In 2017, MaryAnn McKenzie purchased the parcel with the dream of creating a diverse, permaculture farm. She fell in love with the historic barn and the restoration of it became an amazing and engrossing experience.
Because of the farm’s proximity to a number of towns –Fitchburg, Verona, Oregon, Stoughton, McFarland- as well as the city of Madison, and because the barn was too lovely to keep to herself, the idea of creating a community educational and event center was born.