Our Protected Farms
Keith Thom
Wike Brothers Farm
Sharon, CT 06069
Wike Brothers Farm, LLC as "Wike Brothers Farm"
CT Farmland Trust, Sharon Land Trust, and State of CT with contingent right to United States of America
US Dept. of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service, CT Dept. of Agriculture, and Sharon Land Trust
One of the town of Sharon’s oldest and largest family farms, Wike Brothers Farm has been owned and worked by the same family for almost 150 years. In recent years, the 276-acre farm has evolved from a dairy operation to a diversified business that now raises free-range chickens, pigs, and cattle. The farm is a key piece of 2,000+ acre block of protected private and public land.
CFT secured funding from the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service for the purchase of conservation easements on the farm. Connecticut Farmland Trust’s Acquisition Fund and Sharon Land Trust provided the matching funds. The farm was protected with two different easements on two different parcels of land; 144 acres were preserved in 2010 and 124 acres were preserved in 2014.
The farm’s roadside store (32 White Hollow Road, Sharon) sells cuts of beef and pork, sausages, eggs, apple-smoked bacon, and maple syrup.
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 |