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Ridgefield, CT

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Henny Penny Farm, Ridgefield, CT

Come back to your roots at Henny Penny Farm

We are proud to be a working model of sustainable farming in New England.

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As of 12/1/2020 HOLIDAY SHOPPING & VISITING HOURS Tuesdays 10am-1pm and Saturdays 8am-12pm

Masks must be worn at all times. Check in at Farm Store First. Only 3 families browsing farm at a time.

673 Ridgebury Road
Ridgefield, CT  06877

 

 

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Young Farm Explorers Program- 2 tickets left

May 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Learning about chicks 2/9/21 8:30AM there are just 2 tickets left despite the website indicating more on the main page. We are excited to offer a new multi-week program for our youngest farm friends.  Starting in mid-May we will be offering an experience similar to our summer camp programs focused on children age 3-5. Children will get to learn about our farm animals, plants and wildlife on the farm in hands-on activities. They also will get to do craft activities…

Junior Farmers Camp

June 14 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
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An event every day that begins at 9:00 am, repeating until June 18, 2021

Junior Farmers (ages 5-8) will spend mornings on the farm, learning about the different animals and plants living here. We’ll do morning ‘chores’ each day and then pick a particular animal (like a lamb, goat, chicken or rabbit) to learn more about and do an activity centered around. Activities might include working with your individual sheep over the course of the week, learning how to milk a goat, experience how much fun ducks are and more. We’ll explore the natural habitats at…

Assistant Farmers Camp (SOLD OUT)

July 12 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 9:00 am, repeating until July 16, 2021

1/29/21 SOLD OUT Assistant Farmers (ages 9-12) will spend mornings on the farm, learning about the different animals and plants living here. We’ll do morning ‘chores’ each day and then pick a particular animal (like a lamb, goat, chicken or rabbit) to learn more about and do an activity centered around. Activities might include working with your individual sheep over the course of the week, learning how to milk a goat, experience how much fun ducks are and more. We’ll…

Junior Farmers Camp

July 26 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 9:00 am, repeating until July 30, 2021

Junior Farmers (ages 5-8) will spend mornings on the farm, learning about the different animals and plants living here. We’ll do morning ‘chores’ each day and then pick a particular animal (like a lamb, goat, chicken or rabbit) to learn more about and do an activity centered around. Activities might include working with your individual sheep over the course of the week, learning how to milk a goat, experience how much fun ducks are and more. We’ll explore the natural habitats at…

Mini Assistant Farmer Camp

August 4 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

New! To expand our summer camp offerings we have added this mini-camp experience for children 8-12! Assistant Farmers (ages 8-12) will spend 3 days on the farm, learning about the different animals and plants living here. We’ll do morning ‘chores’ each day and then pick a particular animal (like a lamb, goat, chicken or rabbit) to learn more about and do an activity centered around. Activities might include working with your individual sheep over the course of the week, learning…

Assistant Farmers Camp

August 9 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 9:00 am, repeating until August 13, 2021

Assistant Farmers (ages 9-12) will spend mornings on the farm, learning about the different animals and plants living here. We’ll do morning ‘chores’ each day and then pick a particular animal (like a lamb, goat, chicken or rabbit) to learn more about and do an activity centered around. Activities might include working with your individual sheep over the course of the week, learning how to milk a goat, experience how much fun ducks are and more. We’ll explore the natural…

Assistant Farmers Camp

August 13 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Assistant Farmers (ages 9-12) will spend mornings on the farm, learning about the different animals and plants living here. We’ll do morning ‘chores’ each day and then pick a particular animal (like a lamb, goat, chicken or rabbit) to learn more about and do an activity centered around. Activities might include working with your individual sheep over the course of the week, learning how to milk a goat, experience how much fun ducks are and more. We’ll explore the natural…

