2026 Woodwinds in the Middle Barn

Join us at Vermont Family Forests' beautiful Wells Farm in Lincoln for music by Southwind recorder ensemble, followed by wood-fired pizza and refreshments.

Seating is limited for this free event. If you reserve seats and your plans change, please be sure to cancel via Humanitix as soon as possible so others can take your place.

Date & Time: Thursday, July 16, 5pm-7:30pm.

30 minute concert, followed by wood-fired pizza and refreshments. We will provide flour crusts, sauces, and cheese. Please bring your favorite topping to share. If you are gluten-free, please bring a crust that works well for you.

Location: Vermont Family Forests Wells Farm. 2542 Quaker St. Lincoln, VT 05443

About Woodwinds in the Middle Barn

Using art, science, and craft, Lester and Monique Anderson tended and loved their land in Lincoln, Vermont, for more than four decades. Their care manifested in bountiful gardens, meticulously tended fields and stone walls, restored barns, a productive apple orchard, and rewilding forests whose recovery is monitored through the Colby Hill Ecological Project.

Before they were land conservers, Lester and Monique were, among many other things, recorder players and members of the Washington DC Recorder Society. Since 2011, Woodwinds in the Middle Barn has celebrated Lester and Monique’s deep love for their home lands and for recorder music. This year, members of Southwind recorder ensemble will play a short concert of that celebrates nature, birds, and Celtic roots.

Beautiful music is an essential part of community well-being, so Woodwinds in the Middle Barn fits well with Vermont Family Forests’ mission to observe, understand, and preserve forest ecosystem health; to practice forest-centered conservation that is holistic and adaptive; to support careful management of local family forests for ecological, economic, and social benefits; and to foster a forest culture focused on community well-being, ecological resilience, and the quest for an optimal land ethic.

Another essential part of community well-being? Good food! This year, we'll be serving up wood-fired pizzas baked in our Earth oven, along with Wells Farm apple cider, wine, and other libations. Please bring a favorite topping to share.