Freund's Farm Market

East Canaan CT - With a sign that says, "Do you need Pie Therapy?",how could I not stop. Freund's Farm Market is chock full of stuff from baked goods, gifts, tee shirts, flowers, you name it. They even do catering, if you are having a wedding they can do the food, flowers, and can even supply the Justice-of-the-Peace. Click ==>HERE<== to go to their website.


This is the side of the building, just walk through the flowers to the entrance.


A large supply of gifts,you can even buy "Cow Pots" made with composted cow manure. For these pots they won a green thumb award in 2007 from the Mail Order Gardening Association.


Here is my favorite...Baked Goods. I did not go for the "Pie Therapy" just Cookie Therapy that day.


My choice, a very thick Oatmeal Cookie with three kinds of fruit baked inside.



The Chickens.


The fruits of the chicken's labor...Rachel's Radiant Eggs, Fertile, Fresh, Free Range, and other "F" words.


Last but not least, the greenhouse overflowing with wonderful plants.

Click Here for Link to their Website

Spring Lake Ranch Farm Stand

Cuttingsville, VT - I saw this sign and stand and I though the mural would make an interesting photo. I did some research and found that Spring Lake Ranch offers alternative treatment for adults with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. So, any purchase here goes to support the ranch. It is closed now but you can order Maple Syrup by phone or internet ==> Click Here for Link <==


Here is the stand.


A close up of one of the murals.


I think this mural is really cool.

Grandpa's Homemade Apple Sauce

Waterbury, VT - I was driving through Waterbury Vermont looking for interesting things to take a photo of and I saw a red sign that said, "Applesauce" with an arrow. The sign was just past Ben and Jerry's factory, everyone and his brother that has been in Waterbury has stopped there, but I thought, not many people have gone to wherever, "Applesauce" was.


I followed the red Applesauce signs and came to this sign,Owl's Head Orchard.

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I went up the driveway and came to this "Stand". A tub with a honor jar to put your money. I grabbed a jar and put my money in the money jar and went back down the drive taking a few photos on the way down(it was raining so you may see a few spots on the lens.

A short time later I sample some of the sauce and found it very good. I was a little surprised with the flavor, without preservatives the color was dark so I expected spices. The ingredients:Apples, and as my Uncle would say, "Nobody else in there". So if you are in Waterbury, VT, take a slight detour to the Owl's Head Orchard and buy a jar of Real Vermont Applesauce to take home..I did. I do have one question, is this Grandpa's recipe or a photo of Grandpa when he was young?

Owl's Head Orchard 2848 Perry Hill Road Waterbury, VT

DEWEY FLOWER FARM

Simsbury, CT - I stopped by Dewey's Flower Farm on the way home a few weeks ago. It is a Mom and Pop operation run by a couple that appeared like they had been doing this for a long time.



This is one side of the stand.


I originally was looking for Sunflowers but it was slim pickings, they explained that it was at the end of the season.Instead I bought some of these white flowers called, "Beauty of the Veldt". I was told they lasted a very long time in the vase; they did not last quite that long...my cat thought it great fun to eat them.


Along with the flowers they also had melons(I posted some peppers from here a few days ago).

A PECK OF PEPPERS

A peck of peppers from a local farm stand.