340 Pine Avenue, Deptford, NJ 08096
A Greenway on the Banks of Big Timber Creek in Deptford Township
Events
MUSHROOM FORAGE AT OLD PINE FARM NATURAL LANDS TRUST SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, AT 2 P.M.
Jess GT Gearhart, an Old Pine Farm volunteer who has studied Mycology and Plant Medicine as well as having over having 19 years’ experience as a Mushroom Cultivator & Artist, will lead a second mushroom forage on Sunday, October 20, along the trails at Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust. The forage will start at 2 p.m.
This forage will include how to grow edible mushrooms. She has been harvesting mushrooms from various trees and cutting the bark off the trees to make a train.
We will meet at The Willoughby House, located at 340 Pine Avenue, off Good Intent Road in Blackwood Terrace, or put "340 Pine Avenue, Deptford, NJ 08096" into your favorite mapping service. Additional parking is available at the end of Rankin Ave, one block from Pine Ave. Please check our website www.oldpinefarm.org or our Facebook page for changes and directions. Questions: Text Joan, 856-340-3208. Car pooling recommended. Free and open to all.
ARTSHOW ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 UNTIL OCTOBER 6, IS SURE TO BE AN INTERESTING EVENT
An art show opening at Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust on Saturday, September 14, with the theme "The Oddities of a Quirky Mind" is sure to be an interesting event. Seven-year old Everett Farace and 77-year old Sally Willoughby are collaborating to bring this show to the public. They have been working together for the past two years on art projects, writing books and creating puppets.
The opening reception from 2 to 5 p.m. will be in the Willoughby House which is part of the land trust in the Blackwood Terrace section of Deptford. The show will run until Sunday, October 6.
The Willoughby House is located at 340 Pine Avenue, Deptford NJ 08096. Put this address in your favorite mapping service. Please check our Facebook for changes and directions. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome to attend.
Our Mission
Old Pine Farm
Old Pine Farm
Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust is dedicated to the continued care of the woods, wetlands, and meadow it manages. We are continuing to acquire additional lots to connect the original Old Pine Farm acreage to a larger trail network running through the Blackwood Terrace area. We also strive to create a green trail from the headwaters of
Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust is dedicated to the continued care of the woods, wetlands, and meadow it manages. We are continuing to acquire additional lots to connect the original Old Pine Farm acreage to a larger trail network running through the Blackwood Terrace area. We also strive to create a green trail from the headwaters of Big Timber Creek to the Delaware River.
Currently, Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust is working toward the immediate goals of obtaining additional property to complete the greenway, as well as the purchase of Willoughby House.
Old Pine Farm
Old Pine Farm
Old Pine Farm
Consisting of more than 50 acres of land, Old Pine Farm is one of the few remaining natural and protected areas along the highly developed tidal portion of Big Timber Creek. It offers a variety of terrain, including a meadow, woodlands, and wetlands, while being surrounded on three sides by many acres of fresh water in the Big Timber Cre
Consisting of more than 50 acres of land, Old Pine Farm is one of the few remaining natural and protected areas along the highly developed tidal portion of Big Timber Creek. It offers a variety of terrain, including a meadow, woodlands, and wetlands, while being surrounded on three sides by many acres of fresh water in the Big Timber Creek.
The original Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust includes land contiguous to the Big Timber Creek and the Willoughby property, roughly 33 acres. In 2001, the trust purchased an additional 5.1 acres south of Good Intent Road along Bayer Avenue, creating an area called Greenway I. After this purchase, the trustees established a goal of developing a trail to connect Greenway I to the original 33 acres. This lead to the 2003 purchase of another 9.6 acres of land at the end of Second Avenue. This property, Greenway II, adjoins Greenway I. In 2006, an additional 3.3 acres of land between First Avenue and McNaughton Avenue was obtained, creating Greenway III.Acquiring these properties can take up to several years per property, since the process involves getting approval from the New Jersey Green Acres program, finding funds for payment, having the land appraised, and doing a title search.