Monthly News & Updates

Let us welcome 2024 with renewed optimism, new goals, and purposeful planning for a great year ahead. We are now in the business planning mode and are in the process of setting goals, making new plans, and embrace new opportunities. As we welcome 2024 let us remember that every day is a new beginning, a chance to start fresh and make a difference.

Thank you for your encouragement and support throughout the year. We founded the Friends of Sholan Farms in 2001 to help manage this community orchard. I am pleased to be able to say that in 2001 this was a diamond in the rough and now – 23 years later it is truly a community gem. You show your support to our mission by volunteering your time, visiting our farm stand, purchasing apples, making donations, membership, and attending our fun and educational events with your family. We can't wait to see you in 2024! 

Let us continue to make 2024 a year of growth, learning, and positive change. Wishing you all a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

Calendar at a Glance

All dates subject to change please check website, Facebook or

call for hours

Apple Blossom Festival Meetings

Feb 14 1pm Library – Historic Conference Room,

March 13 5pm Veterans Center,

April 17, 1pm Library – Historic Conference Room ,

May 1, 1pm Library – Historic Conference Room

March 13 5-7pm Wednesday

Winter Friends Meeting & ABF

100 West St – Veterans Center

23^nd Annual Apple Blossom Festival

May 18, 10am-4pm

Friends Member Annual Meeting

June 27, 6pm, Sholan Farms

(Invitation – Members Only) 

Special Attractions and Events:

Apple Tree Pruning & Grafting Exercises –

Saturdays beginning February 17 10am – noon. (Weather Permitting)

Pruning Location: 1125 Pleasant Street,

Leominster, Ma.

Come learn the art of pruning and grafting while enjoying the fresh air. Weekdays and Saturdays – Help Needed.  How to prepare: dress warm and in layers, wear insulated boots, several layers of socks, hat and weather proof gloves. Recommend chap stick, water and dry skin protection. Tools to bring: Choose one of the following: By-pass hand shears, By-pass loppers, pole pruner - Note we do have extra tools on hand.

Weekday pruning contact Brian Senecal – Orchard Manager – 978-302-7160.

Saturday pruning RSVP please contact Joanne DiNardo at 978-870-5555.

Also, check the Sholan Farms Website: www.sholanfarms.com or info@sholanfarms.com, 978-840-FARM. 

Help Needed

23^nd Annual Apple Blossom Festival

May 18, 10am-4pm

Apple Blossom Festival Meetings

Feb 14 1pm Library – Historic Conference Room,

March 13 5pm Veterans Center,

April 17, 1pm Library – Historic Conference Room ,

May 1, 1pm Library – Historic Conference Room

Can't attend these meetings - but want to help out - Please contact

Roxanne Chamberlain, Chair of Festivals

Sholan Farms – Leominster, MA

Cell (978) 340-5407 – can’t leave messages on this phone

Home (978) 252-5690 – can leave messages on this phone

Or email to Chamberlain, Roxanne <Roxanne.Chamberlain@baystatehealth.org>

Sholan Farms is the Peoples Farm -

We can use your help and ideas!

TThank you to our 2023 Sponsors

Thank You to our Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

Brooks Pond Apartments

Bovenzi

Central Mass Oral Surgery

Fraticelli Oil Company

NorthStar Construction Company

Power Home Remodeling

Platinum Sponsors

IC Credit Union

GFA Federal Credit Union

NewPro

Gold Sponsors

D.J.s Auto Repair

DeCarolis Insurance Company

Digital Federal Credit Union

Enterprise Bank

Leominster Cultural Council

M.F. Albert Corporation

Silver Sponsors

Avidia Bank

Hometown Bank

Montachusett Vending Company

Rota Springs

Bronze Sponsors

Atlantic Tent Rental

Roxanne Chamberlain

Cutie Patuties

Dr. Mark Fontaine

Joanne & Richard DiNardo

Joanne Lanza

Joe & Patricia LaGrassa

Leominster Cultural Council

Liberty Supply

M.P. Crowley Company

Parkview Wealth Management

Pipe Plus

Piper Electric Company

Rollstone Bank & Trust

Schuster’s Plumbing & Heating

Whitcomb Travel

Board of Directors & Staff

Our special volunteers grow the very best apples in Central Mass. Come join the fun and keep the legacy alive.

Many Thanks for all your support!

Friends of Sholan Farms - Board of Directors:

Joanne DiNardo, President, joannedinardo@sholanfarms.com, Tel: 1-978-870-5555

Steve Smith, Vice President, stevesmith@sholanfarms.com, Tel: 1-978-870-2797

Nate Monat, Secretary, natemonat@sholanfarms.com, Tel. 1-978-490-1011

Andy Mercik, Treasurer, andymercik@sholanfarms.com, Tel: 1-978-235-4519

Roxanne Chamberlain, Director & Festival Chair,roxchamber@comcast.net, Tel: 1-978-340-5407

Dennis Gravelle, Director, dennisgravelle78@gmail.com Tel: 1-978-660-7906

Joe LeBlanc, Director, daljoe73@gmail.com, Tel: 1-978-870-5164

Jane Nowokunski, Director, jnowokunski@yahoo.com, Tel: 1-978-353-9936

John Souza, Director, johnslacasa@gmail.com, Tel: 1-508-331-4656

Nancy Trout, Director, ntrout@ijpinc.com, Tel: 1-508-335-6372

Orchard Manager,

Brian Senecal, briansenecal@sholanfarms.com, Tel: 1-978-302-7160

Volunteer Coordinator:

Joanne DiNardo, volunteer@sholanfarms.com, Tel: 1-978-870-5555

Let us know if you would like to serve a leadership role. 

Mailing Address: PO Box 632

Located at: 1125 Pleasant St

LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts 01453

978-840-FARM (3276)

www.sholanfarms.com

Donate to keep Sholan Farms thriving

https://www.sholanfarms.com/make-a-donation.html

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