That's Fair Fairvue Farms, Woodstock June 2013 Fairvue Farms is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal beverages. Woodstock, … [Read more...]
The Farm at Carter Hill
Marlborough Gotta Marlborough The Farm at Carter Hill, Marlborough July 28, 2019 Marlborough is one of our 169 towns with… not much to CTMQ-do. One art gallery, a few little trails here and there… a cool roadside rock… um… and this place. Whatever this place is. You’ve got me. The Farm at Carter Hill seems … [Read more...]
Robb’s Farm Ice Cream
Not Our First Ice Cream Rodeo Ice Cream at Robb's Farm, Glastonbury August 2013 Here I am, cleaning up old messes on this here website. Unfortunately, the folks at Robb's Farm, Robb's Ice Cream, and Riverview Farms are making a mess on top of my mess. Robb's Farm has a website. Riverview Farms has a website. They … [Read more...]
Four Franklin Fails
Lots of F's Devil's Den v.Franklin, Rachel's Hut, Giant's Grave, Cushman Farms Trail Franklin As I was wrapping up my "completion" of Franklin, I was determined to find a few things that had eluded me for years. Unfortunately, for different reasons, I failed finding all four. But since I'm not convinced that none … [Read more...]
CTMQ & Bozrah: A Love Story
BOZRAH! I Love Bozrah BOZRAH! Ever-lovin' Bozrah. My nemesis and my muse. The butt of my jokes for over a decade. Bozrah. I love Bozrah. And I will always love Bozrah. Boz. Rah. Rah-Rah, Boz! When you parse the name, it sounds darn exciting! I envision the 'z' being a lightning bolt. BOZRAH! When I … [Read more...]
Ferris Acres Creamery
A Good Way to Spend a Day Off Ferris Acres Creamery, Newtown August 2013 “Hey Steve, why haven’t you gone to Ferris Acres yet? Bueller? Bueller?” My answer is always the same, “Oh but I have. I just haven’t written about it yet. I'm waiting for a Ferris Day Off.” My point is that Ferris Acres commands a lot of … [Read more...]
Hill-Stead Trails
Hill-Stead, Not Hill Farmstead Hill-Stead Trails, Farmington January 21, 2018 Hill-Stead is a great museum. Top notch. One of the best. It appears on several CTMQ/state sanctioned lists: Art Trail, CT Women’s Heritage Trail, CT Historic Gardens Trail, and it’s National Historic Landmark. It’s a museum, obviously, … [Read more...]
Bunnell Turkey Farm
Gobble Gobble... For Real Though Bunnell Farm, Litchfield November 21, 2017 We have been purchasing farm-fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving for several years. Our first foray into fresh turkey was at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm down in Guilford – the home of the neon turkeys. Read all about it here. Those turkeys were … [Read more...]
SLT: Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot
Calvin's Favorite Hike Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot October 31, 2015 No matter how many years pass, this remains one of my son's favorite hikes of all time. I think you can figure out why. I have written many times of my affinity or West Simsbury. Tulmeadow only adds to that love. They sell delicious ice … [Read more...]
Foster Family Farm
Corny Foster Family Farm, South Windsor September 24, 2017 I had never in my life done a corn maze. So I figured I should do one. "Completing" South Windsor gave me such an opportunity. I have now done a corn maze. In fact, according to the Foster Family Farm website, I've now experienced Connecticut's … [Read more...]
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