NOFA BOOKS AND TEE SHIRTS Now available to benefit NOFA and our members:

Organic Principles 100% organic cotton tee shirts Standards for and Practices with the new CT NOFA Organic Land Care: Handbook Series: Local/Organic logo in two colors. Practices for Design Handbook #1, Available in adult sizes M, L and and Maintenance of Organic Weed XL for $14 and in youth sizes Ecological Management, by M and L, for Landscapes, by Steve Gilman, $12. each. the NOFA 2001, 60 pages, Organic Land illustrated. $8 Care Committee, Third Edition 2004. $20.+ $3 s/h Real Dirt: Farmers Tell About Organic and Handbook Series: Low-Input Practices Handbook #2, in the Northeast, Organic Soil edited by Miranda Fertility A Citizen’s Guide to Smith and Management, by Organic Land Care members of NOFA Steve Gilman, by the NOFA and Cooperative 2001, 64 pages, Organic Land Care Extension, 1994. illustrated. $8 Committee. $2 $15.+ $4 s/h

One year membership to Connecticut NOFA • Student - $25 • Regular Membership - $35 • Business/Institutional - $100 • Supporting - $150 • Lifetime- $1,000. Also – Give a Gift Membership.

For shipping and handling, add $4 for each tee shirt or The Real Dirt, $3 for the Standards. Weed and Soil shipping and handling is included in price. Make your check payable to CT NOFA and send to Box 135, Stevenson, CT 06491 or visit our website – www.ctnofa.org

The Northeast Organic Farming Association is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the practice of ecologically sound farming and and to the development of local sustainable . Our efforts help consumers have increased access to safe and healthy food. Connecticut NOFA is one of seven state chapters that also include Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey.

Non-Profit Org U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 4 NORTHFORD, CT educational organization Box 386 • Northford, CT 06472-0386 203-888-5146 www.ctnofa.org CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide

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Certified organic farms, sustainable growers, accredited organic land care professionals, restaurants and coops that support Connecticut farms.

Box 386 • Northford, CT 06472-0386 203-888-5146 • www.ctnofa.org EDUCATION CT NOFA organizes farm tours, and presents workshops and conferences on organic and sustainable farming, gardening and land care. LAND CARE CT NOFA in conjunction with NOFA/MASS has developed Standards for Organic Land Care and CONNECTICUT NOFA trains and accredits Organic Land Care professionals. MISSION LEGISLATION CT NOFA monitors legislation Connecticut NOFA is a growing community of farmers, at the state and national level, acting when necessary to further gardeners, land care professionals and consumers that: and protect local organic and sustainable food production. • Encourages a healthy relationship to the natural world; OUTREACH CT NOFA publicizes the work • Promotes methods of farming, gardening and land care of NOFA, the produce of its member’s farms, and the that respect biodiversity, soil, water, air and the needs importance of organic and of future generations through education, through the media, exhibits, and support and advocacy; publications. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED • Encourages the growth of a sustainable, regional food AGRICULTURE (CSA) CT NOFA members are pioneers system that is ecologically sound, economically viable in this exciting way of connecting growers and and socially just; consumers in Connecticut. Consumers contract with a • Educates consumers about their power to effect positive farmer for a share in a season’s harvest of locally grown changes through their food and land care choices; produce. • www.ctnofa.org Increases the local and organic food supply and Please visit our website at maintains productive agricultural land by creating www.ctnofa.org for additional and updated information about opportunities for new and veteran farmers. CT NOFA, our farms, programs, and educational events. BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONNECTICUT The CT NOFA Board of GROWN Directors is a thirteen-member group, which meets monthly to conduct the business of the organization. CT NOFA members are always welcome to attend meetings.

~2~ 10 REASONS TO BUY LOCAL FOOD LOCALLY GROWN OR PRODUCED FOOD TASTES BETTER. In the week long (or more) delay from harvest to dinner table, sugars turn to INDEX starches, cells shrink and produce loses it vitality. LOCAL PRODUCE IS BETTER FOR YOU. Who is CT NOFA? ...... 2 A recent study showed that fresh produce loses nutrients quickly. Why is Organic important?...... 3 LOCAL FOOD PRESERVES GENETIC DIVERSITY. Local farms grow a huge number of varieties to provide a long season of harvest, an Why is locally grown important? ...... 3 array of eye-catching colors and the best flavors. LOCAL FOOD IS GMO FREE. What does Certified Organic mean? 4 Small and local farms are less likely to use genetically engineered seeds. What is the Farmer’s Pledge?...... 4 LOCAL FOOD SUPPORTS LOCAL FARM FAMILIES. Local farmers who sell direct to customers get full price for their food. What is an Accredited Organic LOCAL FOOD BUILDS COMMUNITY. Land Care Professional? ...... 4 When you buy direct from the farmer, you are re-establishing a time-honored connection between the eater and the grower. Farm, Food & Land Care Listings LOCAL FOOD PRESERVES OPEN SPACE. When you buy locally grown food, you are doing something proactive about Litchfield County ...... 5 preserving the agricultural landscape. Fairfield County...... 5 LOCAL FOOD KEEPS YOUR TAXES IN CHECK. Farms contribute more in taxes than they require in services. New Haven County ...... 6 LOCAL FOOD SUPPORTS A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFITS WILDLIFE. Middlesex County ...... 7 A well-managed family farm is a place where the resources of fertile soil and clean water are valued and the perfect environment for many species of wildlife. Hartford County ...... 8 LOCAL FOOD IS ABOUT THE FUTURE. Tolland County ...... 9 By supporting local farmers today, you can help ensure that there will be farms in your community tomorrow. Windham County ...... 9 Adapted from the MFA Digest. New London County...... 12 10 REASONS TO EAT ORGANIC FOOD Statewide Map ...... 10-11 PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS Farmers Markets ...... 14 The food choice you make now will impact your child’s health in the future. PREVENT SOIL EROSION CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)15 Soil is the foundation of the food chain in organic farming. Product Index...... 16-17 PROTECT WATER QUALITY Water makes up two-third of our body mass and covers three-fourths of the planet. Upcoming Special Events ...... 18 SAVE ENERGY Organic produce also tends to travel a shorter distance from the farm to your plate. Join CT NOFA ...... 19 KEEP CHEMICALS OFF YOUR PLATE Now the EPA considers that 60 percent of all , 90 percent of all Items for sale from CT NOFA ...... 20 and 30 percent of all insecticides are carcinogenic. PROTECT FARM WORKER’S HEALTH An estimated 1 million people are poisoned annually by . HELP SMALL FARMERS Most organic farms are small independently owned and operated family farms of less than 100 acres. SUPPORT A TRUE ECONOMY Conventional food prices do not reflect hidden cost borne by taxpayers, including nearly $74 billion in federal subsidies in 1988. Other hidden costs include regulation and testing, hazardous waste disposal and clean up, and environmental damage. PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY Biodiversity is nature’s way of creating resilience. Organic methods encourage a diversity of , soil organisms and beneficial insects. TO TASTE BETTER FLAVOR There’s a good reasons many chefs use organic foods in their recipes. They taste better. AND THIS JUST IN, ORGANIC FARMING HELPS COMBAT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE!

