the Dudley Farm Museum is an historic home and farmstead located on 2351 Durham Road, Guilford. Their mission is to preserve, restore, and operate the farm as a historical, educational, and recreational resource for the public.