Knowlton Corner Farm Benefit Supper and Auction Franklin County Farm Bureau, Farmington Grange, Farmers’ Market vendors and other farm businesses are working together to provide financial assistance to help Knowlton Corner Farm, which lost animals, buildings, equipment and hay in a barn fire last month. A supper and auction will be held on Saturday, January 28th at the Grange Hall in West Farmington. The menu will include tossed salad; bread; a choice of poultry pot pie, meatloaf and vegetables or vegetarian lasagna; milk, coffee or tea; and desserts. The supper, served from 4:30 – 6:30 pm, will feature locally produced foods donated by area farmers. A number of these farmers participate in the online and/or “live” farmers’ market. Rather than asking a set price for the supper, donations will be accepted at the door. This event will be the kick-off for the newly renovated kitchen at the Grange Hall. Members of the Grange have been hard at work over the past year or so to update their building and create a community kitchen. The kitchen area is brighter and more convenient to use with some modern equipment and more soon to be on the way. Come see how different it looks! The auction will begin at 7:00 pm and will feature items or gift certificates from a number of area farms and farm-related businesses. Farm and wildlife photography, aged cheddar cheese, maple syrup, a decorated Valentine heart cookie, locally made wine, an American Flag, and gift certificates for strawberries, vegetables, a kissing ball, garden amendments and other items have already been promised to the auction. Adrian Harris will be the auctioneer.
Wingspan Arts International and Broadwing Farm are donating an equine anatomy poster and a gift certificate for a $50.00 Equine Reiki Session to the auction. The poster shows all of the systems of a horse, close ups of the joints and basic anatomy information. The Reiki session could be useful for addressing areas of stress, injury, illness or weakness in a horse and could benefit competition horses, growing or older horses or those with chronic or acute injuries or illnesses. Other items in the auction include locally produced wine; yarn; vegetable gift basket; gift certificates for apples & raspberries; a kissing ball, strawberries and vegetables; maple syrup; a large, decorated heart cookie; photos of wildlife and/or farm scenes; aged cheddar cheese and handmade earrings. Donations are still coming in, so this is not a complete listing. For more information or to donate materials for either the supper or the auction, contact Pam Harnden, President of Franklin County Farm Bureau at 645-2568 or pharnden
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