Opening Day at the Coventry Farmer’s Market New Location at The Nathan Hale Homested; June 1, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m

Visit Us at A Taste of the Litchfield
Hills Saturday and Sunday,
June 21-22, 2008

Open Air Market and Festival at
The Wadsworth Mansion at Long
Hill Estates, Middletown, CT
August 24, 2008

Summer Events

Connecticut Open House Day
at Graywall Farms
June 14, 1pm - 5pm
Graywall Farms, 49 Chappell Road, Lebanon. Tour the barns & fields.  See the cows being milked!
           
Cushman Farms
Tour & Corn Roast
July 26, 11am - 3pm
Cushman Farms, Rte 87, Franklin. See the rotary milking parlor – watch the cows as they go on a ‘Merry-Go-Round’. Walk through the barns and across the fields.  Enjoy roasted sweet corn fresh from the farm.            

Mapleleaf Farm Tour
Aug. 2, 11am - 3pm
Mapleleaf Farm, Route 85, 768 Gilead Rd., Hebron. Tour the farm, nestled in the beautiful and historic Gilead section of Hebron, during the town’s 300th Anniversary Celebration. Visit the cows & calves and enjoy the views.      

Kiddy Day at the Corn
Maze Adventure
Aug. 24. Fort Hill Farms
269 Quaddick Rd., Thompson. Enter the Moo Maze FREE on Aug. 24th at the Corn Maze Adventure, sponsored by LL Bean & The Farmer’s Cow.
 - www.cornmaze.com

Calving Barn at the
Woodstock Fair
Aug. 29-Sept. 1
.Woodstock Fairgrounds, 281 Route 169, Woodstock. A unique opportunity to see the wonder of calving. Mother cows courtesy of TFC members Fairvue Farms, Woodstock and Fort Hill Farms in Thompson.
 - www.woodstockfair.com

Celebrating Agriculture
Sept. 20, 9am - 3pm
Woodstock Fairgrounds, 281 Route 169,  Woodstock. A day filled with agricultural displays, family events, food & entertainment! Free admission & parking.  Enjoy a hayride & farm tour of TFC Member Fairvue Farms.
 - www.celebratingagriculture.org

Fall Events

Moos and More! Walktober Tour
Oct. 4, 2pm
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor Walktober. Cushman Farms, Rte 87, Franklin. Visit the cows at milking time, tour the barns & fields. Take an optional walk through the woods & over the hill to visit the calves.
  - www.thelastgreenvalley.org

Cows, Fields and The Farmer’s
Cow Walktober Tour
Oct. 11, 2pm
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor Walktober. Graywall Farms, 49 Chappell Road, Lebanon. Tour the dairy barn, see the cows being milked, walk the fields & enjoy the views!
  - www.thelastgreenvalley.org

Over the Hill and through
the Woods to Fort Hill
Farms We Go!
Oct. 12, 2pm
Walktober Tour - Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor Walktober. Fort Hill Farms, 269 Quaddick Rd., Thompson. Stroll through the gardens, view the hills of the tri-state area in fall & see where the crops are grown for The Farmer’s Cow milk.
- www.thelastgreenvalley.org

Of Cows and Men
Colin McEnroe, a columnist for The Hartford Courant and a WTIC radio personality,
discusses local markets and
The Farmer's Cow.
courant.com
- March 16, 2008

Connecticut Producer Recognized for Conservation Achievements in National Campaign Connecticut NRCS
Robin and Lincoln Chesmer and their family have been recognized for their conservation commitment as part of a national conservation campaign recently launched by the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),” said Margo L. Wallace, State Conservationist for NRCS in Connecticut.
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Meet The Chesmers:
Connecticut Dairy Farmers
Read about Graywall Farms and its owners and operators - Robin Chesmer and his son Lincoln.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- February 12, 2008

Awards Pour in For
The Farmer’s Cow Milk
The striking portrait of the eye-catching cow that graces The Farmer’s Cow milk carton continues to make waves, locally, statewide and nationally.
Reminder News
- January 12, 2007

Simmons in Lebanon
for Small Businesses
State business advocate and former congressman Rob Simmons addressed local officials and small business owners Tuesday on how to help small businesses survive.
The Willimantic Chronicle
- November 21, 2007

In The Last Green Valley
Take to the road for this Last Green Valley Walking Weekend
Connecticut Magazine - October 2007

Preservation Group’s
Federal Funds Falling
As volunteers and trail-trampers gear up for the 17th annual Walking Weekend, the organization overseeing the event is struggling to maintain its funding
The Norwich Bulletin
- October 4, 2007

Connecticut Farmer Focused on
Market and Land [pdf 337KB]
Robin Chesmer, a Connecticut dairyman, could be the poster child for farmer entrepreneurship and local market development. Fascinated by farming at an early age, he got his start through an array of projects, raising chickens, feeding out some calves to sell, taking on whatever opportunities he found.
American Farmland Trust - 2007

Chesmer Family Honored by USDA
Reminder News
- March 2008

West Hartford Cow Parade
See The Farmer’s Cow entry at The West Hartford Cow Parade.
January 4, 2008

June 25, 2007 - Robin Chesmer among recipients of the The Eastern Connecticut Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. Distinguised Service Award.

Working the Land
See Robin and Lincoln Chesmer owners of Graywall Farms in Lebanon as they speak about farming in the new documentary titled Working The Land

Fairvue Farms Farm Tours in conjunction Celebrating Agriculture
at the Woodstock Fairgrounds, Saturday, September 23, 2006

Sunday, September 10, 2006 The American Heart Association’s 2006 Greater Hartford Heart Walk - Bushnell Park Hartford, CT

6th Annual Celebration of Farms, Sunday, September 10, 2006 to serve The Farmer’s Cow milk

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