Stone Gardens Farm MarketMeat · Shelton4.6 (177 reviews)Stone Gardens Farm Market is a family farm and market in Shelton, Connecticut, started by Fred and Stacia Monahan and still run largely by family and friends. The cattle graze pasture in summer and in winter eat the farm's own hay and silage along with spent brewers' grain and extra vegetables, with no hormones or antibiotics.
Beef, poultry and pork are cut in the farm's own USDA-approved cutting room and sold fresh from the coolers at the market, alongside fresh eggs and a country kitchen turning out prepared foods daily. The market is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 7pm and Sunday from 8am to 4pm.Devon PointMeat & eggs · North Stonington4.9 (111 reviews)Devon Point Farm is a family run farm at North Stonington, Connecticut, raising grass fed beef and heritage pork on pasture without hormones or antibiotics. The farm keeps American Milking Devon cattle, a heritage breed it also offers as breeding stock, and its animals live outdoors on an all natural, pasture based diet.
Beef is sold by the half, quarter or sampler box and pork by the half or whole pig, ordered through the farm's online shop or with printable mail in forms, with pickup and delivery serving Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The farm store also carries raw milk, local honey and maple syrup, and vegetables come as CSA farm shares.Baldwin Brook FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Canterbury4.9 (69 reviews)Baldwin Brook Farm is a raw milk dairy in Canterbury, Connecticut, run by Mavis and Chris. The milk is grass fed, unpasteurised and non homogenised, sold with its cream line intact, and the farm also raises pasture raised pigs, chickens and cattle without antibiotics or artificial growth hormones.
The farm store on Depot Road is self serve, cash or check, with someone usually around if you need a hand and milk stocked through the week in glass bottles and plastic jugs. Truly farm fresh eggs and seasonal cuts of beef, pork and chicken sit alongside the milk, which is also carried by retail locations around Connecticut.
White Gate FarmMeat & eggs · East Lyme4.9 (58 reviews)White Gate Farm grows organic produce in East Lyme, Connecticut, and turns much of it into prepared foods and baked goods made on the farm. Pasture raised poultry and fresh eggs round out the range, along with locally produced pantry items from other makers.
Buying works on a weekly rhythm. You order online on Tuesday and Wednesday, then collect from the self serve pickup any time after 3pm on Friday. The farm stand is also open on Saturday from 9am to 2pm, and delivery is offered locally.
Calf and Clover CreameryRaw milk, meat & eggs · Cornwall4.8 (60 reviews)Calf and Clover Creamery is a small raw milk dairy at Cornwall Bridge in Connecticut. The herd grazes the farm's hillside pastures in rotation through the season, with only a small non-GMO grain supplement in the milking parlour, and the milk comes out rich and creamy. The family also host farm stays and weddings.
The farm store is open every day of the year from 7am to 7pm, run as a self serve honour system, though someone is usually on hand if you need change or have a question. It is regularly stocked with raw milk, yoghurt, chocolate milk, ricotta, eggs and dairy beef and veal, alongside honey, maple syrup, coffee, lacto-fermented goods and seasonal fruit and vegetables.
Toplands FarmMeat & eggs · Roxbury4.8 (36 reviews)Toplands Farm raises pasture reared beef, pork and poultry at Roxbury in Connecticut. The animals live outdoors on open pasture and the farm uses rotational grazing to look after its soil, keeping the land productive for the long term while the livestock lead a natural, low stress life.
Meat is sold directly to customers through the farm's online store, which runs on the Barn2Door platform, and in person from the farm stand on Painter Hill Road on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and through the day on Saturday.
Cedar Hill FarmMeat & eggs · Orange5 (31 reviews)Cedar Hill Farm is a family farm in Orange, Connecticut, where five generations of the Bespuda family have lived and worked the land. The farm raises its own beef, chicken, pork and turkey alongside fresh eggs and seasonal produce, selling it all directly to the people who eat it.
The farm store is open year round on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, and visits outside those hours can be arranged for larger orders. Eggs often sell out, so the farm takes pre-orders through its website, and maple syrup appears when the season allows. Cash, cards and mobile payments are all accepted.
Laurel Ridge Grass fed BeefMeat · Thomaston4.4 (21 reviews)Laurel Ridge Farm raises 100% grass fed beef in Litchfield, Connecticut. The cattle live on grass through the growing season and on hay cut from the farm's own fields in the colder months, with no grain or corn ever, and the farm raises pastured pork as well.
Beef is sold by the cut, from filet mignon and ribeye to ground beef, stew meat, short ribs and bones, alongside pork chops, bacon, ham and sausages. Buy retail at the farm on Sunday between 12pm and 2pm, or arrange a bulk order, and wholesale enquiries are welcome too.
Whippoorwill FarmMeat & eggs · Salisbury5 (13 reviews)Whippoorwill Farm raises livestock on Salmon Kill Road in Lakeville, Connecticut, and sells its own meat from a small shop at the farm. The freezers hold beef in everything from filet mignon to short ribs and oxtail, along with pork, bacon, smoked ham, and whole and half chickens from a heritage breed the farm rates for its flavour.
The shop is open year round on Fridays and Saturdays, 10am to 5pm, or by request at other times, and cards are accepted. Eggs, maple syrup and raw honey are usually on the shelves too, though stock shifts with what the farm has ready.
Aradia FarmMeat & eggs · Southbury4.3 (11 reviews)Aradia Farm is a family run farm in Southbury, Connecticut raising Dexter cattle and Tamworth pigs under the motto Clean Food, Clear Conscience. The cattle are reared on grass for grass fed beef and the pigs live out on pasture for pork.
The online shop sells individual cuts, from ribeye and porterhouse steaks to ground beef, short ribs and marrow bones, along with eggs and soap. There is a monthly meat membership too, delivering a regular box, and the farm sells at local farmers' markets as well as from the farm itself.
Radical Roots FarmMeat · CanterburyRadical Roots Farm is a small family run farm working land in Canterbury and Sterling, Connecticut. The animals are pasture and forest raised, the fruit and vegetables are grown chemical and GMO free, and the whole operation stays small enough to be hands on.
Meat sells in bulk through the online shop, from a beef sample box up to quarter, half and whole animals, with meat share subscriptions in full, half and sample sizes. There are pre orders for chickens and young egg layers too, and delivery can be arranged.
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