Pop Corn Your Own

Autumn, the new Berkshire Garden Center was his way, but the income from memberships and donations had not kept pace with spending. The harvest festival was held Oct. 15. He brought young and old together in a pretty jolly old time. Fruit, vegetables, cider, apple butter, bread and cakes were sold. "Pop your own corn," read a sign, and the pony made a hit with children. It was such a success of the festival, both as a money raiser and asocial event which is now close to an annual opportunity for the gardening season. were carried out next year, 1936, the Berkshire Garden Center was incorporated, and a series of new projects.

One of them was a shrubbery along the highway, which won a prize at the Berkshire Eagle's Highway Beautification Contest. The structure, composed of buildings and five and a half acres of land deeded to the new company. The years 1937-1941 were devoted to healthy growthand development. When he arrived herbs in the limelight, a plot of land was devoted to these stinging plants. A house for the director and Mrs. Simpson was purchased across the road, letting go is also room for a meeting room of the largest growing membership. A kitchen was so made available, so that the tea can be served after the meetings. The children's program has been expanded, and directed a number of other events, like a country dance and a fashion show. These two are concerned and collected donations for the necessaryCenter is growing.

A dwarf orchard was planted as a gift from Great Barrington Garden Club. This is also true vines and flowering crab apple trees included. In 1939 the Centre was established a model display garden centers in New York Spring Flower Show, in collaboration with the Boyce Thompson Institute. A display of woods, a hobby of Mr. Simpson, was shown at the World Fair in New York. In 1940, the Williamstown Garden Club has created a "shadow zone" is possible. In sharp contrast, a warm sun "pit was built kitchen with the help of royalties from the Book of Herb Center. a flower show for children was held in August following the annual harvest festival in October. In short, the institution was young garden beginning to throw their weight round.

national recognition came in 1941 in the form of a medal of the National Council of State Garden Club, the center of the garden, he has done in relation to its size, the largest servicein the community. "In the same year, a bequest of Mrs. Carl A. deGersdorff, a founder of $ 2,500 to be used to help launch a foundation.