Projects Succeed Through Volunteers' Vision
Support the Stonehouse Window Campaign
Posted on November 27, 2021The Stonehouse Visitors’ Center is the result of an adaptive reuse of the old Silverwood family farmhouse by Operation Fresh Start in 2016. At that time, the original windows were left in place. They probably date from the 1960s. There are nine first-floor windows, along with a front door and upper level windows…all of which […]
Continue readingMaintain the Historic Farmstead
Posted on November 13, 2021The Friends of Silverwood Park (FoSP) asked Dane County to retain historic farm buildings at the park, rather than tearing them down. These valuable facilities not only serve visitors as reminders of the agricultural history of Silverwood Park, but also provide valuable spaces for FoSP’s Grower Partners, Edgerton […]
Continue readingWalking Labyrinth at Silverwood Park
Posted on September 14, 2020The Walking Labyrinth at Silverwood Park will be a space for meditation and connection to the earth. Located among old farm buildings at the Silverwood Farmstead, the labyrinth is being constructed by park volunteers. Your support for the labyrinth project is needed. The Friends of Silverwood Park currently need: volunteers for labyrinth construction a long-term […]
Continue readingHeirloom Apple Orchard
Posted on September 4, 2020In 2020, Dan Bussey began planting a 15-acre heirloom apple orchard in the southeast corner of Silverwood Park…. Dan grew up in the Town of Albion, and attended Edgerton High School, where one of his teachers was Irene Silverwood.
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Silverwood News
- Silverwood Park woods and buildings were damaged in the Big Windstorm of June 15 ’22 June 22, 2022
- The Story Behind the “Mulberry House” June 1, 2022
- Recovering the Hoophouse Shows Our Growers Some Love April 10, 2022
- Restoring our Oak Savanna Serves Silverwood Park’s Goals March 16, 2022
- Candlelight Hike 2022: All the Beauty Your Eyes Can Hold! March 2, 2022