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OLD PINE FARM NATURAL LANDS TRUST, INC.
A Greenway on the Banks of Big Timber Creek in
Deptford Township
340 Pine Avenue
Deptford, NJ 08096
Become a member, help manage this property, and learn about the Big Timber Creek.
Click Membership for information about the Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust.
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All photography copyright Michael A. Hogan
This web site is sponsored by the Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust and Deptford Township.
The Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust
In Cooperation with
The Whitman Stafford Farmhouse Committee
Cordially Invite You to a Presentation of the Book
Jottings in the Woods,
Walt Whitman's Nature Prose and a Study of Old Pine Farm
at the
Whitman Stafford Farmhouse
315 Maple Avenue, Laurel Springs, NJ
Saturday, May 31, 2008
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Slide Show at 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm
A visit from “Walt” on his 189th Birthday
Whitman Stafford Farmhouse open for Tours
Herb Garden on Display
Refreshments
Free & Open to the Public
For more information call 856-783-8040 or 856-374-0395
This book is a unique combination of Whitman’s stunning nature descriptions and the down-to-earth profile of a current program to protect land in South Jersey. Whitman was struck by paralysis in February 1873.
His health did not improve until 1876 when the Stafford family in Laurel Springs invited him to be their guest. During his stays from 1876 through 1892, he walked along the Big Timber Creek and wrote about the nature
he saw. The book includes an introduction, excerpts from Whitman’s “Specimen Days,” descriptions of Whitman’s house in Camden, the Stafford house in Laurel Springs, Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust in Deptford,
and reflections written by several land trust members. The Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust in Deptford protects 32 acres of woodlands, meadow and wetlands along the same Big Timber Creek. It is as though
Whitman wrote his essays just yesterday, and the land trust is a current, living reflection of what Whitman experienced so long ago.
*Funding for this book has been made available in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment on the Arts through the
Gloucester County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the designated
arts agency of Gloucester County by the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
JOTTINGS IN THE WOODS
WALT WHITMAN’S NATURE PROSE AND A STUDY OF OLD PINE FARM
A project of the Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust
by Lynne Shivers, Joan Tracy, and Debra White
This book is a unique combination of Whitman’s stunning nature descriptions and the
down-to-earth profile of a current program to protect land in South Jersey. When Whitman
was struck by paralysis, the Stafford family in Laurel Springs invited him to be their guest.
During his stays, he walked along the Big Timber Creek and wrote about the nature he saw.
The Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust in Deptford protects what is now nearly forty acres of woodlands, meadow and wetlands along the same Big Timber Creek. It is as though Whitman wrote his essays just yesterday, and the land trust is a current, living reflection of what
Whitman experienced so long ago. The book includes a glossary of words that Whitman used in his essays that may be unfamiliar
to modern readers. Also included is a bibliography and a list of organizations that can serve as resources. The book includes 28 graphics, many of them photographs by Michael Hogan, maps and drawings.
TO BUY A COPY OF JOTTINGS IN THE WOODS:
Each copy is $13 (including S & H)
Include a check payable to : Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust
Mail to: Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust c/o Lynne Shivers 342 First Avenue Deptford, NJ 08096
Order sheet for Jottings in the Woods
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*Funding for this book has been made available in part by the New Jersey State Council on the
Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment on the Arts through the
Gloucester County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the designated arts agency of Gloucester County
by the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
The land trust members at Old Pine Farm have been doing a mosaic art
project on two white pillars that grace the entrance to the parking lot on Rankin Avenue. The project was started on June 23 with 15 members and
friends and they have been meeting almost every week to continue the work. When the work is done, a new photo will be posted.
Trustees and members of Old Pine Farm meet on the third Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. to make improvements or repairs to the land trust. The trust is open every day from dawn to dusk and visitors are encouraged to visit and walk the trails. The main entrance is located at the end of Rankin Avenue.
For more information, call Joan at (856) 232-1109.
Cub Scout Troop #179 Visit To Old Pine Farm
visits since 10/00.