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New Life for Old Barns: John Guertin and Barns Into Birdhouses

September 30, 2019/in News, Press /by John Guertin

Documentary by Voice of America about Barns Into Birdhouses. 2019 news release about John Guertin and his mission to help birds and bats by re-purposing ancient barns. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 49 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the world.

Barns Into Birdhouses in Michigan Blue Magazine

December 1, 2017/in News, Press /by John Guertin

Barns Into Birdhouses continues to be newsworthy. Check out the article in Michigan Blue Magazine!

Why Barns Are Painted Red

December 16, 2016/in News /by John Guertin

“The Archives of the Shiawasee County Historical Society explain that a week or two after a farmer would put iron scraps into a large barrel of buttermilk, that buttermilk would be transformed into a durable red paint. That this paint was so easy and so inexpensive to make explains why so many barns were red […]