Middlebury once primarily agricultural

#Middlebury #Dairying By NATE DEXTER From the very origins of our town’s history in 1807, when Middlebury separated from Waterbury and parts of other towns, agriculture was part ... Continue Reading →

Fenn Farm Open House today!

#Middebury #FennFarm Fenn Farm (now being called Brookdale Farm) is celebrating spring with “It’s Springtime at Fenn Farm” today, Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ... Continue Reading →

Fenns share childhood memories

#Middlebury By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY It was the story of the horse and the summer storm that first reeled me in, told by Robert “Robin” Fenn and his sister, Ellen, during one of ... Continue Reading →

Tour Brookdale Farm

#Middlebury By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY This year’s annual farm tour of Brookdale Farm (Fenn Farm) will be Saturday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m with a rain date of Saturday, ... Continue Reading →

Farmhouse re-sided, Pietrorazio thanked

#Middlebury #FennFarm #BrookdaleFarm #MiddleburyLandTrust Editor’s Note: Brookdale Farm (Fenn Farm) Tour Saturday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Rain Date Oct. 7) Tour Brookdale ... Continue Reading →

Find mammals, birds, bugs and plants in Bronson Meadow

#Middlebury #BronsonMeadow By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Most people know the critical environmental value of streams, rivers and ponds. Perhaps fewer people know the environmental value ... Continue Reading →

LPOS settles on re-siding

#MIDDLEBURY   By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE Nearly four years after the Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) began considering what to do about ... Continue Reading →

Tour Land Trust properties from your car

    #MIDDLEBURY By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Previous Spotlight articles highlighted the beauty and active outdoor use of properties conserved by the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Fenn family has long history here

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD The Fenn family has lived in Middlebury since the late 1700s, when Samuel (ca. 1766-1852) and Concurrence (Miles) (ca. 1770-1848) Fenn bought property on the ... Continue Reading →

LPOS discusses Fenn Farm matters, shows Brookdale Farm sign

#MIDDLEBURY By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its Aug. 3 meeting updated members on Fenn Farm projects, revealed ... Continue Reading →