Events Archive - 2010/2011
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Past Happenings & Events
Farmer's Cow Places First in Connecticut Specialty Food Association's Product Award Competition - 2/25/11
Love Your Local - The Day 2/9/11
The Farmer's Cow Ice Cream was a hit at the Taste of the Nation Event in New Haven on June 8!
Coventry Farmer's Market Grand Opening on June 5. The ice cream was a hit! Click to view the gallery.
Courtney Is Voice for Our Needs, Lebanon Farmer Says - Norwich Bulletin 1/26/11
The Farmer's Cow Represented at State of the Union - Courant 1/25/11
July 2010
Click here to see the gallery of photos from our July farm tour at Hytone Farms
April 2010
Click here to see the gallery of photos from our April farm tour at Graywall Farms!
President's Day 2010
Click to see our photo gallery of our Winter Farm Tour at Graywall Farms!
The Farmer's Cow Finds Success in Eastern Connecticut - Norwich Bulletin 1/23/11
The Farmer's Cow: It Isn't Just Milk - The Reminder 1/13/11
Scratch that Itch for Scones, Cakes - Connecticut Post 12/27/10
Our own Robin Chesmer spoke at the Annual meeting of the Southbury Land Trust on May 14th. Three-year-old Kate particularly enjoyed the ice cream and summer beverages! Thanks to Gosia Liedlich for the pics.
The next generation of TFC farmers, all members of FFA (Future Farmer's of America), met with Governor Malloy at the May meeting of the Working Lands Alliance.
L to R: Sage Chesmer (Graywall Farms, Lebanon), Brandon Smith (Cushman Farms, Franklin) , Gov. Malloy, Ethan Smith (Cushman Farms, Franklin), Kies Orr (Fort Hill Farms, Thompson). The family farms of The Farmer's Cow are proud of the interest and commitment to agriculture that is shown by our next generation of farmers.
Farmers Ned Ellis and Bill Peracchio from The Farmer's Cow check out a plaque featuring The Farmer's Cow at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. The display explained the benefits of the state's Community Investment Act.
What do you get when you combine free ice cream with hungry college students? The answer: A huge line.
TFC handed out pints of 'Farmer Flubs' ice cream at UConn in April. It was unbelievable how quick the word got out and quickly we gave it away…..just goes to show the power of free ice cream!
Pictured (L to R) CT Governor Dan Malloy, Robin Chesmer, Rep. Courtney and Rep. Delauro
TFC's very own Robin Chesmer was invited to attend the State of the Union Address in Washington, DC by Representative Joe Courtney to promote the importance of local agriculture. Here he is getting his ticket.
A Steward of the Land: Profile of Kristin Orr of Fort Hill Farms - Grace 12/1/10
Featured Chef of the Month
Scott Miller,
Executive Chef of
Max’s Oyster Bar, West Hartford, CT.
11/23/2010
The Farmer's Cow's Hytone Farm Named Connecticut Green Pasture Award Winner 9/23/10
The Farmer's Cow Celebrates New Ice Cream Line with New Corn Maze 8/30/10
The Farmer's Cow Featured at the Hartford Baking Company - Hartford Courant 11/23/10
Help Promote Local Agriculture - Kitchen Vignettes 10/29/10
Our new wrapped delivery trucks! Look for them on the road near you.
Helping raise money to fight breast cancer with WRCH in Southington on Oct 2nd.
Scenes from the Barnyard Birthing Center at the Woodstock Fair 2010
The Farmer's Cow Announces Summer Farm Tour Schedule 6/3/10
The Farmer's Cow Announces Ice Cream Naming Contest Winners - 4/11/10
The Farmer's Cow Unveils New Ice Cream Flavors and Asks Fans to Name Them - 1/26/10
The Farmer's Cow Annouces Winter Farm Tour - 1/19/10
Columbus Day at Graywall Farms - The Reminder 10/14/10
Meat House Opens in Newtown - Stamford Advocate 10/12/10
Connecticut Dairy Farms Passionate About Surviving - Hartford Courant 10/12/10
Our first ice cream shipments have gone out to our naming contest winners. See some happy faces in our gallery!
Click here to see the gallery of photos from our July farm tour at Hytone Farms
Megan Plaskonka of
Tolland enjoys the July Farm Tour at Hytone Farms
Click here to see the gallery of photos from our June farm tour at Maple Leaf Farms!
