The Friends of Holcomb Farm learned that Auer Farm in Bloomfield might need items for its new Discovery barn, so we invited them to come and take whatever they could put to good use. Here is what Jonni Marshall, director of education at the 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm, Inc., had to say:
“It was rainy and slippery when we arrived, but we were able to get everything in one trip. We unloaded the items into a holding barn for the moment. We are in the process of building a Discovery Barn for our educational programs. We are in the beginning stages, but we plan to use the half-round kids’ tables in that space, with the small wooden chairs and the bookcases as well. We are going to use one of the large cabinets for supplies that we can switch out with different curricula. The other large cabinet will be used to store the items we have for our volunteers. Most of our building space is for education programs and we need to have a space where the regular volunteers can keep their outerwear, work gloves, safety equipment, etc. I noticed that they also have corkboard on the exterior, so we can use them to keep sign-in sheets, schedules and more. There was a small desk we also brought over which the assistant camp director will use in the office. The box of games will be used at summer camp. The baskets are in the classrooms already; the children use them when sorting loose parts and washing fiber. We are so grateful for the donations!”