~3~ WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CERTIFIED ORGANIC? A Certified Organic farm is in compliance with the National Organic Program (NOP) standards and has been inspected and certified by an accredited USDA Farmer’s Pledge 2004 (United States Department of Agriculture) certifying agent. WE PLEDGE THAT IN OUR FARMING, PROCESSING, Certified Organic products have AND MARKETING WE WILL: been grown/raised without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, • Reject the use of synthetic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and growth hormones, irradiation, or fertilizers; genetic engineering. The certification process is rigorous • Reject the use of GMO’s, chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic and requires extensive record materials, irradiation, and sewage sludge; keeping, payment of an annual fee, • Treat livestock humanely by providing pasture for ruminants, access to and an annual inspection. For additional information on the outdoors and fresh air for all livestock, banning cruel alterations, and NOP, please visit the USDA at using no hormones or antibiotic in feed; www.ams.usda.gov/nop • Support agricultural markets and infrastructures that enable small farms WHAT IS THE FARMER’S PLEDGE? to thrive; The Farmer’s Pledge is a • Maintain healthy soils by farming practices that include rotating crops commitment to farming, annually, using compost, cover crops, and green manures, and reducing marketing, and farm management tillage; in accordance with the set of sound ecological and economic • Conserve natural resources by reducing erosion and pollution of air, principles. There is no inspection soil, and water through responsible farming practices; process for this designation, but the farmers have signed the • Maximize the nutritional value of food and feed by practicing careful Farmer’s Pledge to show their post harvest handling; commitment to its principles. • Practice minimal processing for all food products to preserve the natural Each farm has a copy of it’s signed Pledge, as does CT NOFA. nutritional value of food: NO use of irradiation, ultra-pasteurization, excessive heat, synthetic preservatives, or GMO processing agents or WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN additives ACCREDITED ORGANIC LAND CARE PROFESSIONAL? • Reduce the ecological footprint of farms and homes by limiting energy Accreditation by CT NOFA as an use and converting to renewable sources of energy; Organic Land Care Professional • Reduce food miles by selling produce locally and regionally; requires taking a five-day course in Organic Land Care, passing an • Create beneficial habitat for wildlife and encourage biodiversity; exam, and pledging to provide services according to the Standards • Help preserve farmland and farming know-how; for Organic Land Care to any client • Ensure food safety by using potable water for washing crops; who requests organic land care. The Standards for Organic Land Care • Handle raw manure and soil amendments with care; prohibit the use of synthetic • Use ethical business practices; pesticides and fertilizers, sewage sludge, and genetically engineered • Pay a living wage to all farm workers and acknowledge their freedom of organisms. The Standards also association and their right to collective bargaining; specify ecological practices prohibiting the use of invasive • Treat family members and farm workers with respect, and ensure their exotic species and preferring the safety on the farm; use of native , limiting the • Work in cooperation with other farmers and with the neighboring excess use of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus that can community to create a more sustainable way of life; become pollutants, and using water • Sustain the land in healthy condition for future generations. appropriately on-site to avoid flooding and erosion. Please visit www.organiclandcare.net for additional information.