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While we are still in lambing season and far from While we are still in lambing season and far from returning to pasture yet, I think now is a perfect time to start sharing with you the real work we do at Henny Penny Farm. While we do produce some pretty awesome sheep that we’re very proud of, the real work we are doing is rebuilding the soils of the 16 acres of pasture we are fortunate to lease from our town Conservation Commission. These pastures were part of a dairy farm some time ago, and then immediately prior to our use were used in more traditional continuous grazing. During our 5 years in these fields we have rotationally grazed our flock and learned a tremendous amount about ‘reading your pasture’. We have seen the pastures transform from patchy to dense and diverse. Even if there are ‘weedy’ areas, those plants have a reason for being there, and they too feed the soil. While we have incorporated some aspects of adaptive grazing into our practice, this year we are really going to work to move much further in this direction. In order not to bombard you with too much at once, today, just have a look at this informative diagram from @wallace.center as well as a picture from spring 2017 followed by spring 2020 and late august 2020. This is an exciting time where agriculture and ecological stewardship are coming together. What do you know about regenerative agriculture? What parts of it would you like to learn more about? #regenerativeagriculture #adaptivegrazing #livestockgrazing #conservationland #ridgefieldct #sheepfarm #ctfarm #femalefarmer
What joy it brings us to see the beautiful creatio What joy it brings us to see the beautiful creations you make with our fibers. These lovely mittens were created from our sportweight Mauve Bundle of lichen and plant dyed wools as well as the lovely oatmeal color of our girl Maggie. We know these mittens will keep this little girl very warm and stylish! Keep sharing! We love it! #handmade #slowfiber #lichendyes #botanicaldyes #fiberfarm #fibercommunity #handcraft #romneywool #wearwool  #hennypennyfarm
One more week and these soaps will be cured and re One more week and these soaps will be cured and ready to drop on our website. We can’t wait to share our new designs as well as our new mechanic’s soap formula for greasy grimy hands! #handmadesoap #goatmilksoap #mechanicsoap #beersoap
Llama love pileup with a side of snuggled-in lambs Llama love pileup with a side of snuggled-in lambs.  #llamasofinstagram #lambs #sheepfarm #cozyanimals #femalefarmer
The Farm and Store will be closed for visiting tod The Farm and Store will be closed for visiting today, February 9, due to the weather. Please email if you would like to schedule an order pickup. We will re-open for visiting on Saturday February 13 8am-12pm. Enjoy the winter wonderland today! #snowday #newenglandwinter
First snowfall for this sweet little ewe lamb born First snowfall for this sweet little ewe lamb born a couple days ago. #romneylamb #lambing2021 #ctfarm #ridgefieldct #destinationridgefield #fairfieldcountyct #discoverct #familyfarm
This little guy has been regularly using all those This little guy has been regularly using all those big mama bellies as a springboard. 🤣 #cheekylamb #lambing2021 #romneysheep #wool #wearwool #newenglandfarm #ridgefieldct
We’re still digging ourselves out. The store wil We’re still digging ourselves out. The store will open today from 12-1 only due to weather. We will be@open regular hours this Saturday, 8-12. #snowday #newenglandsnow #snowstorm2021 #lambingseason
No matter how prepared we are, an approaching bliz No matter how prepared we are, an approaching blizzard creates a frenzy of activity. We decided to bring all of the animals that were in the fields we lease home yesterday since the fields (a mile and a half away) are so exposed and windy. Expecting as much as 2 feet of snow today so we hunkered down by bringing home the round bales from the field, the tractor, the llamas and sheep. This second group of sheep were scheduled to return the end of February foe their round of lambing but the storms this year have been so violent and ruthless and it is the llamas, in particular, we worry about with the extreme weather. The sheep, with their thick wool coats are oblivious to the storms! Here are some photos from our Sunday and now this morning.  The calm has finally arrived and now we wait foe the storm’s wrath. #newenglandfarm #newenglandweather #blizzard #llamasofinstagram #sheepofinstagram #fiberfarm #wool #ctsheep #sheepfarm #livestock #femalefarmer #familyfarm #farmkids
I realize we don’t talk a lot about our rams her I realize we don’t talk a lot about our rams here but ram selection is so important to the direction your flock will take in the next few years. When we look at our flock, we are thinking at least two years down the line. So last summer we used Penny’s ram Zeus (pictured at right) for our whole flock. Chubby (the white ram at left) was the lamb we kept last year to become our white breeding ram starting 2021. He is 11 months old now and is filling out nicely. Because he is a Romney, he will continue to grow until he is about 3 years old. For the previous 3 years we had used Sven to breed most of our flock. His long frame, spectacular temperament and overall size (300+lb) were factors we valued to add to our genetic pool. Zeus brings exceptional fleece quality to the table but like most natural color sheep he will be slightly smaller than a dominant white sheep like Sven. Chubby is a great combination of his mom and dad. He  has his dad’s heavy bone structure and broad male head and Martha’s fine fleece. We will continue to use Zeus next year on the natural color ewes and introduce Chubby to the white ewes as well as to Zeus’s older offspring. It becomes like a Rubic’s cube to keep track of the traits you want to highlight as well as genetic relatedness.  #gentlegiant #romneyram #femalefarmer #sheepfarm #fiberfarm #lambing2021 #ramselection
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