History of the Farm:

The original house and barn were built in the mid 1860s and was one of many dairy farms that populated the hillsides throughout Vermont. In 1903 it was purchased by Irish immigrants John J. Sinon and his wife Ann. They raised 9 children including John Jr. (Johnny) who was born in 1925. Johnny and his wife Pauline married and raised their 4 daughters on the farm. The farm is made up of 150 acres which include lush hay fields, natural springs and a large stand of timber including a maple sugarbush. Johnny worked as a self employed equipment operator while his wife Pauline ambitiously pursued a variety of jobs within the community. Johnny passed in 2010 at the age of 85 and left his wife to care for the large estate which she did for 3 more years. When she decided to make the difficult choice of selling the farm, she intended to see it go to a local. In 2013 I was blessed with the opportunity to purchase the farm which in some respects already felt like home since I’d grown up next door and was no stranger to the property. In fact Johnny and Pauline were best friends with my grandparents and had even owned their own school buses which I’d ridden on as a child.

A couple years later my sister was engaged to be married and while she was in the midst of planning her wedding our mother pitched the idea of renovating the old barn for the ceremony. So instead of going the traditional route which in many ways would have been much easier, my sister and brother in law worked tirelessly in the months leading up to the wedding. The barn had been mostly just a catch all for years if not decades, so there was an immense amount of labor involved in just hoeing it out before the renovation process could even begin. After the countless bonfires and dump runs they had the barn stripped down to its bones and with no time to spare they began the renovation phase. The floors had to be leveled out and reinforced with freshly sawed hemlock, the windows needed to be replaced and trimmed out and the barn had to be completely rewired. At various times throughout the remodel many friends and family members pitched in to help get the job done and it was truly amazing how it all came together in just the nick of time…literally…only moments before the wedding music started we were sweeping the last bit of sawdust out of the front doors! Shortly after that we were contacted about hosting a wedding that was in last minute need of a venue and we happily obliged. Slowly but surely word spread and the old farm began to garnish attention from locals seeking a place to host their special events.