Meet Our Local Farmers

Hunts Brook Farm in Quaker Hill, CT
Hunts Brook Farm is owned and farmed by husband and wife team Digga and Teresa Schacht in Quaker Hill, less than six miles from Fiddleheads. The Schachts intentionally implement nutrient density soil management and this practice is evident in the robust fruits and vegetables they produce each year. While Hunts Brook provides us with dozens of delicious items they may be best known here for their stunning curly kale bunches, gathered to be roughly the size of a Volkswagen.

Shundahai Farm in Mansfield, CT
Shundahai is a small, 5 acre family farm near the University of Connecticut owned and run by Raluca Mocanu and Ed Wazer. Shundahai means "Peace and harmony with all creation" in Shoshone, to embody this the farm is never sprayed with pesticides, herbicides or chemicals of any kind, helping build healthy soil and grow healthy produce for us to enjoy.

Provider Farm in Salem, CT
Provider Farm is owned and operated in Salem by Kerry and Max Taylor on the historic site of what was formerly Woodbridge Farm, continuing a tradition of agriculture that has been there since the early 1800's. Provider never uses chemical fertilizers or pesticides but rather nourishes the health and integrity of their soil with cover cropping, crop rotation and the use of a compost based fertility system.

Tiny Acre Farm in Woodstock, CT
Tiny Acre Farm is a small but thriving 3/4 acre plot of land located in Woodstock, CT. Farmed by partners Matt Skobrak and Callah Racine, Tiny Acre specializes in micro greens, salad greens, decorative and edible blooms. Though the farm primarily serves chefs and their eateries, Fiddleheads is proud to be one of the few grocers in Southern New England that carries Tiny Acres produce. Look for their delectable greens and stunning cut flowers at the co-op.

Brush Hill Dairy in Bozrah, CT (Milk)
Brush Hill Dairy’s history stems back to 1887 but today the family operated farm currently boasts a modern, diversified array of offerings. In addition to raw milk from their herd of nearly three dozen cows the dairy also produces beef, pork, veal and vegetables. Since 2003 the farm became protected by the Connecticut Farmland Preservation Program ensuring all of its 160 acres will be preserved as farmland far into the future.

Sterling Organic Farm in Sterling, CT
In May of 2019 Zoe Madden founded Sterling Organic Farm on the former site of Wayne's Organic Garden. There she grows stunning flowers May through October as well as vegetables all year round including lettuce, arugula, carrots, spinach and radishes.

Cato Corner Farm in Colchester, CT (Cheese)
Cato Corner Farm is home to a herd of 45 Jersey cows whose milk is used to create award winning raw milk cheeses. Cheesemaker Elizabeth McAlister started the cheese making operation in 1997 and was joined by her son, Mark Gilman in 1999. Cato Corner makes cheese in small batches and we're proud to carry a few of them at Fiddleheads including their Womanchego which was honored by the American Cheese Society in the Best American Raw Cows Milk Cheese category in 2018.

White Gate Farm in East Lyme, CT
Owned by Pauline Lord and David Harlow, White Gate Farm sits on 100 acres in East Lyme and has been certified organic for nearly two decades. Formerly the site of a dairy, the farm is now home to organic poultry, eggs, flowers and produce. Beyond enjoying the fruits (and veggies) of White Gate Farms labor from our produce department, you can also experience the farm via one of their cooking classes, farm dinners or even a stay at their inn.

Sweet Grass Creamery in Preston, CT
In 2012 Ed Mattern purchased 10 Jersey calves and together with his partner Carol Wojtkun embarked on their creamery journey with a mission to produce the highest quality, best tasting Jersey dairy products possible for the local community and beyond. In 2018 they opened their farm market where their all-natural dairy products - made right on the farm in their small farmstead creamery - were introduced to the local community.

Baldwin Brook Farm in Canterbury, CT (Milk)
Baldwin Brook Farm sits on roughly 80 acres and is home to a happy herd of Jersey cows whose raw, antibiotic and artificial growth hormone free milk is bottled fresh every other day. Find this rich, nutritious milk packaged in sustainable glass bottles in our dairy section.

Hidden Brook Gardens in Ledyard, CT
After working formally as chemists Bill Sokol and Anita Kopchinski started Hidden Brook Gardens in Ledyard, CT in 2006 with a focus heirloom varieties, biodiversity, and maintaining nutrient and mineral rich soil. In 2017 Bill and Anita sold Hidden Brook Gardens to Audrey and John McVeigh who have vowed to carry on the farm’s rich legacy and responsible farming methods. The McVeigh’s, both Ledyard natives, grow a bounty of fruits and vegetables including beets, tomatoes, onions, scallions, shallots, kale, leeks, celeriac, Swiss chard, cabbage, peppers, carrots, winter squash, asparagus, cherries, and rhubarb.