During this year, the structure supporting the upper level of the barn has been reinforced to allow for numbers of  guests, the massive barn doors have been reversed to facilitate emergency exit, and the barn floor just inside the doors is being refinished so the barn is easier to enter.

Upgrades to the fire detection and alarm system and the final phase of the fire suppression system should be complete by Spring 2020.

Transportation at the Farm 

Because of a generous donation from an anonymous HFPG donor, FOFAH  now owns a custom electric ADA shuttle cart. This will allow us to bring people right up to the barn from the handicapped parking area.  All of these upgrades means that FOFAH could be ready to host exhibits and events inside the barn in 2020.

Also Around the Farm

The Corn Crib

The corn crib got a whole new roof this summer as well as some new siding and a stairway. If you have always wondered what was in there, check it out!

The 2019 Bald Eagle nesting season in Connecticut has come to a close and the results are truly spectacular. The number of Bald Eagles nesting in our State has continued to increase and the 2019 tally is a testament that conservation and protection works. Bald Eagles had been nearly wiped out in the lower 48 states due primarily to an an overuse of pesticides. Following the banning of DDT in 1972 it took 20 years for the first documented nesting territory to be established in Connecticut. This was in 1992 and that nest produced 2 chicks. 

Fast forward to 2019 and this year there were 64 active territories with 45 successful nests. Of those 45 nests, 81 chicks were produced! Every single County in our State can now be proud to say that there is a nesting pair of Bald Eagles in their County. 

Be proud Connecticut and watch the skies... you're bound to see one of these glorious, majestic birds soaring over your town!