1. “BOARD TALK,” from Long Hill Farm News, February 2016
Welcome to our new neighbors!
Growing up in West Texas, I loved the sight of a moving van in the neighborhood. An oversized,
boldly painted 18-wheeler signaled an exciting mystery to unravel. Who were the new
neighbors? Did they have kids? Would we be friends? My mother would bake a cake for the
new family, and soon we were sharing smiles, then stories, then riding bikes to school together.
At Long Hill Farm, both moving vans and families are smaller, but the welcome we
extend to our new neighbors rivals anything Texas can offer. We’re eager to know you, but
don’t worry—as proper New Englanders, we’ll always respect your privacy! Most of all, we
want you to feel at home here.
As many of our new residents have learned, and you’ll soon discover, Long Hill Farm is
known for it’s strong sense of community—that intangible drive that leads neighbors to look
out for one another and come together to have fun and get things done, with the
understanding that reasonable rules make for harmonious co-existence. This special spirit of
community is a key to our unique value in the marketplace.
2015 was a banner year for home sales at Long Hill Farm, with 10 homes changing
hands. When you add in sales in 2014 and 2016 to-date, we’ve welcomed 19 new neighbors in
the past two years—more than 20 percent of our 89 units.
To all of you who’ve recently chosen to make Long Hill Farm your home, we’re so glad
you’re here! Your infusion of fresh perspective and potential energy is a beautifully wrapped
package just waiting to be opened and shared.
To those who’ve lived here longer, your connection to the founder’s vision and your
dedication to sustaining the qualities that define Long Hill Farm are the lifeblood that keeps the
community vibrant and resilient. This wonderful mix of newcomers and long time residents
strengthens and sustains our community; together we are the future of Long Hill Farm.
I hope everyone will get to know our new neighbors, share a smile and a story.
Homemade cakes and bike rides optional.
—Margaret Flesher, President