The Taylor-Bray Farm
Preservation Association



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The scenic, 22 acre Taylor-Bray Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places




Join us in preserving our legacy, a unique piece of Cape Cod's history.


TAYLOR-BRAY FARM PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 66, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675


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Americorps Cape Cod and the Taylor Bray Farm Preservation Association Partner on Volunteer Week at the Farm

Read all about the work by Americorps at Americorps at Taylor Bray Farm



Ongoing at the farm: Sunday is cleanup day. If you would like to help with the barn/pen cleanup and get to meet the animals up close, please just come to the farm at 11 am on any Sunday morning!







We have reached our goal and found a tractor...THANK YOU...details to follow!










8th Annual Sheep Festival

DATE: Sunday, May 31, 2009 TIME: 9 am – 4 pm – rain or shine

LOCATION: Taylor-Bray Farm, 108 Bray Farm Rd. No., Yarmouth Port, MA

CONTACT: Lynn McIntyre – phone - 508-385-9407 or 508-737-0768

or email

ON-GOING HIGHLIGHTS:

Sheepherding – David Kennard – Wellscroft Farm, Chesham, NH

Sheepshearing – Andy Rice – Hogget Hill Farm, Brattleboro, VT

Exhibition of wooly animals – Toni Malouf – Knot-A-Thot Farm, Barnstable, MA

Wool Spinning demos and sales – Cape Cod Spinners Guild

Rug Hooking demos and sales – Cranberry Rug Hookers

Hearth Cooking – The Heaney Family, So. Yarmouth, MA

Artwork show and sales – Yarmouth Art Guild

Blacksmith demos and sales – Peter Hirst – Keziah’s Forge, Orleans, MA

Haywagon rides with Farmer Don

Sales – signed books by author Jon Katz, photos by Bradford, arts and crafts, T-Shirts & hats, silent auction, Bray Farm honey, Bray Farm Activity books, refreshments (the best hotdogs in town). Darlyne Murawaski, photographer and writer, will be signing her new children's book and selling photo note cars.

Come join us for a fun filled day at this beautiful historic farm.

SUGGESTED PARKING DONATION: $5 Donations and memberships in the Association help to restore and maintain the buildings and grounds, care for and feed the animals at this unique, marshside, 369 year old farm, preserving the legacy for present and future generations to enjoy.

Please………………..NO DOGS on the day of the festival, thank you





You can get a glimpse of the sheep festival at The Festival!

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You can also check out the farm on Youtube at Cape Cast

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TAYLOR-BRAY FARM PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 66, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675

email Taylor Bray Farm

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Donations and memberships in the Taylor-Bray Farm Preservation Association help to restore and maintain the buildings and grounds, and care for the animals at this unique historic site, preserving the legacy for present and future generations to enjoy.    

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Directions to the farm:..from the lower cape go west on Route 6A through Dennis, to just over the Yarmouth town line, and turn right at Oliver's Restaurant, and go to the end of the road. from the upper/mid cape area go east on Route 6A through Yarmouth, and turn left at Oliver's Restaurant and go to the end of the road (Bray Farm Road).
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Click here for some snapshots of previous sheepfestivals

A new article was recently published in Register

Come see how our cattle, Fiona and Scotty have grown!

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To find out more about Scottish Highland Cattle, go to Scottish Highland Cattle

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The Register also recently published an informative article about the Taylor Bray Farm.
About the farm

The Taylor-Bray Farm is situated on land in Yarmouth Port and was originally owned and settled by Richard Taylor in 1639. Through many generations, it remained in the Taylor family, until 1896 when George and William Bray, two brothers who had worked for the Taylors, acquired the land. It was sustained as a prosperous working farm by the Bray family until 1941. Between then and the late 1980's ownership changed hands a number of times.

Saved from Development

In 1987, the prospect of losing the farm to development prompted the Town of Yarmouth to purchase the property. The specific intent --"to maintain the farm for historic preservation and conservation". Tenant/managers have lived in the farmhouse, welcoming the public and educating many schoolgroups about the farm's history and ecologically rich natural beauty.

Critical Needs Today
Little preservation work has been done since 1987, and in the Fall of 2000 the late-eighteenth-century half cape farmhouse was declared uninhabitable. The Town of Yarmouth funded a new roof in May 2001, but extensive electrical, plumbing and heating, and foundation work is needed to further restore the house. Significant work is also necessary on the barn, and repair and upkeep required on the property.

About the association
In the Spring of 2001, a small group of farm neighbors formed the Taylor-Bray Farm Preservation Association. From this core group, we have grown to over 275 members from all sections of Yarmouth as well as other towns in Massachusetts and nine other states. We have established a strong partnership with the Yarmouth Historical Commission, the town's oversight body for the farm. The sheep pasture and pens have been re-fenced, all the aging barn doors have been replaced, landscape projects completed, and other improvement tasks implemented. In the summer of 2002, we began major repairs on the barn in partnership with the Yarmouth Historical Commission and Cape Cod Regional Technical High School that will include the replacement of the floors on the first and second levels, a complete electrical rewiring of the structure, and construction of an interior stairway, and installing new gutters.

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   School tours are always welcome at the farm..no appointment is necessary.     _______________________________________________________________________________________________

The mission of the TBFPA is compelling....join us, learn more and participate in the partnership to preserve this valuable historic site as a living legacy for the town of Yarmouth and all of Cape Cod.


Membership and volunteer support in the Association offers the opportunity to make a vital difference in preserving this farm's unique heritage. A printable membership form is available here .

Contact the Association

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last updated 05/19/09