~4~ 4. SACRED ORGANICS* Baystate Organic Certifiers Joshua Rapport P.O. Box 624 Bethlehem, CT 06751 [email protected] LITCHFIELD www.sacredorganics.com garlic, seed garlic COUNTY We grow over 30 varieties of garlic for food and seed. • Retail, mail CERTIFIED ORGANIC order, Internet, wholesale, FARMS/PRODUCERS restaurant & festival/event sales Participate in: Hudson Valley ZURE ARM 1. A F * Garlic Festival, North Quabbin Baystate Organic Certifiers Garlic & Arts Festival, Flanders Fall Jean Ilsley Festival • Host: Sacred Organics 179 Woodchuck Lane Garlic Farmers Market-Sat 9/4/2004 Harwinton, CT 06791 at Flanders Nature Center- 860 485-9284 Woodbury [email protected] We also produce non-certified all eggs, flowers, garlic, herbs, natural skin care products: vegetables Soaps and Such. Farm stand at farm: Thurs & Fri 2:00-7:00 PM Sat & Sun 8:00 AM- 1:00 PM 5. SUN ONE Retail sales ORGANIC FARM Baystate Organic Certifiers 2. FORT HILL FARM* Robert A. Maddox Jr. Baystate Organic Certifiers 104 Deerwood Drive Paul Bucciaglia Bethlehem, CT 06751 18 Fort Hill Rd. 203 266-7973 7. LOCAL FARM* New Milford, CT 06776 [email protected] Debra Tyler 860 350-3158 garlic, herbs, vegetables 22 Popple Swamp Rd [email protected] Wholesale, restaurant, Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 www.forthillfarm.com school/college/institutional sales 860 672 0229 bedding plants, flowers, fruit, garlic, Accept farm interns-contact eggs, honey, milk, family cows herbs, salad greens, transplants, [email protected] for more sales by appointment only, please vegetables • Sandy Hook & Weston information call • family cow workshops • Farmers Markets raw milk from grass fed Jersey cows CSA: 80 shares June through NON-CERTIFIED FARMS October. Great variety of high 6. FROSTFIRE FARM* 8. RIDGWAY FARM LLC* quality, fresh, organic produce. Elaine C. Frost Gordon & Jayne Ridgway Co-op sales. 524 Beach Street 142 Town St Goshen, CT 06756 West Cornwall, CT 06796 FAIRFIELD 3. RIVERBANK FARM 860 491-2272 860 672-0279 Baystate Organic Certifiers [email protected] bedding plants, eggs, flowers, COUNTY David Blyn & Laura McKinney flowers, herbs, perennials, salad garlic, , hay, herbs, 33 River Rd. • Roxbury, CT 06783 greens, vegetables, wool, berries maple syrup, salad greens, CERTIFIED ORGANIC transplants, vegetables 860 350-3276 Torrington farmers market FARMS/PRODUCERS [email protected] CSA: 15 shares-late May to Nov- Kent farmers market riverbankfarm.com flowers, herbs, berries, vegetables- Farm stand at farm 10. GUY’S ECO- flowers, garlic, herbs, honey, salad weekly pickup at farm CSA: June to Sept-Monday pickup Baystate Organic Certifiers greens, vegetables Turtle watching: June 8-10 @ farm-$250.00 Guy Beardsley Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, & Family Field Day: 276 Leavenworth Rd • Shelton, CT New Milford farmers markets 8/22/04 1:00-5:00 PM CT NOFA ACCREDITED 06484-1811 Retail & restaurant sales LAND CARE 203 929-3080 PROFESSIONALS eggs, flowers, fruit, garlic, greenhouse, herbs, transplants, 9. SACRED ORGANICS vegetables Josh Rapport Shelton farmers market P.O. box 624 Farm stand at farm: Sundays 9:00 Bethlehem, CT, 06751 AM til dark-August through [email protected] Columbus Day weekend offering www.sacredorganics.com vegetables, berries, eggs, flowers & [email protected] herbs. Organic land care design, Organic transplant sales: installation, and maintenance. late May-mid June-daily 9:00-dark Edible and mycological CSA: Thursdays-10 shares, earthscaping. Aug-early Oct Non-organic sweet corn, Indian corn & pumpkins also available.

*This farm has signed the Farmer’s Pledge

~5~ 11. SHORTTS FARM & CT NOFA ACCREDITED GARDEN CENTER* LAND CARE Baystate Organic Certifiers PROFESSIONALS Jim & Sue Shortt 52-A River Side Rd 14. JEFF CORDULACK Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Board member & Land Steward 203 426-9283 Stamford Land Conservation Trust 203 270-9361 fax 75 Southview Ave. bedding plants, eggs, flowers, fruit, Stamford, CT 06902 herbs, honey, perennials, salad http://hometown.aol.com/jeffcordulack greens, transplants, vegetables New Canaan & Sandy Hook 15. GREEN HAVENS, INC. farmers markets Hamilton Freeman Farm stand at farm: Apr 1-Oct 31 7 217 Cascade Rd days a week 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Stamford, CT 06903 We also offer landscaping & 203 609-0199 hardscaping services: trees, shrubs, [email protected] flowers, & landscaping supplies, Egg Complete landscaping services. & I pork farm products, organic Training and consulting for the preserves, & hardgoods. environmentally concerned homeowner. 12. WARRUPS FARM* Stellar Certification Services/ 16. GREENWICH Aurura Certified Organic HORTICULTURAL SERVICES Bill Hill Graham O’Gorman 51 John Reed Road 51 Soundbeach Ave West Redding, CT 06896 Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203 938-9403 203 698-0503 flowers, fruit, garlic, greenhouse, [email protected] 18. PLANTSCAPES, INC hay, herbs, maple syrup, salad Design/build , gardening Michael Nadeau, Daniel Nadeau, greens, vegetables consulting, rain gardens, Sean Rice Weston farmers market transitioning, deer resistant 135 Flushing Ave Farm stand at farm: mid July plantings. Fairfield, CT 06825 through end of Oct Serving Fairfield & 203 374-9380 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Westchester Counties [email protected] closed Mondays Ecologic design stressing native Host: Maple syrup making OSSAICS plants; land use, arboricultural and demonstrations first 3 weekends in 17. M Christine Cook APLD organic land care consultation; March. • Pick your own pumpkins organic maintenance of landscapes. NEW HAVEN & hayrides weekends in Oct. 37 Barrows Rd • Easton, CT 06612 203 268-3218 Serving all Connecticut & COUNTY NON-CERTIFIED FARMS Ecological landscape design, moss Westchester County gardens, contemplative gardens, CERTIFIED ORGANIC 13. HIDDEN MEADOW wildlife habitat restoration, 19. WINSTON & CO. LLC FARMS/PRODUCERS FARM* butterfly and dragonfly gardens, David Winston Johan van Achterberg lecturer 1128 Cove Rd 20. CALABRO CHEESE 359 Silver Hill Rd • Easton, CT Serving the Northeast USA Stamford, CT 06902 Baystate Organic Certifiers 06612-1134 203 323-4356 Frank Angeloni 203 261-2156 [email protected] 580 Coe Ave. [email protected] with emphasis on East Haven, CT 06512 garlic, greenhouse, maple syrup, native plant material & wetlands, 203 469-1311 vegetables specialty (certified arborist) [email protected] Fairfield-Greenfield Hills farmers Organic lawn & garden care, soil Calabrocheese.com market analysis, consultation • Serving Cheese producer Farm stand: please call Stamford, New Canaan, & Darien Retail & wholesale sales

Please support the farms and businesses that are listed and/or advertised in our Guide. Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide.

