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Feast in the Ambler Fields

Written by Joan Lownds Monday, 22 August 2011 16:00 Tim LaBant, chef and owner of the Schoolhouse at Cannondale restaurant, and Rebecca Thorpe, also of the Schoolhouse, visit Ambler Farm before the upcoming “Field + Farmer + Fork” fund-raiser on Saturday, Sept. 10. Mr. LaBant is in charge of preparing the meal, using Ambler’s fresh...

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Lessons in stewardship

Written by Emily A. Fano Monday, 01 August 2011 12:47 Camp week took place recently at Ambler Farm where children combined learning with fun. At right, Maya Fano picks some wineberries, while Pia Sharma gets her face painted during Family Day. Ambler apprentice and volunteer Ben Sokol visits with Clover the sheep. —Emily A. Fano...

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Farmers market is taking new ‘route’

Written by Kaitlin Bradshaw  Wednesday, 27 July 2011 15:46 After two years in the Wilton Library parking lot, the farmers market kicked off its third summer at a new location: at the Wilton Historical Society on Route 7. “The response has been phenomenal,” said Carol Johnson, vice president of Wilton Chamber of Commerce programs.  ...

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Trebuchet Attracts Kids for Fun & Science

Wilton Bulletin – Tuesday, November 25, 2008 — Written by Patty Connor About 20 children from Wilton participated in an Ambler Farm trebuchet demonstration on Sunday, Nov. 9. Here’s a definition compiled from Wikipedia and Webster’s Dictionary: A trebuchet is a siege engine that was employed in the Middle Ages either to smash masonry walls...

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Underground Railroad

Tied together and marched to the auction block, Cider Mill School students recently stepped back in time to an era where all were not free and many were treated with savage cruelty. Those students took part in an exercise at Ambler Farm where they took on the role of slaves trying to escape. Through listening...

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