Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
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Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6A)
East Sandwich, MA 02537
6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6A)
East Sandwich, MA 02537
Categories: Jams, Jellies, And Preserves, Packaged In Cans, Jars, Etc., Libraries, Nature Centers, Non Profit Organizations, Special Interest Libraries
Nature Center and Historic Jam Kitchen owned and operated by the Thornton W. Burgess Society
The Thornton W. Burgess Society is a non-profit educational organization founded in Sandwich in 1976 to carry on the pioneering work of author/naturalist Thornton Burgess [1874-1965]. Burgess was born and grew up in Sandwich, MA and went on to achieve national and international recognition for his children's stories of Peter Rabbit and friends that teach lessons of conservation and love of wildlife. The Society operates the Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen in East Sandwich, which is open to the public year-round offering natural history programs for all ages plus popular jam making workshops in its historic Jam Kitchen. The Society also manages the 133 acre East Sandwich Game Farm property under an agreement with the Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. This beautiful and diverse property is used by the Society for environmental education programs as well as for recreational purposes by the public for hiking, fishing, canoeing and kayaking.
Membership in the Burgess Society is open to all.
Keywords: Thornton Burgess Society author childrens books museum Sandwich Cape Cod MA Mass environment wildlife nature education museum gifts walking hiking trails jams jellies conserve teacher resources
The Thornton W. Burgess Society is a non-profit educational organization founded in Sandwich in 1976 to carry on the pioneering work of author/naturalist Thornton Burgess [1874-1965]. Burgess was born and grew up in Sandwich, MA and went on to achieve national and international recognition for his children's stories of Peter Rabbit and friends that teach lessons of conservation and love of wildlife. The Society operates the Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen in East Sandwich, which is open to the public year-round offering natural history programs for all ages plus popular jam making workshops in its historic Jam Kitchen. The Society also manages the 133 acre East Sandwich Game Farm property under an agreement with the Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. This beautiful and diverse property is used by the Society for environmental education programs as well as for recreational purposes by the public for hiking, fishing, canoeing and kayaking.
Membership in the Burgess Society is open to all.
Keywords: Thornton Burgess Society author childrens books museum Sandwich Cape Cod MA Mass environment wildlife nature education museum gifts walking hiking trails jams jellies conserve teacher resources
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Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
The Thornton W. Burgess Society was incorporated in 1976 as a non-profit environmental education organization.
What is your primary product or service?
Environmental Education to carry on the pioneering conservation work of author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess [1874-1965], whose children's stories of Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, Jimmy Skunk and many others have taught lessons of conservation and love of wildlife to generations of children. Gift shop sales of our jams and other items help to support the many educational programs offered.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
The Burgess Society's Green Briar Jam Kitchen is a "living museum" where visitors may view the cooking process first- hand with jams, jellies and preserves made the old-fashioned way as they have been for over 100 years in this historic kitchen. All proceeds help to support the environmental education programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and its Green Briar Nature Center.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
There is one location - Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen at 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, MA
Provide detailed directions to your location
Green Briar is located just off Route 6A about one mile east of Sandwich Center.
What type of payments do you accept?
All major credit cards
Which areas do you service?
Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Non-profit educational organization run by a Board of Trustees and operated under the direction of an Executive Director
What are your hours of operation?
April-December: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm; Sunday Noon-4pm January-mid-April: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
A visit to Green Briar offers a step back in time in a quiet corner of Cape Cod located along the shores of "Smiling Pool" Pond and surrounded by beautiful gardens in season. The jams and jellies, made the old-fashioned way, are the best to be found anywhere and are a true Cape Cod product'
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
"It is a wonderful thing to sweeten the world, which is in a jam and needs preserving." (Written in 1939 by the famed author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess to Ida Putnam, founder of the Green Briar Jam Kitchen.)
The Thornton W. Burgess Society was incorporated in 1976 as a non-profit environmental education organization.
What is your primary product or service?
Environmental Education to carry on the pioneering conservation work of author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess [1874-1965], whose children's stories of Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, Jimmy Skunk and many others have taught lessons of conservation and love of wildlife to generations of children. Gift shop sales of our jams and other items help to support the many educational programs offered.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
The Burgess Society's Green Briar Jam Kitchen is a "living museum" where visitors may view the cooking process first- hand with jams, jellies and preserves made the old-fashioned way as they have been for over 100 years in this historic kitchen. All proceeds help to support the environmental education programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and its Green Briar Nature Center.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
There is one location - Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen at 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, MA
Provide detailed directions to your location
Green Briar is located just off Route 6A about one mile east of Sandwich Center.
What type of payments do you accept?
All major credit cards
Which areas do you service?
Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Non-profit educational organization run by a Board of Trustees and operated under the direction of an Executive Director
What are your hours of operation?
April-December: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm; Sunday Noon-4pm January-mid-April: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
A visit to Green Briar offers a step back in time in a quiet corner of Cape Cod located along the shores of "Smiling Pool" Pond and surrounded by beautiful gardens in season. The jams and jellies, made the old-fashioned way, are the best to be found anywhere and are a true Cape Cod product'
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
"It is a wonderful thing to sweeten the world, which is in a jam and needs preserving." (Written in 1939 by the famed author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess to Ida Putnam, founder of the Green Briar Jam Kitchen.)
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