~6~ 25. SALTMEADOW GARDENS* Marleen Cenotti & Andy Wight 21 Helen Rd. MIDDLESEX Branford, CT 06405 203 488-9436 COUNTY [email protected] eggs, fava beans, garlic, CERTIFIED ORGANIC tomatoes, vegetables & flowers FARMS/PRODUCERS retail & individual sales Please call for availability 27. FIVE ELEMENT FARM* NON-CERTIFIED FARMS 23. NORTHFORDY FARM* Baystate Organic Certifiers Peter & Judith Rothenberg NOFA ACCREDITED LAND Vincent Long ILL IVER ALLEY 21. M R V 53 Lanes Pond Rd CARE PROFESSIONALS 143 Clark Hill Rd • East Haddam, GARDENS CSA* Northford (No. Branford), CT 06423 Walter Greist CT 06472 26. RIVERS EDGE 860 526-4040 3600 Ridge Rd 203 484-9570 GARDENING LLC [email protected] North Haven, CT 06473 [email protected] Joann Thompson Flowers, fruit, garlic, herbs, 203 248-2096 • [email protected] eggs, flowers, garlic, herbs, maple 16 Marie Drive perennials, transplants, vegetables, fruit, garlic, grains, herbs, salad syrup, vegetables, wool, pickles, Seymour, CT 06483 medicinal plants greens, sprouts, vegetables, jams, turkeys 203 881-2677 Deep River farmers market mushrooms farm stand at farm: [email protected] Farm stand at farm: open daily CSA: mid June to mid Sat 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM garden design, installation & during growing season-honor Oct-86 shares Participates in: Dandelion Market- maintenance services. Indoor plant system • Restaurant sales New Haven 8/28-9/25/04 services for residential & corporate Fresh seasonal produce pick-up on 22. MOOSE HILL FARM* Market en Plein Aire-Old Lyme clients. • Serving: Fairfield, Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 PM during Becky Laughlin 7/31/04 Litchfield, New Haven counties, growing season. Home delivery on 44 Moose Hill Rd and other areas upon request. Mondays within 10-mile radius. Oxford, CT 06478 203 881-1354 24. OLD SOLAR FARM* [email protected] Bill Duesing eggs, flowers, herbs, honey, 153 Bowers Hill Rd perennials, salad greens, vegetables Oxford, CT 06478 Seymour & Shelton farmers markets 203 888-9280 [email protected] eggs, poultry, vegetables direct to customer sales-please call

