Barrington Farm School

Barrington Farm School Mailing address::::
PO BOX 41
Barrington RI 02806

An educational farm school located on the corner of Federal Rd and Middle Hwy in Barrington RI. Join us!

Nourishing the soil and the soul each day. The 120-year-old farmland located between Lincoln Avenue and Federal Road at Middle Highway is the last farm remaining in Barrington, Rhode Island. We are raising funds to protecting and conserve the farm for future generations link to agriculture and sharing food. The Barrington Farm School has been operating for several years on this property, outreach

ing to students, families, teachers and all levels of the community. We continue to need community support for growing, supplies, farm stand, structures, and woodland habitat to reach students and community members of all ages. The open space has beekeeping, fresh food tastings, student environmental groups, teachers, artists, nature studies and conservation practices.

We have a Local Girl Scout Troop (ten 10-11 yr old girls) here at BFS to work on their “Bronze Award” as a troop. They ...
02/24/2025

We have a Local Girl Scout Troop (ten 10-11 yr old girls) here at BFS to work on their “Bronze Award” as a troop. They will be coming to help us chop, mix and turn very soon! They all took a bucket home and will be bringing food scraps back for mixing. They also had the idea to play “compost reporter” and want to video tape interviews with all our different workers!
More to come! Thanks, Lindsay and Jill, for taking this project on with these girls!

Harvesting native seeds grown right here at BFS! Echinacea, Rudbeckia Maxima, and Veronia. And Asclepia: everyone’s favo...
02/18/2025

Harvesting native seeds grown right here at BFS! Echinacea, Rudbeckia Maxima, and Veronia. And Asclepia: everyone’s favorite milkweed!

What are native seeds, you ask? They are seeds that come from plants that grow naturally in this area without our intervention that help support our ecosystem and biodiversity. We love our native plants! 🌱

More snow, ice, and rain on the horizon means we need to change our composting session from Sunday morning to **Saturday...
02/14/2025

More snow, ice, and rain on the horizon means we need to change our composting session from Sunday morning to **Saturday 9/15 at 9:30 AM**!! Meet us at the rear of the farm to mix all the food scraps and turn compost piles. We would love to have you! (Note: this does not affect our food scrap drop off locations which are all open 24/7).

Come join us this Thursday morning for a 30-minute tour to see our Hydroponic growing system! **But keep watch here in t...
02/11/2025

Come join us this Thursday morning for a 30-minute tour to see our Hydroponic growing system! **But keep watch here in the case the weather causes us to make any changes to the event.** Hope to see you then! (No signup necessary, but drop a comment below if you think you might join!).

02/08/2025

No composting Sunday 2/9 due to the forecasted winter storm. No Barrington Farm School Compost nor Foster Gloster. Please spread the word! And stay safe and warm! -BFS

02/05/2025

Question: What does 1 humpback whale and 160 pianos have in common?

Answer: They are the same weight of the food scraps we diverted at BFS in 2024!
Impressive!

Thanks to you, we have some impressive numbers! And it’s only going up from here!

02/03/2025

Look at all those footprints in the fresh snow already! Thanks for continuing to drop off all of your food scraps at the farm stand and at local collection sites (Kent St. and Peck Center lot). Happy snowy Monday! 👣

01/30/2025

Will you take 3 minutes to fill out your 10-question Vision Survey? As we move into new seasons at BFS we’d love to hear what you think about us. What would be advantageous for the land? How can we be good news to our community? What’s been working well and what can we do better?

Please complete by midnight on Friday 1/31 to be entered into the drawing for a free basket of fresh produce: farmer’s choice! (One participant will be chosen at random). Thank you!!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BTDGR77?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJK433vAAh_vLC6cX9G5Lho8h-akZcCyDcOsn_ZyM6dNxU3wQlZqXLsMo_aem_HYcb4uOTQKkwdffKtQnN0g

Compost crew meets today at the back of BFS from 3:15-4:30. Bundle up and meet us there!
01/22/2025

Compost crew meets today at the back of BFS from 3:15-4:30. Bundle up and meet us there!

This is the string around your finger to remind you to place your online orders by 11am on Mondays and Thursdays! We’ve ...
01/16/2025

This is the string around your finger to remind you to place your online orders by 11am on Mondays and Thursdays! We’ve got lots of greens ready for you.

Available Online: Honey, arugula, watercress, Swiss chard, lettuce mix, pea shoots, kale, garlic, rosemary, cilantro, parsley, turmeric, ginger.

Order here: barrington-farm-school.squarespace.com.
And post your purchases and tag us on social media! . 😘

We make weekly donations to .ri but we are usually limited to the growing season between April and October. However, our...
01/10/2025

We make weekly donations to .ri but we are usually limited to the growing season between April and October. However, our hydroponic growing system now allows us to donate fresh local produce throughout the winter months too! Thanks to Deb (pictured here) who makes so many of our TapIn runs!

“A joyful wholesome morning to beckon spring” at BFS today. We did some native seed sowing and checked the pollinator ga...
01/06/2025

“A joyful wholesome morning to beckon spring” at BFS today. We did some native seed sowing and checked the pollinator garden (and collected some seeds while we were at it!).

Native seeds need a cold stratification period before germinating, so the seeds sowed today will be kept outdoors.

Felipe is researching native plants for our pollinator garden this year, while Blaise checks for seeds collected.

