Laurel Glen Farm LLC Shelton

Published date: August 28, 2024
Modified date: August 28, 2024
  • Location: 247 Waverly Rd., Shelton, Connecticut, 06484, United States

This listing added as a courtesy to the owners. Please tell them you saw it at locally-grown.org!


STORE HOURS
Monday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
​​Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.


Open from Saturday, May 4, 2024 through Saturday, December 7, 2024.


Laurel Glen Farm was founded as a dairy farm in Shelton, CT in the early 1900s by John and Anna Rogowski and their children. Great-grandson Randy learned about agriculture from his elders and dreamt of being a farmer as a little boy. In 2008, he met his match Victoria, and took over the family farm in 2013, revitalizing it as a vegetable farm.


The addition of their children Peter in 2019 in Janina in 2023 gave new meaning to the dream: to work hard together to create a community of food lovers; a place where others could learn about how food is grown and prepared and feel connected to the food source that binds their family together.


HOW WE GROW


We are proud to produce over 80 varieties of vegetables sustainably by using the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system. Key factors in IPM include planting on black plastic and hand weeding, composting and using natural soil amendments, utilizing beneficial insects, rotating crops, and scouting for pest and diseases.


We believe in investing our time and resources into preventative measures to protect the environment as much as possible.


Some of these practices are as follows:​
    Growing on a 3-year rotation schedule to keep soil health vibrant
    Using drip irrigation to prevent the spread of disease and avoid water waste
    Hand weeding and using plastic mulch to control weeds
    Composting excess crops and adding compost back to raised beds
    Introducing beneficial insects to our fields and greenhouses to prey on pests
    Testing and amending soil fertility


During weekly scoutings of our fields, we collect data to monitor the health of our plants. We only use chemicals if destructive thresholds of pests and diseases are evident, and use certified organic applications when appropriate.


All of our seed is non-GMO.


Throughout the 2016 season we collaborated with the UConn Extension Center in order to refine our IPM practices, including resistance management and pest and disease identification.


One of our strongest ideals is transparency. We believe in being honest about our growing practices and our products. The number one way we do this is by only selling what we grow ourselves. Chat with us about our various practices and crops!


Phone: 203-305-9179
Web address - http://: https://www.laurelglenfarm.com/
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