*This farm has signed the Farmer’s Pledge

~7~ 28. STAR LIGHT GARDENS* BUSINESSES THAT BUY 37. OLD MAIDS NON-CERTIFIED FARMS Baystate Organic Certifiers FROM CT NOFA FARMS FARM, LLC * 39. BRISTOL’S FARM* David & Ty Zemelsky Baystate Organic Certifiers 54 Fowler Ave 33. IT’S ONLY NATURAL Operated by George & Sharon Purtill Wild Carrot Farm, LLC Durham, CT 06422 RESTAURANT 1099 Tryon Street 860 463-0166 Mark Palladino 386 Main St.—River side South Glastonbury, CT 06073 541 Albany Tpke (Rt. 44) [email protected] Middletown, CT 06457 860 659-1886 or 860 918-5442 Greenhouse, salad greens, heirloom P.O. Box 418 • Canton, CT 06019 860 346-9210 [email protected] 860 693-8965 tomatoes, potatoes, arugula, 6 www.ionrestaurant.com eggs, fruit, garlic, grains, herbs, varieties of basil www.wildcarrotfarm.com Gourmet, award-winning natural honey, poultry, salad greens, seed, flowers, fruit, garlic, greenhouse, Retail, wholesale, restaurant, & foods restaurant serving organic vegetables school/college sales herbs, salad greens, sprouts, fare including organic beer & wine. Portland & Mohegan Sun farmers transplants, vegetables Outdoor dining, art & live music. markets Farm store at farm: open Thursday 29. UPPER FORTY FARM* Farm stand at farm: self-service through Monday (closed Tues & Baystate Organic Certifiers CSA: 40 shares full & half for July Wed) May through Oct. Kathryn Caruso to frost Farm to school and school to farm 86 Nooks Hill Rd Retail, pick your own, wholesale, educational programs. Cromwell, CT 06416 restaurant, Also sell; honey, maple syrup, eggs, 860 632-9029 school/college/institutional, jams, compost & organic potting [email protected] & co-op sales soil. • In process of transitioning to bedding plants, eggs, flowers, Organic farming practices. garlic, herbs, honey, perennials, 38. URBAN OAKS salad greens, transplants, vegetables HARTFORD ORGANIC FARM* 40. HOLCOMB FARM CSA* West Hartford & Darien farmers Baystate Organic Certifiers markets • CSA: call or email for COUNTY Sam Hammer Tony Norris/Mike Kandefer brochure and openings 111 Simsbury Rd 225 Oak St. Hosts: Tomato Taste on 8/22/04 in CERTIFIED ORGANIC West Granby, CT 06090 New Britain, CT 06051 conjunction with Slow Food and FARMS/PRODUCERS 860 653-5554 860 223-6200 Urban Oaks [email protected] 34. ELIZABETH’S [email protected] www.holcombfarmcsa.org NON-CERTIFIED FARMS GARDEN* bedding plants, flowers, fruit, garlic, flowers, fruit, garlic, herbs, Baystate Organic Certifiers greenhouse, herbs, salad greens, vegetables • Hartford-Laurel St. 30. THE HAY HOUSE* Anne Pullen transplants, vegetables. farmers market • CSA: June to Oct- David Brown P.O. Box 57 Also sell: beef, cheese, eggs, honey, 350 shares-3 optimal pick-up days 155 Ingham Hill Rd West Suffield, CT 06093 maple syrup, pork, poultry, & at the farm. PYO flowers, berries, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 860 668-1401 mushrooms herbs, etc. • Sales to restaurants & 860 388-9587 [email protected] Farmers market at farm: organizations serving low-income eggs, flowers, fruit, garlic, herbs, greenhouse, herbs, transplants Fri 3:00 –6:00 PM & Sat 10:00 AM- communities in Hartford honey, perennials, salad greens, buying club, retail, & co-op sales 1:00 PM — Aug 6-Oct 30 vegetables • farm stand at farm: Farm stand at farm: 41. URBANOWICZ FARM* Fri 3:00-6:00 PM all year Tues & Fri 2:00-6:00 PM 35. LAMONICA FARM* Andrew Urbanowicz CSA: 20 shares mid-July to mid- retail, pick your own, wholesale & Baystate Organic Certifiers 58 South Rd • Enfield, CT 06082 Oct restaurant sales • school tours Nelson LaMonica [email protected] Buying club, retail, wholesale, 1200 Halladay Ave flowers, herbs, salad greens, restaurant & co-op sales 31. NEW HOPE FARM* Suffield, CT 06078 vegetables, homemade baked goods Hosts: Organic Seedling Sale: Fri Chris McLean 860 670-6161 South Windsor farmers market 3:00-6:00 PM & Sat 10:00 AM-1:00 18 Town Street [email protected] Farm stand at farm: PM — May 7 to June 12 East Haddam, CT 06423 flowers, herbs, vegetables mid June to Oct: Participates in: Tomato To-mah-to 860 526-4039 farm stand: T.B.A. Call for details Sat 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Fest with CT Slow Foods on August www.newhopefarmcsa.com Wholesale sales late July to Aug: Mon & 22, 2004 at Upper Forty Organic eggs, flowers, fruit, garlic, herbs, We also offer live wheatgrass grown Wed 1:00-6:00 PM, farm in Cromwell honey, maple syrup, poultry, salad traditionally as described in the Internet sales: orders may be placed greens, vegetables Wheatgrass Book by Ann Wigmore via email and picked up most CSA: late May to late October evenings. Email for details 16 shares-Sat pickup 36. OGRE FARM* Certified Naturally Grown Farm Organic buyers club Baystate Organic Certifiers George Hall CT NOFA ACCREDITED 180 Old Farms Rd LAND CARE Simsbury, CT 06070 PROFESSIONALS 860 658 9297 or 860 280-4476 bedding plants, beef, eggs, flowers, 32. THE HERB fruit, garlic, greenhouse, herbs, GATHERER, LLC honey, pork, poultry, salad greens, Pamela Quayle sprouts, transplants, vegetables P.O. Box 307 West Hartford & Hartford State Haddam, CT 06438 House farmers markets 860 345-2631 CSA: 90 shares June 15-Oct 31- [email protected] $400/share Ecological and organic land care Farm stand at farm: 11:00 AM Serving the lower –6:30 PM 7 days till Nov 1 Connecticut River Retail, wholesale & restaurant sales

Please support the farms and businesses that are listed and/or advertised in our Guide. Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide. ~8~ 49. TURTLE LEDGE FARM* Baystate Organic Certifiers Melinda Fields & Richard Bass CT NOFA ACCREDITED BUSINESSES THAT BUY 460 Windham Rd LAND CARE FROM CT NOFA FARMS Hampton, CT 06247 PROFESSIONALS 860 455-1411 42. HARRINGTON’S 44. ALCHEMY [email protected] eggs, fruit, garlic, greenhouse, ORGANICARE JUICE BAR CAFÉ WINDHAM herbs, honey, salad greens, Todd Harrington, Eric Bristol, 203 New Britain Ave vegetables Gerald Kleinman Hartford, CT 06106 COUNTY retail and Internet sales P.O. Box 246 860 246-5700 Bloomfield, CT 06002 [email protected] CERTIFIED ORGANIC 50. WAYNE’S ORGANIC 860 243-8733 Outrageously organic juice bar cafe FARMS/PRODUCERS GARDEN* [email protected] serving juices, smoothies, salads, Baystate Organic Certifiers www.organicare.com soups, wraps, platters, coffee/tea & 47. BROWN FARM* Wayne M. Hansen An organic landscape healthcare desserts. (Vegetarian/Vegan) Baystate Organic Certifiers 1080 Plainfield Pike company. We specialize in organic Sarah Pappenheimer & Arthur Steele P.O. Box 154 lawn care, plant health care, and 537 Devotion Rd Oneco, CT 06373 tree work. Scotland, CT 06264 860 564 7987 TOLLAND 860 423 0533 strawberries, garlic, greenhouse, 43. LANDSCAPING BY [email protected] salad greens, transplants, vegetables eggs, fruit, garlic, herbs, honey, LAZIER INC COUNTY Putnam, Danielson & Old Saybrook G , livestock, poultry, salad greens, Albert Glazier farmers markets vegetables • Willimantic & P.O.Box 333 CERTIFIED ORGANIC Farm stand at farm: daylight hours- Scotland farmers markets Canton, CT 06019 FARMS/PRODUCERS May to September-best to call for Host: 3 open house Sundays: May 860 658-6361 availability 45. TOPMOST HERB FARM 30, July 4, & Sept 5 Landscape design, planting & CSA: late June to late Sept, 14 Baystate Organic Certifiers Livestock is free range but not construction weeks, 15 shares, $280/share Carole Miller organic- We will have some broilers Serving the Farmington Valley Buying club, retail, wholesale & 244 North School Road & goat meat. coop sales Coventry, CT 06238 We also sell wood fire glazed Participate in: Adam’s Garlic Fest, 860 742 8239 pottery. Market en Plein Air, Taste! Organic [email protected] CT, Willimantic Downtown www.topmostherbfarm.com 48. FULL MOON FARM Country Fair greenhouse, herbs, perennials, Baystate Organic Certifiers Specialties: fingerling potatoes, transplants Rob Miller shallots, celery, heirloom tomatoes Coventry farmers market 314 Station Rd Retail at greenhouse Apr 15 to Oct Hampton, CT 06247 15 afternoons & weekends 860 455-1196 Pick your own & wholesale sales fruit, garlic, greenhouse, hay Host: Herb Fest Saturday June vegetables 5,2004 • Host: Taste! Organic CT Storrs farmers market • Retail sales Sept 12, 2004 Participate in: Taste! Organic Connecticut BUSINESSES THAT BUY FROM CT NOFA FARMS 46. WILLIMANTIC FOOD COOP 27 Meadow St Willimantic, CT 06226 860 456-3611 www.willimanticfood.coop [email protected] Retail food coop, open to the public, offering many organic and locally produced items.

