Our Mission

Our mission is to Assist New Milford in protecting
and preserving our surviving farmlands

Here is why we believe our mission is so important:

• Ensures survival of our remaining farmlands for agricultural use, thus contributing to our local economy
• Provides fresh, healthy seasonal produce that is not processed industrially, shipped at added expense from great distances or blended from different sources or unidentified origins
• Provides positive tax benefits—unlike residential development, working farms can generate more in local tax revenue than they cost in municipal services
• Helps limit residential sprawl which burdens town services and schools
• Offers opportunities for agro-tourism, a fast-growing Connecticut travel industry segment
• Preserves barns and silos, farmhouses, meadows, stone walls and rolling viewsheds, among semi-rural New Milford’s most attractive features
• Affords survival of wildlife corridors for birds and animals
• Strengthens the link with New Milford’s rich agricultural heritage