Support Strong Family Farm
The Strong Family Farm is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Mission
Provide a historic agricultural education center where children, families, individuals, and community groups can experience an authentic family farm environment.
Vision
- Preserve the small farm agricultural tradition that has been in place since the 1800s
- Develop fun and educational events and activities that enable people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the farm in a variety of ways
- Preserve and protect the family farm and pastures for future generations
Become a Member
Membership Benefits: As a member of the farm, you get a 10% discount on all Sunday purchases at the farm store, and a discount or free entry on the cost of activities. Don’t forget to ask for your free insulated grocery bag – all love it! You are always welcome to our annual meeting the end of July and have voting privileges. Your input is always welcome!
You can renew or become a new member by making your donation online here!
or download our Membership Form Brochure and mail it with your check today! Our fiscal year is July 1st to June 30th.
We also love to be remembered with your RMD retirement distributions! Thank you so much!!!
Other Ways to Support Strong Family Farm
Fence Replacement Project
In his classic New England poem, “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost penned the famous phrase “Good fences make good neighbors.” At Strong Family Farm we know it takes good neighbors to make good fences.
Norman Strong with the help of his son, Morgan and farm hands, Otto Schatz and John DeCarli, put in the fencing on Peterson Road over 50 years ago using split telephone poles and cedar posts. It has served its purpose of keeping in the cows and turkeys on farm property for many years and has been ready for updating and replacing for years.
Thanks to many good neighbors and friends, the new fence surrounding the farm is now up and looking wonderful. Many posts (now all filled) and rails have been donated by friends of the farm over the past few years. A plaque has been put on each donated fence piece with a dedication of their choice.
It’s no too late to donate a rail! Make a donation here to Strong Family Farm, in your own name, a friend’s name or the name of a loved one. This makes a great gift or memorial for a birthday or special occasion. Your name, or the name of your business, or the name of a loved one can be permanently affixed to this historic farm.
So please donate today! Send $50 for a rail made out to “Strong Family Farm” (put the word “Fence” in the memo section) and mail to 274 West Road, Vernon, CT 06066. And include this Fence Replacement Donation Form so we can complete your plaque and share your donation with whomever you choose to do so. Or donate here via our online Fence Replacement Page. Your donation, whether check, cash or credit is tax deductible as we are an official 501(c)(3).
Shop at the Farm Store
During the season, we have so many CT Grown and produced items in the farm stand and for a short time the very special pullet eggs from our own chickens. A store favorite is a chocolate-covered Royal Ice Cream Sandwiches. We accept all major credit cards. Our hours are Thursday-Friday 1-6 and Saturday-Sunday 10-3 (Sundays are our open house Sunday Fundays! Check us out!)
Thank you for your support of the farm. Your continued support ensures Strong Family Farm will remain part of the Vernon community and the Vernon landscape.