Hundreds of people attended the first ever Harvest Festival at the Willows Cottage on October 25th. Great music, delicious food, and fun was had by all. Check out the video!

The Hoedown at the Willows on May 17 was a great success, and the Cottage played a pivotal role in the festivities. Check out this video to see more:

In order to reach our goals for a substantial, green, and useful restoration of the Willows Cottage, there are many items that are still needed. Donations or leads to us obtaining these items are greatly appreciated. If you wish to donate an item, you may request a tax letter via the Radnor Conservancy.

If you have donations or leads to the below items, please write to info@willowscottage.org.

· Commercial Glass Door Refrigerator for Stable area

· Hanging Scales

· Old Looking fans – either wall mount or on stand

· Small [<6-feet] wagon

· Old Looking Speakers [for music in pick-up area]

· Shallow utility sink made of soapstone or concrete

· Stove – either electric or gas for Cottage –this and fridge should be ‘matched set’ stainless preferable

· Refrigerator for Farmer’s Cottage

· Old looking wooden bench

· Wood framed chalk boards to hang on walls

· Kitchen cabinets

· 2 single beds; one double

· Old wooden soda/milk/potato bins

· Old farm implements

· Old Mason jars/ milk bottles, milk jugs [to hold flowers] etc.

· Old signs: vegetable related

· Low VOC paint [colors to be chosen by Deb Bettcher]

· Window sashes

· VOLUNTEER TO TEND BEE HIVES

Well Drillers at the farm

Exciting developments are making the new Skunk Hollow Community Farm a reality. The plot, adjacent to the Willows park, received a new well on March 5, thanks to the support of Powell Pump and Well Drilling. In addition, a new fence is being installed around the plot, which will keep out deer and other pests.

The Willows Cottage will serve as a pickup point for the produce grown on the farm.

You can view more photos of the drilling process, the fencing install, and more on our flickr page.

Fence trenches being dug at the farm site.

Photo courtesy of Main Line Suburban Life.

On Saturday February 7, more than 30 volunteers came together to start the process of cleaning out the cottage at the Willows. They demolished walls, scraped paint chips and disposed of debris in the structure.

Both Nolan Painting and Do It Best hardware store donated materials.

Volunteers came from all over the community, including the Boy Scouts and Radnor High School.

The Friends of the Willows Cottage is holding more clean-up events from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, at the Willows, 490 Darby-Paoli Road, Villanova, on Feb. 28, March 14 and March 21.

Additional future dates will be added on this web site.

Everyone is welcome to lend a hand bringing this important building back to life!