The Brown Farm has been operated by generation after generation since 1734.
Once a sheep farm with over 100 acres of open pasture, today it is a small,
diversified farm.
It is USDA-Certified as Organic for its vegetables, berries, eggs, and
poultry. All products are sold at local farmers markets.
The goats produce high quality mohair and meat, and are rotated on orchard
grass/clover pastures.
Grass clippings, overripe vegetables, and animal wastes from the goats are
all collected and mixed together to re re-used as a rich compost product to
increase organic matter in the soil.
Poultry is pastured by dragging the cages over grassland and aid in the
control of insects.
A riparian buffer was established this past summer when electric, high
tensile fence was installed to exclude the goats from the wetlands. Native
vegetation has returned to the riparian area and provides food, water, and
cover for wildlife.
2005 CSP Program Highlights
| Watershed |
Total CSP Contracts Approved |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
| Quinebaug |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Shetucket |
3 |
|
3 |
|
| TOTAL Contracts |
4 |
|
4 |
|
| TOTAL 2005 Payments |
$4,030.00 |
|
$4,030.00 |
|
CSP is a voluntary program that supports ongoing conservation stewardship of
agricultural working lands and enhances the condition of America’s natural
resources. NRCS financial and technical assistance promotes the conservation and
improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other
conservation purposes. CSP will be available each year on a rotational basis in
as many watersheds as funding allows.
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