Our Farms

A stunning 100 acre farm in southeastern Connecticut offering organic produce poultry, eggs and flowers. White Gate is an original Dinners at the Farm farm host.


Established in 1909, this beautiful family-owned farm is located in the heart of Madison Conn., and grows organic cut flowers, fruits, vegetables and grass-fed/pastured lamb. Read their inspiring BLOG for more information.



Located in Essex and Deep River, Conn., Scott’s Farms are family run farms and consist of Scott’s CT Valley Orchards and Scott’s Farm & Greenhouses. The two farms grow a variety of orchard fruits and vegetables along with flowers and herbs with the Essex location maintaining 15,000 sq. ft of greenhouses. For more about Scott’s Farms visit their informative website.


Located in Stonington, Conn., this seaside farm has been worked every year since 1654 and has been in the same family for 11 generations. The homestead holds a unique place in history as a touch-stone for three different cultures: Native Indians, European Colonists and African Slaves.



Known for their heirloom and vintage variety tomatoes, this 87 acre organic farm is located on the banks of the Connecticut River in South Glastonbury, Conn. Owner George Purtil grows organic feed corn, winter squash, poultry, goats and herbs, vegetables, fruit and sells the most delicious heirloom tomato sauce.

 

Our Beneficiaries

Our newest beneficiary this year is Connecticut’s Region 4 School Kitchens in Deep River CT where Chef Thomas Peterlik is working to bring freshly prepared and cooked school lunches to the six schools in that district plus help promote healthy school lunches throughout the state and beyond.


Meet James Gooch, Executive Director of CFT. Established in 2002, CFT holds agricultural conservation easements that protect 2,096 acres of farmland on 26 family farms around the state, has assisted partners in the preservation of 789 acres, and serves as a leading resource on conserving Connecticut’s working farmland.


Meet Ben Bowell, Project Director of Working Lands Alliance which is a project of American Farmland Trust. Founded in 1999, WLA is a coalition of individuals, organizations and businesses working together to raise awareness of the need and importance of saving CT’s valuable farmland–farmers, municipal officials, environmentalists, anti-hunger advocates, and local food enthusiasts. Their motto: “No Farms No Food.”


Meet Nicole Berube, Executive Director of CitySeed, a not-for-profit organization that manages an urban farmer’s market in the heart of New Haven and coordinates numerous statewide community enrichment programs. Through its efforts they’ve made locally grown produce available to everyone and their mission is to grow and sustain an equitable local food system.


Meet Whit Davis, farmer/owner of the Stanton-Davis Farmstead. Whit’s home is the oldest home in Stonington, Conn. with a rich and colorful agricultural heritage. His family is working to preserve the homestead with a mission to reinvent it as a working agricultural museum.


favorite links

  1. BuyCTGrown.com

  2. BarberryHIllFarm.com

  3. WhiteGateFarm.net

  4. Connecticut Department of Agriculture

  5. Edible Nutmeg Magazine

  6. Local Harvest

  7. Chamard Vineyard

  8. Jones Family Farm & Vineyard

  9. SlowFood Connecticut

  10. Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries

  11. Four Mile River Farm

  12. Connecticut Farm Fresh Express

  13. Chester Sunday Market

 

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Photos on this page by Michelle Parr Paulson

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