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Ledyard Woman Named One of Connecticut's 40 Under 40
At 24, this Ledyard woman bought a farm and now feeds more than 50 local families. Connecticut Magazine honored her for her contributions.
Every year, Connecticut Magazine releases its Top 40 Under 40 list, featuring philanthropists, artists, athletes, educators and entrepreneurs. Each person is nominated by friends, family, colleagues, fans and editors of the magazine.
Ledyard’s own Allyson Angelini is one of the Connecticut residents to receive the designation. She bought Full Heart Farm in Ledyard in 2012, at the age of 24, according to Connecticut Magazine.
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“She just wrapped her third CSA season, feeding more than 50 families in her local area from her six-acre farm that grows organic fruit and vegetables,” Connecticut Magazine wrote in its February 2015 issue. “She also raises thousands of meat chickens, egg-laying chickens and 18 pigs a year.”
About the Farm
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“Full Heart Farm raises chickens, pigs, vegetables, herbs, and small fruits on six acres of land in Ledyard, CT,” the Full Heart Farm website stated. “The farm was started in the spring of 2012 with a mission of supporting our family and our local community through food, education, and the arts. Nearly all of our farm products are grown for our MemberShare Program, which feeds 50+ local families.”
The MemberShare Program
Each week of the growing season, shareholders receive $20 to $30 of local, seasonal food grown at Full Heart Farm. Click here for more information.
The Offerings
- Chicken: Pleasure-raised; sold whole, cleaned and ready to cook
- Pork: Raised on pasture and a woodlot; access to fresh forage; USDA-inspected; Available for sale by the cut
- Eggs: Free-range chickens
- Vegetables
- Herbs
- Cut flowers
- Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
About the Farmers
Allyson got a degree in Agriculture Education from UMass Amherst. She worked at Terra Firma Farm in Stonington; Cook Farm in Hadley, Mass.; Spannocchia in Tuscany, Italy; and was a manager at Jones Family Farms in Shelton.
For the past 10 years, Farmer Keith has been a hospitality director at farms and now works for a farm-to-table catering company.
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