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Ellington To Hold Town Wide Farm Day
Learn about both the history of Ellington farming and modern-day farming. Feed the piglets, watch chicks hatch, visit farm stands and more!
A town-wide Farm Day sponsored by the Ellington Economic Development Commission and the Town Planning Department will be held Saturday, Sept. 17th from 10am to 3pm. Learn about Ellington Farming from its unique history to modern-day farming techniques. The event is free.
Start your day off with a visit to the Ellington Farmers Market in Arbor Park (9AM to 12PM), then stroll down to the Nellie McKnight Museum to learn the history of Ellington farming at the Ellington Historical Society’s Farm Exhibit. Next stop at the Hall Memorial Library where you can watch live chicks hatch and kids can create a chicken-themed craft.
You can take a cruise around town and visit one or more of the participating farms like Farm Fresh and watch free-range chickens roam, learn about their hydroponic farming and buy some farm-fresh eggs and lettuce. Stop by Oakridge Dairyhttp://www.oakridgedairy.com/ and The Modern Milkman and see how a modern-day dairy farm operates, or visit Sunset Valley Farm and view the grass-fed beef, touch a tractor and feed the farm pigs.
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Visit Hillside Stable for a pony ride and learn about riding lessons and boarding opportunities or SJ Riding Camp to visit their summer camp facilities.
Be sure to visit the quaint farm store at Johnny Appleseed Farm for fresh picked apples or pick your own, Rothe vegetable stand for a variety of veggies and Cohen Farm for chrysanthemums. Stop at Dzen Garden Market for farm-fresh products and take advantage of their two for one small ice cream cone offer (please bring this article with you when visiting Dzens for ice cream on 9/17/2022)
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Participants
Cohen Chrysanthemums-112 West Rd
Dzen Garden Market-187 Windsorville Rd
Ellington Farmers Market-Arbor Park, Main St (9am-noon)
Ellington Historical Society-70 Main St
Farm Fresh-31 Frog Hollow Rd
Hall Memorial Library 93 Main St
Hillside Stables-287 Jobs Hill Rd
Johnny Appleseed–185 West Rd
Oakridge Dairy and The Modern Milkman-11 Jobs Hill Rd
Rothe Veggie Stand-224 Windsorville Rd
SJ Riding Camp -130 Sandy Beach Rd
Sunset Valley Farm– 55 Kreyssig Rd
