Events

NHCFB Annual Meeting

Tuesday, October 7th | 6pm

Bishop’s Orchard, Guilford

Schedule

5:45 -6:10 pm Registration under the Big White Tent at Bishops

6:10 Greetings and and tour of Bishop’s Packing House, Cold Storage and Cider Mill

6:45 Dinner prepared by Bishop’s Kitchen Staff, featuring local produce

7:25 Annual Business Meeting, Election of Board and Resolutions

8:00 Special Presentation – TBA

8:30 Adjourn

Cost: $20 paid at the door. Your RSVP to attend is required for our special farm dinner.

All those registering by Friday October 2 at 10 pm will be entered in our door prize drawing! Must be a NHCFB member to attend.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY FARM BUREAU, INC.

2025 ANNUAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025

320 Jackson Hill Road

Middlefield, CT. 06455-1267

middlesexcountyfb@gmail.com

(860) 349-1250

6:30 P.M. Social 7:00 P.M. Dinner

Haddam Volunteer Fire Department

439 Saybrook Road, Haddam

DINNER

$25.00 PER PERSON

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Guest Speaker

Amanda Fargo-Johnson

Agricultural Programs Director

CT RC&D and Ct Farm Energy

“Programs Offered by CT RC&D to Help Your Farm”

Door Prizes

RESERVATIONS BY MAIL ONLY

Farm to Table Harvest Dinner

October 3, 2025

Enjoy farm tours beginning at 4:30 p.m. and dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. Entertainer Dee Reilly will perform a variety of Country Classics beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Savor delicious foods direct from Connecticut farms. Menu highlights include Smoked Beef Brisket and Beef Sausage from Pleasant View Farms Red Angus Beef in Somers, vegetables from Fonicello Farms in Stafford Springs, native blueberries from Scantic Valley Farm in Somers, and ice cream from Fish Family Farm Creamery in Bolton. Cheese selections from Arethusa Farms and a variety of local milks from Oakridge Dairy in Ellington will be featured. Becker’s Catering of Tolland will turn all this local goodness into a delightful harvest repast. A special wine option add-on is available showcasing local wines crafted at Worthington Vineyards and Winery in Somers. In addition, TCFB welcomes sponsors for our first Farm-to-Table Harvest Dinner. Sponsors will be listed on the Event Program. Three levels of sponsorship are available – please see the attached Sponsor Form.

If you have any questions, email TCFB President Mark Fonicello and Director Laura Fonicello at lfonicello@yahoo.com or call 860-992-8634.