Agriculture & Forestry

Growing Agricultural Businesses in The Last Green Valley

The Last Green Valley is the only remaining undeveloped region in the coastal sprawl between Boston and Washington, and it has the significant land and water resources needed for food production - 84% forest and farm lands, with dairy farms, orchards, vegetable farms, herds of beef, bison, alpaca, goats, sheep, and flocks of poultry. Among these are the largest bison, alpaca and free-range turkey farms in Connecticut.

Dozens of agricultural businesses in The Last Green Valley are open to the public and you are invited to stop by! From pick-your-own strawberries to heirloom vegetables and Halloween pumpkins, you can find it all in The Last Green Valley.

Nothing tastes better than fresh milk, maple sugar, homestead cheese, honey, free-range turkeys, beef, and bison, goats milk, ice cream, organic produce, wine, beer, and spirits that are grown, produced, and sold right from the farm.  Enjoy family fun wandering through elaborate corn mazes, pick-your-own farm fields, and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms. Purchase gifts made from locally-raised wool, alpaca, and llama fibers, or plant native perennials in your garden. Find it all in Explore!

Forestry Projects

TLGV and Partners Bring Millions to the Region for Forest Conservation!

TLGV is proud to announce that it successfully partnered with 19 organizations to bring $6.1 million in new federal dollars to the region for healthy woods and forest land conservation, resulting in more than $17.3 million in combined dollars of investment in forest conservation for the Southern New England Heritage Forest.

Most of the funds went directly to landowners for bird/wildlife habitat assessments and forest management plans, good forest conservation practices, and easements for permanent woodlands protection.

The $6.1 million was awarded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and underscores the importance of our southern New England forests to not only the region but the nation.

The incredible lineup of top-notch and dedicated partners includes: MassConn Sustainable Forest Partnership/Opacum Land Trust, Northern RI Conservation District, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Providence Water, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hull Forest Products, Thames River Basin Partnership, New England Forestry Foundation, Eastern CT Conservation District, Norcross Wildlife Foundation, RI Division of Forest Management, RI Woodland Partnership, Harvard Forest, Yale Sustaining Family Forests Institute, Audubon Connecticut, Mass Audubon, Audubon RI and of course the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.