White Gate Farm specializes in fresh organic produce, poultry, eggs, and flowers. Situated in Southeastern Connecticut on 100 acres of lovely New England landscape, it is a great destination for shopping at our farm stand, visiting the animals and seeing a small family farm that above all values the health of its customers and the environment.
At the Farm Stand
Summer Farm Stand Hours
Wednesdays 12 to 7 pm
Saturdays 9 to 4 pm
Saturday July 30 we will ALSO be at the Florence Griswold "En Plein Air" Market from 9 to 3.
Available at the Farm Stand as of July 28 . We now have Cornish hens in the freezer. We have loads of baby turkeys and young chickens to admire as well as the laying hens and six sheep.
- Corn (just beginning)
- Tomatoes (just beginning)
- Zucchini Blossoms
- Cucumbers
- Kohlrabi
- Rose Gold potatoes
- Garlic
- Summer squash: yellow, green (zucchini) and yellow & green Zephyr
- Cabbage
- Onions
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Gourmet salad greens
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Kale &/or Swiss chard
- Aiki Farms Sprouts: lentil & mung bean, wheat berry, sprouted garbanzo beans, sunflower sprouts & pea shoots
- Wave Hill Bread
- Eggs -- beige, brown, blue and white
- Herbs: parsley, dill, chives, rosemary, thyme, basil, and marjoram
- Organic coffee roasted at Ashlawn Farm
- Vinaigrette
- Dried soybeans
- Local honey
- Gift certificates to The Farm
- Hot Sauce
- Pesto
- Flowers
We operate the farm stand on a self-help, honor system basis, so it is helpful to bring your check book or you can make change from the cash box. Please write down your name and itemize your purchases.
Thanks!
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Announcements
Greetings All,
The farm population jumped unexpectedly July 1. Truth be told, I had not troubled myself to note the arrival date of the turkeys until 6:00 that morning when I came across the schedule. June 28?! Oblivion became alarm -- where were they? I would call the hatchery as soon as they opened. No need -- at 6:30 the phone rang. It was the postmistress with louder-than-normal peeping sounds in the background. The 60 turkeys I had ordered were there.
Nothing was ready for them: the 125 teenage Cornish chickens were still in the brooding room. At 6:45 I called Ramon to ask if he could please clean the brooder and put on the heater for new chicks. At 7:45 I called Dick to ask him to swing by the post office on his way to work. Then could he please devise shade and hawk protection up the hill for the Cornish chickens. At 8:30 when I arrived at the farm Dick informed me that we had not 60 but 109 baby turkeys. It turned out that our box had been supplemented with an order for a farm in Vermont. Oops. A Murray McMurray Hatchery rep told me: "I guess you just got lucky!"
Dick and I were feeling more overwhelmed than lucky. But this did not stop him from designing a glorious yard behind the chicken barn for the Cornish hens; he "repurposed" the 2 white E-Z Up tents from our farmers' market days -- creating a look fit for a debutante party. The hens are happy lounging under the tents or darting into the long grass after bugs.
Back at the main barn the laying chicks continue to revel in the rye. They are morphing into something resembling the adult pictures on my key. And there is one other: Once again, Murray McMurray included a free exotic chick -- never mind that we already had 77 exotic chicks AND that I had requested no more free ones. Whatever, he is very interesting -- the largest of the group, very white with light gray markings and extremely furry legs. I will add "White Cochin" to the crowded poster board for your edification.
And more animal news: the sheep have moved to the pasture beyond the upper greenhouse. They will eat down the abundant forage to make way for the turkeys. The fence around them is not electric, so you can greet them without fear.
We hope to see you soon!
Pauline