The David Brown Farm.
Home of the Patio Pack
The farm has been involved in agriculture since the early 1700’s. The original home was a four room colonial possibly dating to the 1600’s. In 1750 David Brown purchased the property. In 1768 the saltbox roof and addition was erected. Col. James and Deacon Thomas Barrett of Concord, Massachusetts provided payment for “The re-roofing of the Brown homestead”. The Barrett brothers were heavily involved in the Revolutionary War. James was the commander in the Concord fight and Thomas was involved in business with his brother.
The Browns had two children named Samuel and William. William was found dead in the well as a child and Samuel went on to serve the nation by participating in The Battle of Bunker Hill, Brandywine and served with the third Massachusetts Artillery thus spending that infamous winter with Washington at Valley Forge.
The farm had several owners during the 1800’s and all owners were involved with dairy farming in one form or another. In 1908 The Hospital Cottages for Children purchased the property. The hospital treated crippled children from over the world and had a long and prestigious history. The property now known as The David Brown Farm provided all of the agricultural needs for the hospital for about eighty years.
We purchased the farm in 1990 and restored the house and grounds to their original splendor.
Next came the barn and animals. After the house was restored we decided to add some animals for ambiance. Tunis sheep were chosen and soon we were breeding, showing and selling animals for breed stock throughout the U. S.
We developed many gardens on the property and used the compost for fertilizing them and the fields. How the Patio Pack came to be is mentioned on the home page but suffice to say, “The rest is history”. Take a look at the following link. A story about the farm.
www.thebostonchannel.com/news/19568701/detail.html
Enjoy some pictures of the farm
We hope that you enjoyed the visit to our farm.
Remember that we are the home of The Patio Pack and we also sell breed stock and show animals from our champion flock.
Always think green!
