This old barn is near the center of Dunbarton, at 31 Stark Highway North (Route 13). It is in rough shape, but still supports the cupola with the traditional weathercock. These rooster weathervanes can be seen on barns, farmhouses, and churches all over the world. Like many old barns in New England, this one has seen better days.
This barn is next to Chanticleer Gardens, a local cut flower business. Every time we drive by in nice weather, there are vases of cut flowers for sale on an honor system out in front of the barn next door. This is an 150 acre, organic farm, owned by Susan and Ken Koerber, who also hold internships, workshops and classes known as WWOOFER (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). Behind the farmhouse are acres of organic gardens.
In 2019 the Five Rivers Conservation Trust received a $100,000 LCHIP grant from the state of New Hampshire (through the Moose license plate program) to permanently protect the 133 acre Koerber Family Forest on nearby land adjacent to the Dunbarton Elementary School. This grant ensures that the students, teacher and public can use the property as an outdoor classroom. The public access allowed the town of Dunbarton to build trails to connect to nearby conservation land including the Five Rivers protected Stone Farm.
For the truly curious:
Chanticleer Farm, Dunbarton, New Hampshire:
http://www.chanticleer-gardens.com/index.html
A blog post from Apotheca (a florist in nearby Goffstown) about Chanticleer Farms:
http://apothecaflowershoppe.blogspot.com/2014/?m=0
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "An Old Barn - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 23, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/an-old-barn-weathervane-wednesday.html: accessed [access date]).
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