|
HARTFORD
- Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that over 200 agricultural
destinations – including a bison farm – are included on the CT Farm Map,
newly updated and reissued by the state Department of Agriculture, along
with an interactive web counterpart.
“I urge visitors and
residents alike to stop at one of the many farms that dot our state’s
beautiful landscape,” Governor Rell said. “Connecticut’s
farms add so much to the quality of life we enjoy in the
Nutmeg
State.
“This
map and website can help you find
where you can pick
apples fresh from the tree, see maple sap being transformed into syrup
and even watch the buffalo roam. Old stone
walls, green pastures and rolling hills are all part of our farms’
scenic beauty. We want people to experience them firsthand.”
To
access the new website, go to
http://www.ctfarms.uconn.edu/.
One can search the website’s database by type of product, county, or
name to access farms’ contact information, addresses, and descriptions.
Users can get directions, satellite views, and links to the farms’
websites.
Agriculture Commissioner F. Philip Prelli
pointed out that “this map also contains information on
Connecticut
agricultural statistics, farmers' markets, cooperative extension offices
and Department of Agriculture contacts. The map is both entertaining
and educational, while it showcases the diversity of our state's
agriculture and its value as a destination attraction.”
The map also contains information on
Connecticut agricultural statistics, Farmers' Markets, Cooperative
Extension offices and Department of Agriculture contacts. It is
distributed at Extension offices, town halls, libraries, tourism centers
and farm stands.
The
Department of Agriculture produced the Connecticut Farm Map and new
website with input from the Connecticut Department of Transportation,
the University
of Connecticut’s
College
of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, and the USDA Rural Business Service.
The
printed maps, which double as handy, full-sized,
Connecticut
road maps, are available at public libraries, town halls, state welcome
centers, and many other agricultural sites throughout the state.
To get single
copies, please send a self-addressed, #10 business-sized envelope
(Please note: if you use any other size envelope, you map may arrive
postage due with the new postal regulations) with $1.14 cents
worth of postage to: CT Farm Map, CT Dept. of Agriculture -
Marketing, 165 Capitol Ave., Room 129, Hartford, CT 06106
To
receive bulk quantities, contact the Department of Agriculture at
860-713-2503. |
