Donor Salute

Many virtual hugs to Fairfield County's Community Foundation who administer The Julia Wasserman Animal Welfare Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation. The Fund's mandate is to promote the wonderful, healing relationship between humans and our animal friends, and, with that aim in mind, have very generously supported our aligned efforts at Lachat Town Farm with a $2500 grant towards our animal programs, in particular, in support of the newest members of our farm family: our 3 Billy goats, Clover, Bob, and Vindaloo ('Vinnie' for short). For more information about Fairfield County's Community Foundation, please visit fccfoundation.org.

This GPS grant helps to further our sustainability efforts to create a comprehensive reduce-reuse-recycle program by purchasing reusable utensils and additional dishwasher cutlery baskets; and creating more effective sorting signage with the services of a professional designer.

This valuable print grant helps cover our printing costs for marketing and advertisting materials.

2016 - Administered by the CT Trust, this grant allowed us to shore up the existing farmhouse windows versus replacing them with less architecturally appropriate new windows.
2019 - Adjacent to our wonderful old dairy barn is a Carriage Barn dating from 1840. This grant will allow us to make much needed repairs to the barn's roof, replacing the corrugated tin roof with a longer lasting metal roof that will match the main barn's roofing.

Validating our efforts to educate our community, this fund helped pay for outfitting our greenhouse with potting benches and other needed supplies.

As the Farm began to offer classes and programs, this Weston fund helped pay for instructors and class supplies.

The Kiwanis mission is to "Help Kids Around the World". Our local Kiwanis chapter, recognizing what a gift a Town Farm would be to the children of our community, stepped up to help the Farm purchase a much needed, used tractor.

2013 - This grant helped cover the costs of fencing, raised beds, soil, and more for the Community Garden construction.
2014 - A solar-powered greenhouse to be used as an educational space as well as for growing was a perfect fit for Lachat Town Farm. This grant helped pay for much of the purchase and construction costs.

As a local organization that supports sustainability efforts and agriculture in our area, GVI was right by our side cheerleading our grassroots effort to create a town farm at Lachat. They helped pay for one of our first initiatives to bring our community together: building our 42 (now 50) bed Community Garden.

2011 - This Planning grant got the whole effort rolling! It validated the historical significance of the farmhouse and paid for an analysis and recommendations by an architect specializing in historic preservation, an engineer, and a landscape architect.
2013 - The grant for Maintenance & Repair of Historic Properties helped pay for the replacement of the existing asphalt-shingled farmhouse roof that was in terrible disrepair with a long-lasting, historically appropriate, and beautiful cedar roof.

Many thanks to all that contributed to the Hoedown including:

Rodeo Wranglers

• Fairfield County Bank
• The R. Hahn Foundation
• Tony's Pizza Napolitano
• Wells Hill Farm
• The Nova Family
• Lilly, Britt & Steve Ezzes
• Carol & Rone Baldwin

High Steppers

• Camelot Real Estate
• Peter's Spirit Shop
• US Bank
• Weston Racquet Club
• Kat & David McConnaughey

Turkey Trotters

• Klemonski & Rose Law Offices
• Greens Farms Spirit Shop
• Westport Chiropractic & Acupuncture
• Anonymous

Many thanks to all that contributed to the Hoedown including:

Rodeo Wranglers

• Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation/Plotkin Family
• Tony's Pizza Napolitano
• Britt, Lilly, Steve Ezzes
• The Nova Family
• Compass Real Estate
• Carol & Rone Baldwin

High Steppers

• Lucci Electric
• Camelot Real Estate
• Weston Racquet Club
• Athletic Brewing Company
• Katherine & David McConnaughey
• Klemonski & Rose Law Offices, LLC

Turkey Trotters

• Westport Chiropractic & Acupuncture
• Jodi Stevens Bryce/SBE Studio
• Greens Farms Spirit Shop
• Lunch Box

Many thanks to all that contributed to the Hoedown including:

Rodeo Wranglers

• Lilly, Britt & Steve Ezzes
• Tony's Pizza Napolitano
• The R. Hahn Foundation
• Wells Hill Farm
• Carol & Rone Baldwin

Barn Raisers

• Camelot Real Estate
• Peter's Spirits at Weston Town Center
• Lunch Box
• US Bank
• Erica & Michael Reiner

Turkey Trotters

• Whitnee Shulman Photography
• Weston Racquet Club
• Weston Pharmacy
• Farmer Mike & Nancy Imber
• Kat & David McConnaughey

High Steppers

• Westport Chiropractic & Acupuncture

With more than 30 years of experience in residential and commercial acoustic design, Lachat is lucky to have owner and Weston resident Steve Haas on our volunteer team. Steve and his company provide acoustic support for many of our popular events. Thank you for lending your expertise Steve!

www.shacoustics.com

Whitnee Shulman is a new Weston resident and a professional photographer and friend of Lachat Farm. She has generously offered her expertise to the farm to chronicle some of our events and beautiful farm while expanding her client base in Connecticut. Whitnee's talent is capturing happiness in micro moments that most people miss, uniquely capturing personalities, and quickly making people feel comfortable in front of a camera. Not only does she shoot family portraits, she also photographs events, headshots and website imagery. Lachat is thankful for Whitnee's support!

www.thesoulofwhit.com