About Fair Oak Farm

Our property straddles the towns of New Preston and Kent, Connecticut and we manage it using the best practices of sustainable agriculture. We have six free-ranging laying hens and we start our food and flowers, including tomatoes, beans, peppers, greens, watermelons and more from organic and heirloom seeds. We cultivate our soil with certified organic products, including compost and mulch that we create here. When we buy seeds and soil amendments, we do so from trusted sustainable businesses like High Mowing Organic Seeds, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, and Coast of Maine.

We are members of the Connecticut Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) and are a Certified Wildlife Habitat® site with the National Wildlife Federation, which means we have created sanctuary spaces for wildlife on our property.  We also support the UCONN Master Gardener programs.

Fair Oak Farm was formerly known as Ash Grove Farm and was started, in the early 1800s, by the Hitchcock family who raised racehorses here.