Farm-Friendly Community Resources

PUBLICATIONS

Rhode_Island_Farm_Guide

Community Guidance to Maintain Working Farms and Forests Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

CT_Agricultural_Business_Management_Guide

Connecticut Agricultural Business Management Guide

CT Department of Agriculture, Agency Publications

Connecticut Department of Agriculture — Agency Publications

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Farmer's Market Reference Guide, Connecticut Grown, A way of life

Connecticut Farmer’s Market Reference Guide

The "Right to Farm" Law from the CT Department of Agriculture

Connecticut "Right to Farm" Law

ConservationOptionsforCT

Conservation Options for Connecticut Farmland

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Connecticut Zoning Regulations and Ordinances for Livestock Guide

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Economic Impacts of Connecticut’s Agricultural Industry in 2022

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Farmland ConneCTions

Farms_in-our-Community_Brochure

Farms in Our Community

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Good Neighbor Brochure

Growing A Farm Business in Connecticut

Growing A Farm Business In Connecticut — A List of Tools and Resources for New Farmers

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Model Regulations CRCOG

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Permitting and Regulating Backyard Chickens in Connecticut: a One Health Perspective

Plan of Conservation and Development, A Tool Kit for CT Farmers

Plan of Conservation and Development — A Tool Kit for CT Farmers

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Planning for Agriculture — A Guide for Connecticut Municipalities

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Preventing Agritourism Conflicts in NYS

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Public Act 490 Guide

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Public Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Farmland Preservation in Four Connecticut Communities: Case Studies of Brooklyn, Pomfret, Thompson and Woodstock

CT_Right_to_Farm

Right to Farm, Agriculture Regulations, Tax Programs: CT Farm Bureau Association Power Point

Town of Canterbury Agriculture Commission

Sample Agriculture Commission Ordinances

Download Canterbury Ordinance / View Granby Ordinance / Download Sterling Ordinance

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Sample Agriculture Section within Town Plan of Conservation & Development Plan

Download samples from: Brooklyn / Durham / Lebanon / Wallingford / Warren

New-Milford-Farmland-Strategic-Plan

Sample Farmland Strategic Plan

Windsor_Open_Space_and_Agricultural_Preservation_Plan_Approved

Sample Open Space and Agriculture Preservation Plan

ThompsonRighttoFarmordinance

Sample Right to Farm Ordinances

Download Durham Ordinance / Download Thompson Ordinance

Ashford-Property-Tax-Abatement

Sample Tax Abatement for Agriculture

Download samples from: Ashford / Coventry / Woodstock / Mansfield

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Sample Town Farm Map

Town of Granby, Connecticut Zoning Regulations

Sample Zoning Regulations

Western Connecticut Council of Governments Regional Agriculture Farm Viability Study Final Results Presentation

WestCOG Regional Agriculture Farm Viability Study — Final Results Presentation

CONTACT US

Connecticut RC&D Office
UConn Extension Center
1066 Saybrook Road, PO Box 70
Haddam, CT 06438
860.345.3977
ajohnson@ctrcd.org

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