Lilac Festival is Almost Here. The Lilac Festival committee has been busy all year, getting ready for the 2018 Lilac Festival.

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1 A publication of Lisbon Main Street Inc. Business and Community News for Lisbon, Lyman, and Landaff NH Volume 7, Issue 1~Spring/Summer 2018 Lilac Festival is Almost Here In this issue: LISBON BIZNEWS The Lilac Festival committee has been busy all year, getting ready for the 2018 Lilac Festival. Check out the schedule on pgs. 4-5 or events and times. As always don t miss out on the great food and all the north country vendors. All registration forms are available online at This year is going to be great! Mill Brook Farm, Landaff pg. 3 Wild Oaks Farm, Landaff pg. 8 SPOTLIGHT BUSINESSES IN THIS ISSUE LMSI Board Members Volunteers needed Local Business Spotlights 2018 Lilac Festival Schedule Summer Concert dates Community spring/ summer Calendar LMSI Farmers Market info and update

2 Lisbon Main Street Inc., Board of Directors Brett Jock, President Tracy Lockwood, Vice President Bernie Prochnik, Treasurer Melissa Burgess, Secretary If you are interested in filling a vacancy on the LMSI Board of Directors, please contact us at Marlene Higgins Robert Watson Mark Winter Emiratis Members: Wendell Jesseman Donna Knighton Administrative Assistant: Mary Ann Jock Join us for a LMSI Board Meeting Please check our website for updated meeting day and time Lisbon Railroad Station. Please Help Keep our Town Fresh. Please pick up your dog poop.

3 Area Business Spotlight: Mill Brook Farm Mill Brook Farm is a family-owned, family-run operation, led by father-daughter duo of Harry McGovern and Meg Hamilton. Mill Brook s farmers are as honest and straightforward as the meat. They raise Registered Berkshire Pork on their fields with Vermont Grains Non-GMO feed. The Black Angus beef are raised exclusively from their own fields as well. Mill Brook Farm happily supply local farm-to-table restaurants, a local shop, and the home chef with their products. All the animals are raised as kindly and honestly as possible. Harry and Becky McGovern, who are originally from Littleton MA, have been at Mill Brook Farm since 1995 and their adult daughters, Meghan and Sara, also call Landaff home with their own young families. Meghan runs her own photography business and also helps run the farm, while Sara is employed at Garnet Hill. When asked what made them decide to open and operate their business, they explained that when they first purchased the farm it had been sitting idle, after years of being a dairy farm from as far back as the 1850 s. To bring the farm back to life they began boarding horses which evolved into raising beef, and recently they added the Berkshire Pork herd, only after researching the perfect breed to compliment the Black Angus Beef already in residence. The choice to go with the Berkshire breed was due to the superior flavor and marbling of their meats. Because Landaff is still an agricultural community the family takes pride in helping to maintain that heritage of the Landaff community. They also enjoy having their young children learn and work at the farm; helping with barn chores, piglets and hay season. To be competitive and stay one step above their competition, Mill Brook Farm offer s meat for sale at the farm, they also offer individual cuts, custom variety packages, as well as half pork and quarter beef sides cut to your specifications. Their meats are 100% pure Registered Berkshire Pork and Black Angus Beef. Their Registered Berkshire Pork are raised on a diet of non-gmo feed from Green Mountain feeds and the grasses of Mill Brook fields on the banks of Mill Brook. Their Black Angus Beef are raised exclusively on their own Mill Brook Farm fields. The purity of this approach translates to the purity on your plate. As for future plans on Mill Brook Farm, they recently invested in a walk-in freezer to make local pick up more accessible. Eventually, they will also be offering local honey, maple syrup, and other products at their farm stand. They are always running package deals which are listed on their website: They are currently working on their Spring Specials and will them ASAP: they will also be listed on the website.

4 Lilac Festival 2018 Friday and Saturday Schedule* Midway Miller Amusements Bracelet Time $ FRIDAY, May pm 5-10pm -SATURDAY, May 26-5k Fun Run/Walk Midway Rides-Miller Amusements Bracelet Time $20.00 Craft Fair-Across from Midway Rides Lisbon Area Historical Society Open House Invocation-Rev. Lyn Winter-Brick Church lawn Float Parade- A Lilac Mardi Gras Music-Barnyard Incident-Chevron Park Duck Race-Brook at West Street/Highland Ave. Music-Evan Goodrow-Chevron Park Music-Side Show Band-Chevron Park LED Dancers-Phoenix Bazaar-Chevron Park 9am 11am-8pm 11am-8pm 9am-4pm 10am-3pm 10:45am 11am 12:30-2:30pm 2pm 3-4:30pm 6-8pm 8:30-9:30pm Porta Potties are available *schedule subject to change

