Transition Grant in Action

Steadfast Farms Brings Poultry Processing on the Farm

Steadfast Farms, LLC began producing high-quality game birds in 2017, after purchasing property in the hills of Bethlehem. The Farm has consistently grown in customer base and revenue year after year, balancing historic traditions with modern practices to meet customer demand throughout New England for farm-raised game birds including pheasant, quail, and squab.

Stonewall Apiary Constructs Space for Honey Processing, Equipment Storage, and Retail Store

Stonewall Apiary is a family-owned apiary based in Hanover, Connecticut, keeping about 350 honeybee colonies among 16 beeyards in eastern Connecticut. After purchasing land in 2017, Stuart Woronecki, co-owner of Stonewall Apiary, operated the office out of a 28’ trailer and stored the entirety of the apiary’s retail beekeeping equipment in a 48’ storage trailer. All honey processing and bottling was done in Stuart’s home, miles away from the Stonewall Apiary site.

Cloverleigh Farm Constructs Propagation Greenhouse

Cloverleigh Farm, LLC, is a certified organic vegetable and flower farm in Columbia, CT. At the time of purchase, the 10-acre property featured a farmhouse and a large barn for storage, a wash-pack area, and refrigeration. With an eye toward long-term growth and health of her farm business, Susan Mitchell, owner of Cloverleigh Farm, determined that construction of a greenhouse would be a critical component to facilitate farm success. A greenhouse would allow Cloverleigh to begin seeds each winter and ensure proper early plant growth to support a successful planting and harvest the next growing season.

Department of Agriculture

Steadfast Farms Brings Poultry Processing on the Farm

Stonewall Apiary Constructs Space for Honey Processing, Equipment Storage, and Retail Store

Cloverleigh Farm Constructs Propagation Greenhouse

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