*This farm has signed the Farmer’s Pledge

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53 ● ▲ Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals ▲60 ★ Sellers/Supporters of local ■59 organic/sustainable products ●27 ▲61 This Guide does not list every organic ■31 and/or sustainable farm, accredited land ■57 ■58 care professional, or business that sells or ■56 ●54 supports local agriculture in Connecticut, ●55 but only those that are CT NOFA members and responded to our request for ■30 information.The organic farm listings are current as of May 1, 2004. For updated information on organic certification, please contact Don Franczyk, Bay State Organic Certifiers, at (978) 297-4161. For updated information on accredited organic Land Care professionals, please contact CT NOFA at (203) 888-5146.

We invite you to be included in next year’s Guide. Please contact CT NOFA at www.ctnofa.org or (203) 888-5146.

Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide.

~11~ NON-CERTIFIED FARMS 52. SUNRUN GARDENS* Al & Lynn Landry DDY RAY 51. E P 1121 Quaddick Town Farm Road RESERVOIR FARM* Thompson, CT 06277 Al Leonard Bedding plants, flowers, fruit, 148 Quinns Road herbs, honey, transplants, Box 302 vegetables, dried flowers & wreaths East Killingly, CT 06243 Farm stand at farm: 860 774-5664 mid May to Sept: daily 10 AM-6 [email protected] PM cranberries, native wild picked Oct: daily 10 AM-5 PM farm site and pick-your own Nov: daily 10 AM-4 PM usually Oct-Dec, weather Thanksgiving to Christmas: permitting Weekends 10AM-4PM We also sell hand-woven goods, tie-dye clothing and accessories, pottery and craft items. 55. WHITE GATE FARM Baystate Organic Certifiers Pauline Lord 83 Upper Pattagausett Rd P.O. Box 250 East Lyme, CT 06333 860 739 9585 [email protected] bedding plants, flowers, apples, NEW garlic, herbs, perennials, poultry, LONDON salad greens, transplants, vegetables CSA: June 15 to Oct 15, 50 shares- COUNTY also small fall & winter CSA Retail sales Participate in: Florence CERTIFIED ORGANIC Griswold/Old Lyme Market en FARMS/PRODUCERS Plein Aire- July 31, 2004 53. ALICE’S ORGANIC NON-CERTIFIED FARMS GREENHOUSE Baystate Organic Certifiers 56. HUNTS BROOK Alice Rubin FARM* 167 Bender Rd Robert & Teresa Schacht Lebanon, CT 06249 108 Hunts Brook Rd 860 423 4906 Quaker Hill, CT 06375 [email protected] 860 443-1770 bedding plants, flowers, garlic, [email protected] greenhouse, herbs, perennials, eggs, flowers, garlic, herbs, transplants, vegetables, gourds vegetables Storrs farmers market farm stand & retail sales Retail, wholesale, restaurant Herb Wildcraft Harvest: 6/6, 6/26, & co-op sales 7/25, 8/21 & 9/25 9 AM- Noon $20 Open greenhouse: Fri, Sat & Sun donation weekend before Memorial Day Participates in: Herb Fest 57. STERLING HEIGHTS FARM* 54. STARRY NIGHT FARM* Carolyn & Albert Bacdayan Baystate Organic Certifiers 46 Sterling Hill Rd Elizabeth H. Archer off Sterling City Rd 368 Mistuxet Ave Lyme, CT 06371 Stonington, CT 06378 860 434-9292 860 535 4243 [email protected] eggs, flowers, garlic, herbs, salad garlic, salad greens, vegetables greens, vegetables farm stand at farm: Sat 9 AM-1 PM Stonington & Old Lyme farmers retail sales markets specialties; fingerling potatoes, Participate in: spicy salad mixes, mesclun & Asian Adam’s Garlic Festival vegetables Market en Plein Air- July 31, 2004 We are a 1740 colonial farmstead. Specialize in unusual gourmet vegetables Make Ellen’s Garlic Pesto Also sell honey from local beekeeper