5 Lilac Festival 2018 Sunday Schedule* -SUNDAY-, MAY 27- Midway Rides-Miller Amusements Bracelet Time $20.00 Craft Fair-Across from Midway Rides Lisbon-Landaff Shared Ministry Memorial Service, Bell Choir Performance, and Walk to the Memorials Cow Patty BINGO (Tennis court) Still Kickin -Chevron Park Crock Pot Cook Off-Chevron Park Pie Eating Contest-Chevron Park Ben Fuller-Chevron Park North Country s Got Talent Fire & EMS Apparatus Parade Fireworks 12-10pm 12-10pm 9am-4pm 10:30am-11:30am 11:45am 12-1:30pm 1-2pm 1pm 2:30-4:00pm 4:30pm 8pm 9:30pm Porta Potties are available *schedule subject to change

6 LMSI Free Summer Concerts are back for 2018! Join the LMSI Promotions Committee again this year for FREE concerts in Lisbon! Grab a blanket or lawn chair and settle in on the Lawn of The Lisbon-Landaff Shared Ministry, on Main Street Every other Thursday evening 6:00pm 8:00pm July August *July 12 & 26 *August 9 & 23 Join Us For Our Kick Off Concert With The Parker Hill Road Band Saturday, June 30, 2018 Cookout 4-:00pm-5:00pm Band will being at 5 :00pm and play till 7:00pm All festivities at the Lisbon-Landaff Shared Ministry, outside or inside weather permitting.

7 Lisbon Area Spring/Summer Events *All Events are Subject to Change

8 Area Business Spotlight: Wild Oaks Farm Originally from Littleton, Hillary Tuite has settled in Landaff, NH. Most of her family still resides in NH, except her brother Tristan in Florida. Ever since she could remember she wanted to work in the family business, Tuite Associates. She started painting for the Tuite Painting Company for six years, but for the last 18 years, she can be found managing the family store, the Paint Gallery in Littleton. Her love of animals, farming, and being creative was still a large part of her life and grew into a Goat Milk Soap and Skincare product business called Wild Oaks Farm, where her business has grown and allows her to raise a herd of Oberhasli goats. She chose Landaff for her farming/skincare business not only for its quaintness, but also for its sense of community. Hillary prides herself on her maintenance of her Oberhasli goat herd species, which not too long ago were actually on the endangered species list. She tests free yearly for CAE, CL and Johne s, allowing her to sell her goats with confidence that she is helping to improve the breed with a responsible breeding program. Ms. Tuite s soap product business only uses the best ingredients. The raw materials are organic when the cost allows and all the products are free of phthalates. She takes pride in being able to list goat milk as the first ingredient on the soap labels. ¼ of every bar is pure goat milk, which means you are getting the most goat milk possible. Goat milk soap has many benefits from being rich in lactic acid which helps to remove dead skin cells to being plentiful with vitamins and minerals which aids in repairing and nourishing skin. Currently, Wild Oaks Farm offers Goat Milk Soaps in over 50 scents, hand salves and lip balms. For the future, Hillary plans on keeping with her tradition of producing handmade products in small batches all the while keeping her mind open to new product lines. She will also be adding a website in 2018, so look for that! As spring comes so doesn t Kidding season at Wild Oaks Farm! Currently, there are 12 kids expected this year and the farm is taking deposits to hold 2018 stock for when they are ready to be weaned at 8 weeks of age. If you are interested in one of the Oberhasli kids for 2018 contact the farm at wildoaksfarmnh@gmail.com You can get soaps, at White Mountains Canning in Littleton, The Root Cellar in Lancaster, or drop by the farm. Look for her at local craft fairs as well.

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10 Lisbon Main Street Inc. 25 Central Street Lisbon, NH Phone: Like us on Facebook 2018 Farmers Market THURSDAYS 3:00-6:00pm Mid June Early October The Lisbon Farmer s Market is growing its best season yet, Once again, we will be located on the Walter Young property and adjacent town property on Main Street. We will have homemade products and locally grown produce, Keep checking our 2018 Farmers Market page on our website for vendor registration and other information. Lilac Festival Fireworks Sunday, May 27, 9:30pm Sponsored by Lisbon Main Street, Inc. Following the Fire Apparatus Parade