Our Protected Farms
Keith Thom
Tolland County Agricultural Center
80 Hyde Avenue
Vernon/Tolland, CT 06066
Vernon/Tolland, CT 06066
County: Tolland
Acres: 21.2
Year(s) Protected: 2016
Protected by:
Harriet Gunther and The Gunther Family Limited Partnership as "Gunther Farm"
Harriet Gunther and The Gunther Family Limited Partnership as "Gunther Farm"
Agricultural Conservation Easement held by:
CT Farmland Trust with contingent right to United States of America
CT Farmland Trust with contingent right to United States of America
Funding Partner(s):
CT Farmland Trust, US Dept. of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, and Tolland County Agricultural Center
CT Farmland Trust, US Dept. of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service, CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, and Tolland County Agricultural Center
Public Walking Trail: Yes
860-875-5714
“The land has been in our family since the 1890s and has been farmed continually up to my dad’s death. With this much farming history invested in the land, it just did not feel right developing our farm.”
Ellen Rodzen
Commonly-used Acronyms and Phrases
| Acronyms | Name |
|---|---|
| CFT | Connecticut Farmland Trust |
| USDA-NRCS | United States Department of Agriculture – National Resource Conservation Service |
| CT-DEEP | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| CT-DoAg | Connecticut Department of Agriculture |