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  Borders Farm  Preservation Inc.


 
 
.........preserving the past for the future
 
Click here to listen to The Ballad of Borders Farm
Visit our Events page for a link to view some of the BFPI photo albums.











 

Well Curb Bell
from Maple Rock Schoolhouse

Borders Farm is located in Foster, RI,
on about 200 acres of farmland. 
The preservation of this historic landscape provides a vital link to an agricultural past that is fast disappearing from our state.



As Charles Borders puts it,
"this is heaven on earth, right here."



Click for facts on the
Narragansett Tom Turkey


Another interesting link speaks about the addition of the Narragansett Turkey to the threatened list.




FOSTER PRESERVATION SOCIETY

<>                                                                    HEIRLOOM SEEDS AND SEED SWAP
                                                                                Presented by Bryan Connolly
<>                                                                                          April 23     7:00PM
                                                                        Foster Town House, 180 Howard Hill Rd.

The Foster Preservation Society’s April meeting features Bryan Connolly.  Mr. Connolly will talk about seed saving
and heirloom vegetable seeds.  He is bringing seeds to swap, so come and bring your heirloom seeds to trade! 

            Bryan Connolly, PhD student at the University of Connecticut, is a seed saver conserving over 150 varieties of vegetables.   He is the author of The Wisdom of Plant Heritage, the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s handbook on small-scale seed production.  Additionally, Bryan is a first year doctoral student at UCONN studying the combined impact of deer and invasive plant species on the native flora of New England.   He is also a botanical consultant for the Connecticut Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.  Previously Bryan has worked surveying rare plant populations for the Ct. Department of Environmental Protection, coordinating a volunteer invasive plant survey at the New England Wild Flower Society, and as an instructor at Connecticut College, teaching classes in environmental studies, sustainable agriculture, and field botany.  Further, he is a food co-op worker and chicken farmer! 

            The meeting is open to the public.  Bring your heirloom seeds to swap! 
As usual, delicious refreshments will be served.      

 



Click on the Membership link for dates of our upcoming Trustee and Membership meetings at the Farm.  Interested persons are invited to attend one of our Membership meetings. Just click on Contact Us for the name and number to call, or email to the address below.  We look forward to adding new folks to our membership.
Email:  farmer@bordersfarm.org