A summer-long class in gardening for students ages ten to thirteen / grades 4 – 6, will be offered at the Patterson School campus in Happy Valley for up to twelve students every Wednesday morning during summer vacation from 9 to 11am, June 14 through August 23, 2017. Instructor will be Ian Driscoll, Farm Manager …
Michael M. Barrick has written a lovely article about Ian Driscoll, our new farm manager, and the Incubator Farm Program. See the excerpt below and click through to read the full article with pictures on the Lenoir Voice website. HAPPY VALLEY, N.C. – With the grays and browns of winter having surrendered to the rainbow of …
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Full Moon Pasta Dinner on Sunday April 9th, 2017 in the Hickory Hall Dining Room. $50 per person.
Jane Wells Harrison will offer a compact three-day workshop , suitable for all levels, on using encaustic paint to create lustrous and layered works of art. The workshop will be held on April 20, 21 and 22, 2017 and will cover studio requirements, safe practices, paint and medium characteristics and behavior, tools and various methods. …
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UPDATE: There are still a few rooms left. Reserve yours today ! Dorm rooms on the historic Patterson School Campus, 25 miles west of Wilkesboro, are available for rent during Merlefest. Each rustic room has two twin beds, with bathroom facilities down the hall, for $100 / night per room, with a minimum 3-night stay …
The Patterson School Foundation has chosen a new fulltime Farm Manager to manage the 1400 acre property and to assist with a new Incubator Farmer Program which will begin this spring. Ian Driscoll is a 2014 graduate of Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC with a major in History and Political Science. He lives and …
We have known for some time now that the veranda needed repairs, but once we started, we soon realized it practically needed to be rebuilt. The 6x6in inner column supports have now been replaced with treated wood. The columns will be rebuilt around the supports. The ceiling rafters, etc. will be replaced as needed, and …
The Patterson School Foundation will participate in the High Country Farm Tour for the third time this year, sponsored by Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA). This is the 10th year of the tour, which coincides with BRWIA’s mission of … “supporting women and their families with resources, education and skills related to sustainable food and …
Having been invited to write the 2016 end-of-year newsletter for Patterson School Foundation, I will begin by introducing myself. I am the most recent member elected to the PSF Board of Trustees, joining eleven others, including my son Jesse Plaster, architect, who serves as Facilities Director for the campus. My great-grandfather Hugh A. Dobbin was Patterson …
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UPDATE: We are delighted to announce that Ben Loomis has been hired as our new Program Director. The Patterson School Foundation has received a $20,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation which will allow us to hire a Program Director. This is a full time position for at least one year, which will be …
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