And our trusty volunteer, Bob, moves compost from the back of the farm up to the field rows to prep for the spring.

There’s always fun to be had in every season! What a spontaneous and productive sunny Sunday morning. Let the new growth begin!

12/30/2024

We are well on our way to raising our annual budget for 2025, but we’d love to see a final push come through as 2024 comes to a close. Will you add some giving to your end of year to-dos? We are currently 38% of the way there! https://givebutter.com/barringtonfarmschool

We farm all year:Volunteer with us this week!Join us to celebrate the FIRST day of the new year on Wednesday 3:15 p.m. ...
12/29/2024

We farm all year:
Volunteer with us this week!

Join us to celebrate the FIRST day of the new year on Wednesday 3:15 p.m. -4:30pm!
Sunday at 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.

All ages and families welcome!
Reach out to [email protected] if you’d like to volunteer elsewhere and we can help find a good fit at this time of year.

12/24/2024

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you for supporting the important work we do at Barrington Farm School, from teaching young people, collecting food scraps for compost, to re-nourishing the soil, and growing and donating food!

We look forward to seeing you at a special event, program, or on the farm in 2025.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

12/20/2024

A small group of volunteers from BFS collected and gave Christmas gifts to a local need, and it meant so much to all involved. Thank you all for your generosity at this time of year- especially when everyone is surrounded by activity and things vying for your time! A little goes a long way. 💕

12/12/2024

New pickups!! Orders are now available for pickup at the farm stand twice a week!! (Vs. just one on Fridays):
· Orders placed before 11 a.m. Monday are ready by 2:00 p.m. Tuesday.
· Orders placed before 11 a.m. Thursday are ready by 2:00 p.m. Friday.
· You will receive an e-mail when your order is ready.

Payment confirmation e-mail:
Your order will be available at the farm stand on Federal Road by 2:00 p.m. either Tuesday or Friday, whichever comes first. You will receive an e-mail when your order is ready. Orders are in the refrigerator.

Bring on the fresh produce! Thanks, Farmer Mark!

To order, visit https://barrington-farm-school.squarespace.com/

This is the last to come from the outdoor fields this week: turnips! Pretty amazing that we harvested into December. Our...
12/07/2024

This is the last to come from the outdoor fields this week: turnips! Pretty amazing that we harvested into December.
Our hydroponics still allow us to grow in the greenhouse though, so we’ll keep harvesting greens all winter long. 😍

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Federal Road
Barrington, RI
02806

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9am - 11am

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No composting Sunday 2/9 due to the forecasted winter storm. No Barrington Farm School Compost nor Foster Gloster. Please spread the word! And stay safe and warm! -BFS

Question: What does 1 humpback whale and 160 pianos have in common? Answer: They are the same weight of the food scraps we diverted at BFS in 2024! Impressive! Thanks to you, we have some impressive numbers! And it’s only going up from here!

Look at all those footprints in the fresh snow already! Thanks for continuing to drop off all of your food scraps at the farm stand and at local collection sites (Kent St. and Peck Center lot). Happy snowy Monday! 👣

Will you take 3 minutes to fill out your 10-question Vision Survey? As we move into new seasons at BFS we’d love to hear what you think about us. What would be advantageous for the land? How can we be good news to our community? What’s been working well and what can we do better? Please complete by midnight on Friday 1/31 to be entered into the drawing for a free basket of fresh produce: farmer’s choice! (One participant will be chosen at random). Thank you!! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BTDGR77?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJK433vAAh_vLC6cX9G5Lho8h-akZcCyDcOsn_ZyM6dNxU3wQlZqXLsMo_aem_HYcb4uOTQKkwdffKtQnN0g

We love that the farm makes people feel “unencumbered” and easy going and free. That’s a big reason we all keep showing up: we can be who we are with no strings attached. The land welcomes us all. 💕 Thank you, Wayne, for your words.

Of all the multifaceted things that make BFS the wonderful place that we know, it’s the people that make BFS the magical place that it is! Will you consider giving to our mission to grow food, inspire learning, build community, and foster a connection to the land? Thank you for being such an integral part of this beautiful farm! Give here: https://givebutter.com/barringtonfarmschool

We are well on our way to raising our annual budget for 2025, but we’d love to see a final push come through as 2024 comes to a close. Will you add some giving to your end of year to-dos? We are currently 38% of the way there! https://givebutter.com/barringtonfarmschool

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you for supporting the important work we do at Barrington Farm School, from teaching young people, collecting food scraps for compost, to re-nourishing the soil, and growing and donating food! We look forward to seeing you at a special event, program, or on the farm in 2025. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

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The Barrington Farm School is a not for profit educational organization, specializing in teaching and outreach relating to small scale market gardening practices, including local food scrapping and composting, summer farm stand business, and soil health initiatives using cover cropping and native habitat restoration. The Vendituoli Farm, a 120-year-old farmland sits between Lincoln Avenue and Federal Road at Middle Highway. It is the last farm remaining in Barrington, RI. Now, we are a protected farm thanks to the generosity of the community and the Barrington Conservation and Land Trust.

Community support continues to be imperative to our farm for growing, supplies, farm stand, structures, cultivating the woodland habitat to reach students and community members of all ages. The open space has beekeeping, fresh food tastings, student environmental groups, teachers, artists, nature studies and conservation practices. Join us as a volunteer, benefactor, customer, or friend! See you at the farm!