Hytone Farm - KeepLocalFarms.org 9/29/10
Mazes of Maize all the Rage - Norwich Bullein 9/25/10
Plenty of thanks to go around for help with milkshake booth at Harvest Fair - Norwich Bulletin 9/24/10
School Lunch Makeover: From Farm to Fork - CTBites.com 9/22/10
The Eat Local Challenge - FoodFiloSofi -9/21/10
Hartford Courant Features our Maze - Hartford Courant 9/2/10
Ice Cream Helps Farmers Lick Tough Market for Milk - The Telegram 9/5/10
New Product: The Farmer's Cow Ice Cream - Examiner.com 8/3/10
Local Ice Cream Now in a Freezer Case Near You - Fairfield Green Food Guide 8/14/10
The Farmer's Cow Expands - Living In a Local Zone (blog) 8/16/10
The Farmer's Cow showcases a baby calf at the Lebanon Farmer's Market in June 2010.
Click here to see the gallery of photos from our April farm tour at Graywall Farms!
The Farmer's Cow Ice Cream on Faith Middleton Food Schmooze - WNPR 6/30/10
The Farmer's Cow Debuts Ice Cream Line Today in Lebanon - Norwich Bulletin 7/2/10
New Dairy Farming Exhibition Opens at Roseland Cottage - Historic New England 6/28/10
The Stories Behind the Milk We Drink -Thompson Villager 6/11/10 PDF-Scroll to page 5
Keep Saving Farmland - Hartford Courant 6/6/10
Loss of Farms Boosts Attendance at Agricultural Event - Norwich Bulletin 5/15/10
"Field of Mint Chocolate Chip" a Winner - Newtown Patch 5/1/10
The Farmer's Cow Ice Cream Naming Contest - 4/30/10 CTBites.com
Report from the Connecticut Farmland Conference - 4/20/10 American Farmland Trust
Resident Farmer Gives Name to Dairy Collective's New Ice Cream - 4/14/10 Newtown Bee
Local woman wins ice cream naming contest - 4/13/10 - Record-Journal
Local Resident Wins A Summer's Supply of Ice Cream - 4/12/10 Register Citizen
Breakfast and Baseball - 4/12/10 New London Day
TFC's Kathy Smith is interviewed by students from Avon's King Phillip Middle School on SchoolTube. Check it out!
Students from the Yale School of Forestry - Water Resource Management class visit TFC's Graywall Farms on April 2.
The Farmer's Cow's Ned Ellis demonstrates milking by hand at the 2010 Hebron Maplefest.
Click to see our photo gallery of our Winter Farm Tour at Graywall Farms!
Contest Winners Take Prizes - 4/12/10 NBC30
Checking the Box on Local Food - 3/29/10 Fairfield Green Food Guide
Writer for The Day wins journalism award for article about The Farmer's Cow - 3/19/10
Straight from the Cow - 2/22/10 Hartford Business Journal
Exploring the Heritage Corridor - 2/20/10 Norwich Bulletin
Home Schoolers Enjoy TFC Farm Tour 2/17/10
Go Green With Shoreline League of Democratic Women - 2/16/10 New Haven Register
The Farmer's Cow's Robin Chesmer (L) and Peter Orr (R) talk with USDA Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Kathleen Merrigan at the 2010 Farmland Preservation Conference at Yale on March 27.
Check out The Farmer's Cow on WFSB's Better Connecticut! - 2/12/10 WFSB TV 3
Local Dairy Farms Serve Up Ice Cream - 2/5/10 The Reminder
Agricultural History Preserved - 2/5/10 The Reminder
The Monkey & The Cow (Free Ice Cream) 2/10/10 - The Day
Two-year-old visitor Hannah meets a four-day-old calf during our winter farm tour.
The Farmer's Cow's David Hevner, Robin Chesmer and Lincoln Chesmer show Better Connecticut's Scot Haney around Graywall Farm on February 9.
Cushman Farms in North Franklin Hosts Winter Farm Tour - Lapine Hill Kitchen 2/7/10
Channel 3's Scot Haney tries his hand at a John Deere tractor during a taping of Better Connecticut at The Farmer's Cow
Here's the Scoop - The Day 2/1/10
Farmer's Cow Ice Cream Naming Contest - CTBites.com 2/1/10
Dairy Farm Visit May Offer a Teaching Moment - Norwich Bulletin 2/1/10
As Number of Windham County Dairy Farms Dwindles, New History Will Tell Their Story - Norwich Bulletin 1/31/10
The Farmer's Cow's Peter Orr speaks at the State Capitol in Hartford during the Working Lands Alliance annual meeting. Also featured at the event was Liz MacAlister from Cato Farm in Colchester (great cheese!)
The Farmer's Cow Announces Ice Cream Naming Contest - Fairfield County Green Food Guide 1/27/10
The Farmer's Cow on Channel 8 - 1/9/10
The Maker's Diet and The Farmer's Cow - Blog 1/11/10
Even more from 2009!
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