Happy Anniversary to Us!

Celebrating 50 years of memories and milestones. To real estate developer Gilbert Edwards, farm life offered a wonderful way of life, but impractical for him to try to manage on his own.  He gave up on his yearning to live on a farm, but couldn’t stop thinking about others who, like him, desired a country life without the sole responsibility of managing a large working farm.  Out of that thinking came the concept of Farmcolony, a master-planned housing community with a working farm as its focus rather than the traditional amenities typically found in residential developments like a golf course or swimming pool or tennis courts.Edwards was ahead of his time in real estate development. With the steady decline in the number of acres being used for farming each…

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Should the Horse Boarding Amenity Go or Remain

Should the horse boarding amenity go or remain? That is the question. The horse boarding facilities at Farmcolony “are not safe for horses or humans,” according to Farmcolony Vice President Becky Lorenzo who raised her concerns over the safety of our horse boarding facilities in a January Board meeting.  She is speaking from experience with 30+ years owning and managing boarding facilities. In response, the Board of Directors formed an ad hoc committee to review current conditions in our animal boarding facilities and to make recommendations to the Board on any necessary improvements. Will Farmcolony continue to offer a horse boarding amenity or will that long-held amenity be removed?  If the horse boarding amenity is to remain, how do we ensure minimum safety standards in the horse boarding facilities? …

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