Hidden Chicken Coops of Weston Tour

Press Release

What’s All The Clucking About?

The Friends of Lachat are organizing THE HIDDEN CHICKEN COOPS OF WESTON TOUR with all proceeds to benefit the restoration of Lachat Farm. The self-guided tour will be held on Sunday, June 23. Tickets and maps can be picked up at Lachat Farm, 106 Godfrey Road West, from 10AM to 1PM on the day of the tour. The tour will go until 4PM. Tickets include a Farm-to-Table Seasonal Lunch Buffet at the home of Weston caterer Phoebe Cole. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $8 for children.

“We hope the tour will be educational, community building, and fun for old and young alike…all qualities that represent our vision for Lachat Farm,” said Friends of Lachat director, Carol Baldwin.

The tour will feature coops set in beautiful surrounding gardens often with inspirational vegetable gardens lovingly tended by our Weston backyard farmers. There will be all different styles of coops on display from large to small, homemade to purchased. Owners will be on hand to offer tips on how to have your own backyard flock. Included on the tour will be the Fagan family’s Roots Farm (check out “Roots Farm” on Facebook) with 50 newly hatched baby chicks on hand! Also tour goers will enjoy a glimpse into Weston’s past with a visit to Manatuck Farm, 96 Norfield Road. This circa 1795 homestead features, besides its chickens, an old barn, potting shed, and lovely gardens. But there will also be newly created farms such as the large vegetable garden and coop installed by a family of modern day homesteaders, the Fracasso family, on Wells Hill Road.

Friends of Lachat is actively raising funds to restore the circa 1770 pre-Revolutionary David Godfrey farmhouse that is part of the Town’s Juliana Lachat Preserve on Godfrey Road West. Their vision is that a farmer/caretaker/program manager would move into the farmhouse as soon as it is made habitable who would run a town farm on the property, including community rental plots with deer-fencing and water and a production garden with a farm stand. And of course, a laying flock with farm fresh eggs available to the public!

For more information, please contact Carol Baldwin at baldwinr@aol.com or visit friendsoflachat.org.

Adult Spelling Bee

Today! Come watch or participate! Prizes for the top three spellers! Treats for all.

Norfield Grange Tag Sale

Sat 10 am – 4pm, Sun 10 – 2

Community Tag Sale: jewelry, toys, something you might have been searching for…

12 Goodhill Road

Norfield Fair Today, 6/8

Tent is Up! Norfield Fair is on for June 8th! Where: Norfield Congregational Church campus When: Saturday, June 8th 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. What: Grandma’s Attic (8:30 – 9 $5 Early Bird Special), Walton’s Corner collectibles, books, clothes, Country Kitchen baked goods, children’s games and face-painting, garden booth, vendors, food, live entertainment and more! [...]

Join the New Weston Women’s Softball Team

This message is being sent to help recruit more players: A new women’s softball team has been formed by a local mom, and players (any level) are welcome to join the team. Games are Tues/Thurs at 6:15 from June 25 – EO August. There will be 8 games plus a double elimination playoffs. Please email westonctmoms [at] gmail [dot] com with your name, email, and phone number and I will relay the information to the team leader.

Dr. Marotto Presents the Feminine Mystique – 6/6

Happy Memorial Day!

From the Weston Forum:

The parade

The highlight of the weekend for many is the annual Weston Memorial Day parade, sponsored by the Weston Volunteer Fire Department. This year’s parade, which steps off at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, May 27, will be led by Grand Marshal Al Anderson, one of the town’s few remaining World War II veterans (see story on page one).

Marchers assemble on School Road near the high school beginning at 10. All community organizations are welcome to march or have floats in the parade.

Volunteers willing to lend their convertibles to drive veterans, guests, and dignitaries, as well as those interested in participating in the parade, are encouraged to call parade organizer Lyette Segerdahl at 203-227-8081.

The parade winds down School Road to Weston Center, turning left onto Norfield Road, and ending at Weston Town Hall.

Traditionally, hundreds of Westonites line the parade route to cheer on the town’s veterans and community organizations.

At the end of the parade, at about noon, there will be a brief ceremony with town officials at the gazebo outside town hall and a laying of a ceremonial wreath at the Memorial Stone near the Weston Public Library.

The Fire Department offers free hot dogs to the community at the Norfield firehouse immediately after the ceremony outside town hall.

In case of inclement weather, call 203-222-2641 to check on a rain cancellation of the parade.