Jones Family Farm, Winery In Shelton Receives Conservation Award

SHELTON, CT — Connecticut Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) joined fellow elected officials, agricultural industry leaders and community members Wednesday for an evening to honor and celebrate Jones Family Farm and Winery for receiving the Leopold Conservation Award from the Sand County Foundation.

According to a news release provided by the Senate Republican Office, the agricultural award "recognizes and celebrates extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation by agricultural landowners."

Jones Family Farm and Winery is a beloved family-owned business and agricultural staple in Connecticut that has farmed its lands in Shelton for over 150 years. The Jones family believes in sustainable farming and providing high-quality crops to surrounding communities.

"Congratulations to Terry and the entire Jones Family for all they've done for our great state of Connecticut," Kelly said in a news release. "As said by founder Philip James Jones, 'Be good to the land, and the land will be good to you.' I firmly believe this saying not only applies to the land but that by being good to others, they will also be good to you. The Jones family is a great example of this sentiment. The General Assembly is proud to have the Jones Family Farm in Connecticut and is grateful to Terry Jones for working with each of us to help inform what we are doing as legislators to benefit others throughout the state."

Jones said he and his family were honored to receive the award.

"My dream is not only for our city of Shelton, but for all communities to work together to protect the precious farm, forests and waters of Connecticut," Jones said in a news release. "We must come together and work with 'fierce cooperation' to protect our natural resources. The Jones family was touched by Senator Kelly's kind and inspiring remarks at the award ceremony."