My Foodshed

I define my foodshed as a 100-mile radius from my home (just east of Danbury, CT).

(You can plot your own map at the 100 Mile Diet site—it’s very easy.)

Farms/Farm Stands

Meats

• Stuarts Family Farm, Bridgewater, CT (grass-fed beef, chicken, and pork)
• Greyledge Farm, Bridgewater, CT (formerly Ox Hollow Farm) (pasture fed beef, pork, chicken and eggs)
• Herondale Farm, Ancramdale, NY (organic and grass-fed beef, pork and chicken)
• Laurel Ridge Farm, Litchfield, CT (grass fed beef)

Fruits & Vegetables (in addition to the various Farmers Markets below)

• Blue Jay Orchards, Bethel, CT (apples)
• Cherry Grove Farm, 60 Platts Hill Road, Newtown, CT
• Daffodil Hill Growers, Southbury, CT
• Fort Hill Farm, New Milford, CT
• Holbrook Farm, Bethel, CT (Organic)
  (also has meats, baked goods, dairy, and many other items at the farm stand)
• Maple Bank Farm, Roxbury, CT
• Missy’s Greenhouse and Farmstand, Goshen, NY (845) 258-4222 (available at the Brewster Farmers Market)
• Newgate Farms, Windsor, CT
• Riverbank Farm, Roxbury, CT
• Shortts Farm, Sandy Hook, CT (Organic)
• Silverman’s Farm, an orchard in Easton, CT
• Waldingfield Farm, Washington, CT (Organic)

Dairy

• Stone Wall Dairy, 332 Kent Road, Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754, (860) 672-2759 (raw milk)
• Sankow’s Beaver Brook, Lyme, CT (cheese and also lamb, veal, yogurt)
• Beltane Farm, Lebanon, CT (goat cheese)
• Ferris Acres Creamery, Newtown, CT (ice cream)
• Rich Farm, Oxford, CT (raw milk is theirs, cream for ice cream from another vendor)
• New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT (pasteurized creamline milk, cheese)
• Smyth’s Trinity Farm, 4 Oliver Rd., Enfield, CT, (860) 745-0751 (pasteurized milk, egg nog, butter, yogurt, heavy cream, half and half)
• Foxfire Farm, 85 South Bedlam Road, Mansfield Center, CT 06250, (860) 455-0739 (raw milk)
• Ladies of Levita Road, Lebanon, CT. (fresh cheeses, yogurt, pasteurized milk)
• Deerfield Farm, Durham, CT (raw milk, yogurt)

Grains & Beans

• Wild Hive Farm and Micro Mill, Clinton Corners, NY (wheat, oats, corn from Lightning Tree Farm in Millbrook, NY) and a variety of other items from local growers in season.
• Cayuga Pure Organics in Brooktondale, NY. (They’re about 170 miles from me but it is the closest source of dry beans I have found so far. However, this is exactly the kind of farm from which I want to source my food.)

Misc

• Stoneledge Hollow Farm, Southbury, CT  (jams & herbs)
• McLaughlin Vineyards, Sandy Hook, CT (besides wine, there’s maple syrup, eggs, cheese and other interesting items)
• Bluestone Farm, Brewster, NY (seedlings, seeds, maple syrup, hot sauce, honey, taste-test-treats)
• Wave Hill Breads, Wilton, CT (not local grains, but local artisans—possibly the best bread in CT)
• Goatboy Soap, New Milford, CT (soap made from goats milk and occasionally, the best fudge you’ll ever have.)
• Earth Tones, Woodbury, CT (native plants nursery)
• Maple Row Tree Farm (my Christmas tree)

Vineyards and Wineries

• DiGrazia Vineyards, 131 Tower Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804, (203) 775-1616
• Gouveia Vineyards, 1339 Whirlwind Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492, (203) 265-5526
• Haight-Brown Vineyard, Chestnut Hill, Litchfield, CT 06759, (860) 567-4045
• Heritage Trail Winery, 291 North Burnham Highway, Lisbon, CT 06351, (860) 376-0659
• Land of Nod Winery, 99 Lower Road, East Canaan, CT 06024, (860) 824-5225
• McLaughlin Vineyards, 14 Albert’s Hill Road, Sandy Hook, CT 06482, (203) 426-1533
• Miranda Vineyard, 42 Ives Road, Goshen, CT 06756, (860) 491-9906
• Priam Vineyards, 11 Shailor Hill Road, Colchester, CT 06415, (860) 267-8520
• Sunset Meadows Vineyards, 599 Old Middle Street Route 63 Goshen, CT 06756, (860) 201-4654

My Farmers Markets

• 2008 Connecticut Farmers’ Markets, Hartford Courant
• Fairfield Winter Market, Saturday’s, November – April, 10 AM-2 PM, Fairfield Theater Company
• Bethel Farmers Market, 2009: Saturdays, July 12 – November 1, 9 AM-1 PM
• Brewster Farmers Market, 2009: Wednesday & Saturday, June 18 – November 22, 9 AM–2 PM
• New Milford Farmers Market, 2009: Saturdays, May 17 – October 25, 9 AM – 12 PM
• CitySeed Farmers Market, Wooster Square, New Haven, CT
  Winter 2010:
  Saturday, January 16
  Saturdays, February 6 & 20
  Saturdays, March 6 & 20
  Saturdays, April 3 & 17
  2010 Weekly Market: Saturdays, May to December, 10 AM – 1 PM

Retail Natural Foods Stores

• New Morning Natural Foods, Woodbury, CT
• Chamomile Natural Foods, Danbury, CT
• McEnroe Organic Farm and Market, Millerton, NY

Restaurants Serving Local Food

• Sal e Pepe, Newtown, CT
• The Inn at Newtown, Newtown, CT
• Carol Peck’s Good News Cafe, Woodbury, CT
• Boxcar Cantina, Greenwich, CT
• Claire’s Corner Copia, New Haven, CT

Local Food Search Sites

• Eat Well Guide Search for local foods by entering a zip code and mileage.
• Connecticut Farm Map The online companion to the paper map.
• BuyCTGrown Search by item, zip code, and mileage.
• Eat Wild Find grass-fed food.
• CT Northeast Organic Farming Association Farms Includes Farmer’s Market information.
• DOAG Diversified Dairy Farms in Connecticut
• Local Harvest
• Pick Your Own
• CT Farm Fresh Farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area. Includes a catalog for items you cannot find locally.
• Connecticut Wine Trail
• Farm & Food A New York Resource. (A significant portion of my foodshed lies in NY.)
• Where to find raw milk
• CT NOFA Farm and Food Guide Google Map (this is awesome!)