*This farm has signed the Farmer’s Pledge

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58. TAR BARRELL HILL CT NOFA ACCREDITED FARM* LAND CARE Ed & Grace White PROFESSIONALS 797 New London Tpke (Rt 184) Stonington, CT 06378 60. B & B LANDSCAPING 860 535-4657 Mark Babineau [email protected] 220 Westchester Rd eggs, livestock, poultry Colchester, CT 06415 farm stand at farm: daily 10am-5pm 860 267-1972 Dealer for Nature’s Best Organic Feed Landscape design and installation, landscape renovation, water 59. WOODBRIDGE FARM* features, natural stone walks, Steven Bibula bluestone, granite, pavers, large 30 Woodbridge Rd tree installation. Salem, CT 06420 Serving Glastonbury area 860 889-5797 [email protected] 61. HARMONY LAWN & beef, eggs, garlic, livestock, pork, TREE CARE poultry, shiitake mushrooms Peter Owens sales at the farm by appointment 520 Old Colchester Rd only, please call Salem, CT 06420 Woodbridge Farm is a biodynamic 860 859-2013 farm. Biodynamic farming is a Providing organic & integrated science of life-forces, the basic lawn, tree & shrub care. principles in nature. This approach Serving Eastern Connecticut to agriculture brings about the necessary balance and healing so that the earth may recover from the damage it has suffered. Biodynamics is more than an assemblage of methods and techniques; as a healer restores vitality to the body, so the biodynamic farmer vitalizes and enlivens the entire farm organism. As you might expect, we do not use hormones, pesticides, etc. Our cattle eat only grass and hay, never any grain. And our pastured poultry and hogs receive certified organic feeds. But we go a great deal beyond this, in our striving to produce truly nourishing food. We take visitors and sell by appointment only at the farm. We offer meats by the pound as well as in quantity, depending upon seasonal availability. Curious to learn more? Please give us a jingle!

Please support the farms and businesses that are listed and/or advertised in our Guide. Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide.

~13~ The CT NOFA farms in this directory can be found at these Farmers MARKETS TOWN LOCATION DAY/TIME LITCHFIELD COUNTY Kent Kent Green Saturday 9-12, May-Oct New Milford Town Green Saturday 9-12, May-Oct Torrington Torrington Plaza Saturday 10-1, June-Oct FAIRFIELD COUNTY Bridgeport Friday 9-2 Darien Parking lot behind CVS Wednesday 11-6, June16-Oct 27 Fairfield Greenfield Hills Saturday 1-4, July-Oct Greenwich Horseneck parking lot Saturday 9:30-11:30, May-Nov New Canaan Saturday 10-2, June-Nov Sandy Hook Organic Tuesday 9-1, July-Nov Shelton Corner of Cornell & Canal Saturday 9-1, mid July-mid Oct Weston School Admin. parking lot Saturday 8-11, June-Oct NEW HAVEN COUNTY Meriden Corner of W. & Grove Saturday 8:30-12, July-Oct Seymour Old Seymour Middle Sch. Tuesday 12-6, May-Oct MIDDLESEX COUNTY Deep River 184 Main Street Saturday 8:30-12, June-Oct Middletown S. Green & Old Church St. Tue & Thurs 8-11, July-Oct Old Saybrook Cinema Plaza Wednesday 10-1, June-Oct Portland 296 Main Street Saturday 9-12, June-Oct HARTFORD COUNTY Hartford Laurel Street Saturday morning Hartford State House Mon, Wed & Fri 10-2 New Britain Urban Oaks Fri 3-6, Sat 10-1, Aug 6-Oct 30 South Windsor Wapping Shopping Plaza Sun 11-2, July 11-Oct 23 West Hartford LaSalle Road Tues & Sat 9:30-1:30, May 1-Oct 31 West Hartford LaSalle Road Thursday 12-4, May 1-Oct 31 TOLLAND COUNTY Coventry Sunday 11-2, June 6-Oct 17 Storrs St Marks Episcopal Saturday 3-6, May-Nov WINDHAM COUNTY Danielson Killingly Memorial Library Saturday 9-12, June-Oct Putnam Kennedy Dr & Bridge St Mon & Thur 4-6, June-Oct Scotland Green Wednesday 3-6 Willimantic Corner of Jackson & Union Saturday 7:30-12, June-Oct NEW LONDON Mohegan Sun Wednesday evening Old Lyme Bill Hill Rd June-Oct Stonington Town Fishing Pier June-Oct

For a list of additional farmers markets, please visit the Department of Agriculture’s website at www.state.ct.us/doag/

~14~ CSAs (See full farm listing or contact farm directly for additional information) CSAs (COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE) *=Certified Organic Farm LITCHFIELD COUNTY *FORT HILL FARM New Milford 860 350-3158 June-Oct FROSTFIRE FARM Goshen 860 491-2272 late May-Nov RIDGWAY FARM LLC West Cornwall 860 672-0279 June-Sept FAIRFIELD COUNTY *GUY’S ECO-GARDEN Shelton 203 929-3080 Aug-early Oct NEW HAVEN COUNTY HIGH HILL Meriden 203 294-0276 Nov-Feb MILL RIVER VALLEY North Haven 203 248-2096 mid June-Oct MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW HOPE FARM East Haddam 860 526-4039 late May-Oct *UPPER FORTY FARM Cromwell 860 632-9029 call for info HARTFORD COUNTY HOLCOMB FARM West Granby 860 653-5554 June-Oct *OGRE FARM Simsbury 860 658-9297 June 15-Oct *OLD MAIDS FARM South Glastonbury 860 659-1886 July-frost *URBAN OAKS FARM New Britain 860 223-6200 mid July-Oct WINDHAM COUNTY *WAYNE’S ORG GARDEN Oneco 860 564-7987 late June-Sept NEW LONDON COUNTY *WHITE GATE FARM East Lyme 860 739-9585 mid June-Oct

