Barnard Community Trust

The mission of the Barnard Community Trust is to maintain and enhance the rural quality of life in a positive and sustainable way.

The Barnard Community Trust (BCT) was formed in 2012 to save the much-loved Barnard General Store, which had temporarily closed. By spring 2013, the BCT had rallied the community to “Restore the Store” and raised nearly $650,000 to buy the building and surrounding property and facilitate immediate maintenance needs, which included:

• A new roof.
• A paint job.
• A new water system.
• Gas pump repair.
• A new electrical service.
• Septic lift pump upgrades.
• A new chimney for the wood stove.
• Insulation of the existing chimney for the furnace.

As building owners, the BCT is responsible for property taxes, insurance, and continued upkeep of the historic structure. The store itself functions as a separate business entity operated by independent leaseholders, Joe and Jillian Minerva, who reopened the store in May 2013.

Click here to visit the Barnard General Store website.

Watch the video below to learn more about the community campaign that started it all…