The Landmark Trust USA FY21 Annual Report

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND EVENTS
Fiscal Year 2021 proved to be yet another year of challenges
and triumphs. We put our talents and flexibility to the test and
learned so much, ensuring that all of our events followed Covid-19
safety protocols. In June 2021, we held our Estate and Garden
Tour - our first in-person event of the year. It was held over three
splendid days at our always popular Naulakha Estate where visitors
were treated to self-guided tours and informational handouts.
Visitors took in the beauty of the grounds while wandering at
their own pace through the tunnel of rhododendron bushes, the
gardens, a stone pergola, and catching a view of the clay tennis
court. They also had the opportunity to tour Kipling’s Carriage
House immediately adjacent. This past year staff began planning,
with Next Stage Arts, for an artist-in-residency program for the
next fiscal year. We look forward to hosting an artist in one of our
gorgeous historic properties and are excited to see what creative
endeavors they inspire.
Scott Farm hosted some
fun-filled in-person and online
events. In the summer the Farm
hosted a series of virtual cider
tastings with Eden Cider. In
the fall of 2020, Scott Farm and
Next Stage Arts sponsored and
hosted the storytelling event,
Fables. During this event local
people shared personal stories
around the year’s theme of
gratitude.
The historic Scott Farm
provided an important and
much needed outdoor space
for our community. We loved
seeing folks enjoying the solace
and calm the farm exudes with
their friends and family, and
have heard numerous stories
about the joy the farm and
our trails have brought during
trying and uncertain times. The
farm donated early producing
apple trees to our local schools
so that the students would
enjoy heirloom apples at the
beginning of each school year.
The Scott Farm fruit CSA
dramatically grew and the Tree
and Plant sale in the spring
of 2021 was a success. We are
warmed knowing so many
members of our community are
growing a piece of our history in
their own backyards.
The Landmark Trust USA
and Scott Farm have for many
View through the
Rhododendron Tunnel
at Naulakha
years hosted another nonprofit
partner, The Stone Trust. The
Stone Trust provides education,
training, and consulting
services by advocating for the
preservation of existing dry
stone walls and promoting
the use of correct structural
standards for the construction
and restoration of dry stone
walls. Their unique work adds
to the majestic landscape and
beauty of our properties.