Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

Compost is an incredibly important action to save our environment, one in which has faced huge funding cuts due to the COVID-19 crisis. Help take a stand to protect compost processing facilities! There are all the details to take action in support of @bigreuse and @lesecologyctr community composting sites. PRESS CONFERENCE Tuesday, Dec 15th. 3 pm Register via the link in @saveourcompost bio.... OVERSIGHT HEARING Friday, 18th. 11 am. Please testify via the link in @saveourcompost bio. You can testify orally (via zoom or phone, register up to 24h BEFORE the hearing) or by submitting a written testimony (up until 72h AFTER the hearing.) Community Composting is essential for #NYC ! Tell the city why it is so important! (If needed, get some inspo in @saveourcompost, @bigreuse, and @lesecologyctr grids on Instagram.) Let's #saveourcompost! #composting #compost #foodwaste #nyc

It’s time for December’s #GiftShop Pick of the Month! This month we’re featuring items inspired by St. Nicholas and the Baker’s Dozen story, which we read during our Sinterklaas Celebration on Saturday. Check out our coloring book, baking sets, and cookie cutters to help create some holiday cheer! ... #giftshop #holidayseason #holidayshopping #giftideas #bakersdozen

It always starts to feel like Fall when the maple tree turns (Can you spot our friend posing for the photo?) #wyckofffarmhouse #autumn #mapletree #farmcat #nyc #brooklyn #eastflatbush

TODAY Join Wyckoff and our sister site, Van Cortlandt House Museum for a live zoom presentation about the history and folklore of Saint Nicholas. Free admission, RSVP in bio. ...... .. . #vchmnyc @hhtnyc @nscda #18thcentury #colonialny #stnicholas #stnicholasday #sinterklaas #nationalhistoriclandmark #nyclandmark #iloveny #museumfromhome

Join us for a Fall Clean up!

Big thanks to everyone who made our Farmhouse Family Day sweet potato harvest a huge success! We got our hands dirty and learned how root vegetables grow. We will be hosting two Volunteer Cleanup days on October 23rd and November 7th from 1-4PM if you want to learn more about putting our farm to bed. Check out our website for more info, cleanup day is for volunteers ages 13+ ( by @sezephoto)... #wyckofffarm #urbanfarming #urbanfarm #volunteer #harvest #cleanup #volunteering #nyc #brooklyn

Thanks to New York City Department of Parks & Recreation for visiting us today and letting us show off the farm!

Happening Now!! The Wyckoff Farmhouse Annual St. Nicholas Day Celebration!!

Happening Now!!! The Wyckoff Farmhouse Annual St. Nicholas Day Celebration 2020!!!

Guess who just arrived?! It’s Sinterklaas! #stnicholasday #sinterklaas #wyckoffhousemuseum

Happening Now!! Council Member Farah Louis, Executive Director Melissa Brafman, Wyckoff Farmhouse Board Member Joan Bakiriddin & CB17 Chairperson and UPA Board Member Ella Frederick attending the Wyckoff Farmhouse Annual Pumpkin Picking Event....

Happening Now!! The Wyckoff Farmhouse Annual Pumpkin Picking Event Today from 11:00am to 4:00pm.. Awesome Event!!

Looking for some fun, Fall-themed events this weekend? Check out New York City Department of Parks & Recreation weekend highlights! (P.S. tickets are still available for our Pumpkin Patch & Farmhouse Family Day tomorrow!)

Special delivery! Looks like Sita the Farm Cat is having a hard time picking out her favorite pumpkin Make sure to get your favorite choice from this Saturday’s pumpkin patch and RSVP at the in bio. Come for the pumpkins, stay for Farmhouse Family Day activities & the Local Market! The Wyckoff Pumpkin Patch is made possible by support from @dannpromotions @bklvlup @suedenyc @footprintscafe

Saturday: Pumpkin Patch, Family Day + More! - https://mailchi.mp/wyckoffmuseum/thanksgiving-1381137

This Saturday 10/17, the Local Market Pop Up is back! Beginning at noon, come support local artists & businesses with some socially distanced fun. While you’re here make sure to check out the Wyckoff Farm Stand, pumpkin patch & other Family Day activities beginning at 11AM. #familyday #kid #kidfriendly #localmarket #smallbusiness #farmstand #kidscrafts

The Wyckoff House Museum is located in East Flatbush, Brooklyn where the Canarsee Lenape people once lived before Dutch settlers such as the Wyckoffs arrived. On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we honor and celebrate the history and legacy of the Lenape who are the traditional stewards of the unceded land we are currently occupying in New York City. Learn more about the Lenape people, where they are today, and how you can celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day: Lenape Center https://n...ative-land.ca https://www.smithsonianmag.com//indigenous-peoples-day-20/ #Lenape #Lenapehoking #IndigenousPeoplesDay2020 #indigenous

Today’s #flashbackfriday photo is a special delivery and a clue for a special event at next week’s Farmhouse Family Day. Did you guess there’s pumpkins involved? That’s right the Wyckoff Pumpkin Patch is back on 10/17! Join us for crafts, Farm Stand, sweet potato harvest & Local Market Fall Pop Up, beginning at 11AM. RSVP in bio. @dannpromotions ... #familyday #pumpkinpatch #autumn See more

Our October #GiftShopPick of the month is our homemade butter churning kit! Learn how to make butter like they would on the Wyckoff Farm. Each kit comes with a recipe & step-by-step instructions plus a packet of herbs grown on the Wyckoff Farm to experiment with your own homemade creations. Great for teachers or at-home learning. (Gift shop https://wyckoffmuseum.org/pr/butter-churning-classroom-kit/)... #wyckofffromhome #museumfromhome #virtuallearning #butterchurn #DIY #kids

In celebration of the Brooklyn Book Festival, which is happening virtually this weekend, we’re sharing last month’s Digital Storytime with Joan. Stay tuned for October’s Storytime theme and make sure to check out Book Fair events happening online all day today! For September Family Day we welcomed our friend and Museum Community Advisory Board member Joan Gilbert back for another Digital Storytime. You can find Joan’s work with the Flatlands Civic Club at facebook.com/flatciv...ccomm This month’s book was Be A Friend to Trees, by Patricia Lauber, with illustrations by Holly Keller, published in 1994 by Harper Collins. Hope you all find some time this fall to support Brooklyn’s authors, young readers, and local bookstores, and remember - be a friend to trees #literacy #virtuallearning #museumfromhome #wyckofffromhome #storytime #readtogether #brooklynbookfestival #brooklynbooks