Downtown Market
Farmers and Vendors
Barberry Hill Farm
Location: Madison
Produces: Cut flowers, vegetables, wool, free-range eggs, potted plants, and orchard fruits.
Growing Practices: Sustainable. Barberry Hill Farm mulches municipal leaves, which provide a rich layer of topsoil and helps keep plants' roots moist. Consequently, Kingsley doesn't have to add any additional soil amendments and doesn't even need an irrigation system to keep his 20-acre farm running!
Borrelli Farm
Location: Northford
Produces: Corn, flowers, mixed vegetables, pumpkins, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and greens.
Colton's Corner Farm
Location: Cheshire
Produces: Apples and pears.
Rose's Berry Farm:
Location: South Glastonbury
www.rosesberryfarm.com
Produces: Vegetables, cut flowers, berries, apples, potted plants, fresh eggs, baked goods, jams, vinegars, pies, and sauces.
Growing Practices: Rose's uses Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on its over 100-acre farm.
Motivation: Rose's Berry Farm has been around since 1910 and continues to provide great tasting berries to Connecticut along with many other offerings now. Rose's sells to markets, at their farm stand, and offers "pick-your-own" at different times throughout the year.
SoNo Baking Company
Location: South Norwalk
www.sonobaking.com/
Produces:Pastries, Bread, and Tarts
The Soup Girl
Location: Hamden
http://www.thesoupgirl.com
Produces: Soups and Salads.
Stone Gardens
Location: Shelton
www.stonegardensfarm.com
Produces: A wide variety of vegetables including corn, tomatoes, peppers, squash, zucchini, greens, beets, eggplant, cucumbers, garlic, as well as fresh eggs and much more.
Growing Practices: Stone Gardens utilizes Integrated Pest Management, only spraying when necessary.
Motivation: Started by Fred and Stacia Monahan eight years ago, Stone Gardens has grown tremendously in recent years and is known for its sweet corn. Providing their customers delicious, fresh, and healthy food is one of their top priorities, and they are renown for their sweet corn.
Waldingfield Farm
Location: Washington
www.waldingfieldfarm.com/
Produces: Vegetables, heirloom tomatoes
Growing Practices: Certified Organic
Motivation: Reclaiming their great-grandfather's old dairy farm, Waldingfield Farm is a 20 acre family affair run by the Horan brothers growing many varieties of rare heirloom tomatoes. They aspire to Thomas Jefferson's vision of virtuous yeoman farmers and self-sufficient, sustainable communities, nurturing their soil and their community.
