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CTMQ > Farms

Deerfield Farm

November 10, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cow, Field, Farm Deerfield Farm, Durham September 2023 I'm writing this in late 2023 and I must admit that I'm shocked - shocked! - that the state of Connecticut has not adopted my 15-years-old idea of creating an official Cheese Trail. It's been picked up and stolen by plenty of aggregator sites and fake AI … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Cheese Trail, Durham, Farms, Middlesex County

Tree House Orchard & Farm Fermentory

December 16, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

By The Time They Got to Woodstock... Tree House Orchard & Farm Fermentory, Woodstock October 2022 Tree House began brewing beer here in September 2023, so a revisit is in order. I'm at a bit of a loss here. On the one hand, there's too much for me to say about Tree House The Company but on the other hand, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Cideries, Farms, Windham County, Woodstock

Woodstock Creamery at Valleyside Farm

December 6, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Big Skyr Country Woodstock Creamery at Valleyside Farm, Woodstock October 2022 Woodstock is rural with a capital R. Dirt roads and farms abound. It's firmly in Connecticut's Quiet Corner and a big part of the Last Green Valley - the swath of land in the eastern megalopolis that isn't megalopolissy. Real farms... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Cheese Trail, Farms, Windham County, Woodstock

Bushy Hill Cidery at Clark Farms

October 5, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Gridlock in Granby?! Bushy Hill Cidery at Clark Farms, Granby September 2022 "Go to Clark Farms" they said. "It's cute," I was promised. "Quiet little out-of-the-way country store atmosphere," was the pitch. Yes, I'm friends with a few Granby residents. One has taught and worked with my older son for years. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Cideries, Farms, Granby, Hard Cider, Hartford County

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

January 19, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Otters, Udders, and... Light Sabers? Stamford (Google Maps location) December 2015 The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a Connecticut Art Trail site We visited the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in 2015 and I'll state here at the outset that this is the rare Connecticut museum that I will definitely be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Fairfield County, Farms, Hoang, Natural History, Nature Centers, Stamford, Town History

Waddicor’s Winterplace Farm and Creamery

June 10, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Just Chill Winterplace Farm and Creamery, Pomfret November 2020 Check this out: Winterplace's Pub Cheese spread was a Gold Medal Award winner in the UK World Jersey Cheese Competition as a savory spread! And to think, you've never even heard of Winterplace Farm and Creamery in Pomfet! Congratulations to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Cheese Trail, Farms, Pomfret, Windham County

Kriz Farm Horseshoe Pile

February 2, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Krizt! Kriz Farm Horseshoe Pile, Bethany January 2021 Once in a blue moon a reader alerts me to something in Connecticut about which I was wholly unaware. After writing everything on this website for so many years, that's not bragging... it's just a fact. And really, would that even be something to brag … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Bethany, Calvin, Dubious Claims, Farms, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, New Haven County

Lost Ruby Farm

January 4, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

Ruby Saturday Lost Ruby Farm, Norfolk April 2014 A few days after my younger son's third birthday, I took him and his brother out to the polar vortex of Connecticut. As my gift to him. A hike through Campbell Falls State Park to check out one of our state's finest waterfalls (that happens to be in Massachusetts), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, Farms, Litchfield County, Norfolk

Aussakita Acres Farm

November 30, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Happier Than a Pig... Aussakita Acres Farm, Manchester October 2020 The town of Manchester continues to fascinate me. I lived there for several years in the 1990's and while I thought it was fine, if you'd told me that 20 years later I'd find so much to do there I'd have called you crazy. From trails to museums, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Farms, Hartford County, Manchester

Auer Farm Mushroom Barn

May 18, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Only Remaining Hollow Tile Mushroom Barn in... Auer Farm Mushroom Barn, Bloomfield All Things Auer Farm I know you historic mushroom barn fans wouldn’t let me get away with not including this on CTMQ. I’m happy to not have let you down. There’s a lot going on with this humble little building everyone sees on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: auer farm, Bloomfield, Dubious Claims, Farms, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County

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