Red Barn News
4 August 2010
Build Your Own Brick Oven Class!
Have you always wanted to build your own brick bake oven, but don't know where to start?
The Friends of the Red Barn are holding a series of classes to build a community brick oven, right here in Holden.
Join us on September 11 & 12, 18 & 19, and 25 & 26, 2010!
For more information about this exciting upcoming class at the Red Barn, please see our flyer!
24 June 2010
New Red Barn Photos!
Check out our Photos page for two new Red Barn photo albums!
18 May 2010
Red Barn Community Garden Plots Still Available
Sunny garden plots in the Red Barn Community Garden are ready for Spring Planting. The annual gardener's fee is $75.00 per plot and includes Friends of the Red Barn membership. For more information, please call Susan at 508-829-6640.
22 April 2010
Friends of the Red Barn Plant Swap
Saturday, May 29th
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
For more information about the Plant Swap, please view our FAQ.
17 November 2009
New Photo Gallery!
Check out our new photo gallery, with great pictures from the Fall Frolic and the June Farm Day!
To view the gallery, please click the Photos button in the menu at the left of this page.
Enjoy!
6 November 2009
Fall Frolic Thanks!
Many thanks to all of the wonderful people and businesses who helped to make the Fall Frolic a great success!
Please visit our Acknowledgments page to see the generous people and businesses who volunteered at, donated to, or participated in our Fall Frolic.
Check back soon for photos of the fun Fall Frolic!
18 October 2009
Fall Frolic Addition
We have a great new addition to the Fall Frolic lineup!
Randy Marchant (of RM Woodworks), a builder of timber frame buildings, will demonstrate this construction technique, which is a mortise and tenon method used on the Red Barn and typical of house construction before 1850.
18 October 2009
Fall Frolic Flyer
The Fall Frolic flyer is here!
Enjoy Susie's latest beautiful flyer creation!
2 October 2009
Fall Frolic at the Red Barn
The Fall Frolic at the Red Barn is coming!
Join us for a fun harvest and Halloween celebration!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
1 - 4 pm
- Scarecrow building contest
- Pumpkin cook-off
- Cider making with the Red Barn's own antique cider press
- Pumpkin roll (lawn bowling with pumpkins!)
- Make your own pumpkin
- Decorate a Halloween mask
- See and feed a turkey
- Knitting and drop spindle kits for kids -- for sale to benefit the Red Barn
- Storytelling and music
- Produce sale, popcorn, apple cider, cold drinks, and more -- for sale to benefit the Red Barn
- Great prizes, including passes to Old Sturbridge Village and Davis Farmland and MegaMaze!
- Lots of fun for all ages!
If you would like more information about the Red Barn's Fall Frolic, or if you would like to take part in the pumpkin cook-off or scarecrow building contest, please email us.
Stay tuned for more information about this exciting upcoming event!
2 October 2009
Friends of the Red Barn Annual Meeting
Many thanks to everyone who attended or participated in our annual meeting on September 27th! We are looking forward to a great year of activities, events, maintenance, improvements, education, and fun at the Red Barn. Join us!
We hope to post photos of the annual meeting soon.
27 August 2009
Friends of the Red Barn Annual Meeting
1:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
at the Red Barn, Shrewsbury Street at Lincoln Avenue
Holden, Massachusetts
Following a short business meeting
to elect officers and new board members
A Dedication Ceremony and Walking Tour
will celebrate the unveiling of
two historical markers on the barn grounds
Parker Callahan
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 180, Holden
will describe his Eagle Scout Project to create the markers
Charles Skillings
Chairman, Holden Historical Commission
will lead a walking tour
"Highlighting Remnants of 19th-century Chaffinville"
(The Red Barn, the Fairbanks Farm, and the Fairbanks family
saw and grist mills were once part of an industrial village
known as Chaffinville.)
Refreshments will be served after the Dedication and Tour
19 July 2009
Even More Farm Day Photos!
Even more Farm Day photos! Many thanks to all who shared their photos for our Farm Day slideshow!
29 June 2009
Farm Day Photos!
Check out our Farm Day slideshow!
28 June 2009
Thanks to all the great Farm Day participants!
Please see our Acknowledgments page for a list of the great people and businesses that participated in our June Farm Day!
20 June 2009
Thanks to all for a great Farm Day!
This afternoon's "Made by Hand" Farm Day at the Red Barn was a great sucess! We thank everyone who participated, visited, donated, and volunteered!
Check back soon for photos from today's Farm Day!
13 June 2009
Check out the exciting new additions to our Farm Day lineup!
Central MA Disaster Animal Response Team Inc. (CMDART)
CMDART is an organization that assists the community with emergency preparedness for pets and animals. The folks from CMDART are going to bring a great display of information about their organization, as well as presenting a demonstration of animal haltering!
JJ-Mac's Preserves
Jack and Jenn McCumber of Templeton create specialty jams and jellies with a back to basics approach. Jack's passion and creativity in the kitchen led to the company's first product "Apple Jalapeño Jam", which came about when Jack wanted something different for a pork marinade. Come see Jack and Jenn's tempting and novel variety of jams and jellies!
Even More Music!
Andy Sullivan has joined the list of talented and entertaining musicians who will be keeping our toes tapping at Farm Day!
Here is our updated Farm Day music schedule...
1:00 Bob and Deedee (Back by popular demand!), songs and guitar
1:30 Linda McCarthy, children's songs and stories
2:00 Patrick McCarthy, songs and guitar
2:30 Meredith McCarthy, songs and guitar
3:00 Andy Sullivan, songs and guitar
3:30 Bob and Deedee, encore
Made by Hand Raffle
A raffle of beautiful handcrafted items donated by exhibitors will take place in the Red Barn at 3:45 pm.
22 May 2009
Check out our brand new June Farm Day flyer, beautifully designed by Susan Marsh!
We are still looking for more volunteers to help out at our fun-filled June Farm Day. For more information, please contact us.
5 May 2009
Now in its second year, the Red Barn Community Garden, on the grounds of the Red Barn in Holden, has been newly expanded. Additional plots are available this season. Some of the new plots have already been spoken for, but two are still available.
For more information about the Red Barn Community Garden, please contact us.
For those who enjoy gardening but are not up to caring for a garden all season all by yourself, there is another opportunity at the Red Barn. The Friends of the Red Barn are looking for volunteers who enjoy flower gardening to help maintain the lily beds and other ornamental plantings along Shrewsbury Street in front of the barn. Day lilies planted two years ago should produce a good showing of flowers this year. To keep them looking their best, the beds will need weeding and mulching. The Friends hope to create a team of volunteer gardeners to keep the grounds beautiful during the growing season.
To learn more about this volunteer gardening opportunity, please contact us.
4 May 2009
The Friends of the Red Barn in Holden, Massachusetts, invite you to join us for…
June Farm Day: "Made by Hand"
Saturday, June 20, 1–4 pm
(Rain date: Sunday, June 21)
Corner of Shrewsbury and Wachusett Streets in Holden, Massachusetts
Free and open to the public
Celebrating local crafts and craftspeople, our June Farm Day features fiber arts, pottery, blacksmithing, wood turning, paper arts, and more!
Join us for demonstrations, hands-on activities, farm animals, music, storytelling, food, and lots of fun for kids and grownups alike!
Check back soon for more information about Farm Day!