Friends of Springton Manor Farm

Friends gardening team second round of leaf mulch laying for butterfly garden, last Wednesday morning.

ANOTHER FRIENDS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY AT SPRINGTON ON MAY 6th: If you’re handy in the garden and you’d like to help at the farm, please join Friends gardening team members this Thursday, May 6th from 9 AM to noon. We are laying down another pickup truck load of leaf mulch in the butterfly garden. See pics from last round of mulch laying, posted today and on Apr. 18th. If you’re interested, please bring a shovel and your weeding tools. You can park in the carriage house (park office) lot and walk east past the back of the manor house and catering tent, to the butterfly garden. This is also a chance to meet Friends members and learn about the group.

FRIENDS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY AT SPRINGTON ON APRIL 28th: If you’re handy in the garden and you’d like to help at the farm, please join Friends gardening team members next Wednesday, April 28th from 10 AM to noon. We are laying down a pickup truck load of leaf mulch in the butterfly garden. See pics from last round of mulch laying below, posted on Apr. 18th. If you’re interested, please bring a shovel and your weeding tools. You can park in the carriage house (park office) lot and walk east past the back of the manor house and catering tent, to the butterfly garden. This is also a chance to meet Friends members and learn about the group.

Friends members, Ginny and Suzanne lay down leaf mulch in the butterfly garden, east of the manor house.

at the site of the old butterfly house, replanted by Friends of SMF, with the help of the County, in summer 2019 - thanks to Suzanne and others for all their hard work

Schedule for Friends meetings in 2021: Monday, January 11th, 2021, 7 PM Zoom meeting Monday, February 1st, 2021, 7 PM Zoom meeting... Monday, March 15th, 2021, 7 PM Zoom meeting Monday, April 5th, 2021, 7 PM Zoom meeting Monday, May 3rd, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, June 7th, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, July 12th, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, August 2nd, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, September 13th, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, October 4th, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, November 1st, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?) Monday, December 6th, 2021, 7 PM meeting (Zoom ?)

Just a reminder that the first Friends (Zoom virtual) meeting of the year is tomorrow at 7 PM. If you're interested in finding out what the Friends are all about, feel free to either IM this FB page or send an email to the address listed in About contact info.

The Friends wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Years. Also, Springton has a New Years Day event tomorrow, lead by Ranger Conlow.