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~15~ Product Index (Please refer to individual farm listing) PRODUCT LITCHFIELD FAIRFIELD NEW HAVEN MIDDLESEX Bedding plants 2, 8 11 29 Baked goods Beef Berries 610 Cheese/dairy 20 Cranberries Eggs 1, 7, 8 10, 11 22, 23, 24, 25 29, 30, 31 Flowers 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 10, 11, 12 22, 23, 25 27, 29, 30, 31 Fruit 2 10, 11, 12 21 27, 30, 31 Garlic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 10, 12, 13 21, 23, 25 27, 29, 30, 31 Gourds Grains 21 Greenhouse 8 10, 12, 13 28 Hay 812 Herbs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 10, 11, 12 21, 22, 23, 25 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Honey 3,7 11 22 29, 30, 31 Jams/preserves 11 23 Livestock Livestock feed Maple syrup 8 12, 13 23 31 Medicinal plants 27 Milk 7 Mushrooms 21 Perennials 6 11 22 27, 29, 30 Pickles 23 Pork 11 Poultry 23, 24 31 Salad greens 2, 3, 6, 8 11, 12 21, 22, 25 28, 29, 30, 31 Seed 4 Sprouts 21 Transplants 2, 8 10, 11 27,29 Vegetables 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 10, 11, 12, 13 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Wheatgrass Compost Co-op CSA 2, 6, 8 10 21 29, 31 Dried flowers Farm stand 1, 8 10, 11, 12, 13 23 27, 30 Farm store Land Care 9 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 26 32 Pottery Restaurant 33 Soaps 4 Wool 623 Please support the farms and businesses that are listed and/or advertised in our Guide. Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide.

~16~ HARTFORD TOLLAND WINDHAM NEW LONDON Bedding plants 36, 38 52 53,55 Baked goods 41 Beef 36, 38 59 Berries 50 Cheese/dairy 38 Cranberries 51 Eggs 36, 37, 38, 39 47,49 54,56,58,59 Flowers 35,36,38,39,40,41 52 53,54,55,56 Fruit 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 47,48,49,52 55 Garlic 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 47, 48, 49, 50 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59 Gourds 53 Grains 37 Greenhouse 34, 36, 38, 39 45 48, 49, 50 53 Hay 48 Herbs 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,39, 40, 41 45 47, 49, 52 53, 54, 55, 56 Honey 36, 37, 38, 39 47, 49, 52 54 Jams/preserves 39 Livestock 47 58, 59 Livestock feed 58 Maple syrup 38,39 Medicinal plants Milk Mushrooms 38 59 Perennials 45 53, 55 Pickles Pork 36, 38 59 Poultry 36, 37, 38 47 55, 58, 59 Salad greens 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 47, 49, 50 54, 55, 57 Seed 37 Sprouts 36, 39 Transplants 34,36,38,39 45 50, 52 53, 55 Vegetables 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 47, 48, 49, 50, 52 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 Wheatgrass 35 Compost 39 Co-op 46 CSA 36, 37, 38, 40 5055 Dried flowers 52 Farm stand 35, 36, 37, 38, 41 50, 52 56, 57, 58 Farm store 39 Land Care 42, 43 60, 61 Pottery 47, 52 Restaurant 44 Soaps Wool Please support the farms and businesses that are listed and/or advertised in our Guide. Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide.

~17~ Special Events 3RD THURSDAY STREET FEST COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE EVERY THIRD Thursday SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 MAY TO OCTOBER Hartford Area Downtown Willimantic 203 888-5146 • www.ctnofa.org 6:00 PM-8:30 PM CT NOFA HANDS-ON WORKSHOP SERIES CT NOFA FARM TOUR: FALL 2004 DURHAM TO EAST LYME 1. BACKYARD MEAT PRODUCTION JUNE 20, 2004 September 18, 2004 203 888-5146 Paul Bogush of Shaggy Hill Farm www.ctnofa.org 2. FARM IMPLEMENTS ON A DIVERSIFIED VEGETABLE FARM MARKET EN PLEIN AIRE Early September 2004 JULY 31, 2004 Sam Hammer of Holcomb Farm C.S.A. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Florence Griswold Museum-Old Lyme 3. ORGANIC LAND CARE October 2004 NOFA SUMMER CONFERENCE Todd Harrington of Harrington’s Organicare AUGUST 12-15, 2004 4. PRESERVING THE HARVEST Hampshire College-Amherst, MA October 2004 Featuring: ELLIOT COLEMAN, VANDANA SHIVA Watch for additional details on these workshops. With a debate between RALPH NADER & RON PAUL on “WISE GOVERNANCE” www.ctnofa.org • 203 888-5146 www.ctnofa.org CT NOFA ANNUAL MEETING LONG HILL ESTATE OPEN AIR FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 13, 2004 AUGUST 22, 2004 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Huntington Street • New Haven, CT Long Hill Estate-Middletown, CT 203 888-5146 www.ctnofa.org TOMATO TO-MAH-TOH FEST AUGUST 22, 2004 TRANSITION TO ORGANIC FARMING A CELEBRATION OF HEIRLOOM TOMATOES CONFERENCE Upper Forty Farm-Cromwell WINTER 2005 Presented in conjunction with Slow Food & 203 888-5146 Urban Oaks Organic Farm www.ctnofa.org Registration required FIVE DAY COURSE IN ADAM’S GARLIC FESTIVAL ORGANIC LAND CARE AUGUST 21 & 22, 2004 WINTER 2005 Adam’s Garden of Eden visit www.organiclandcare.net 360 North Anguilla Rd-Pawcatuck, CT [email protected] 860 599-4241 HERBFEST TASTE! ORGANIC CONNECTICUT 1ST SATURDAY IN JUNE, 2005 SEPTEMBER 12, 2004 Watch for additional information Topmost Herb Farm 244 North School Road-Coventry, CT 203 484-2445 Please support the farms and businesses that are listed and/or advertised in our Guide. Let them know you read about them in the CT NOFA Farm, Food & Land Care Guide.

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