Knowlton Farm

Knowlton Farm Knowlton Farm is a 400+ acre, family run farm located in Ashford, CT. We are currently selling beef, raw milk (herdshare program), and hay.

Drop us a message with any questions! Knowlton farm has been passed down from generation to generation since the 1700’s. James and Beth Knowlton run the day to day farm operations, with help from their son, Emmett. We are continually growing and diversifying, so keep checking back to see what’s new on the farm!

There was a surprise waiting for us at the end of the double rainbow the other night….Summer calved! Summer is Beth’s fa...
08/10/2026

There was a surprise waiting for us at the end of the double rainbow the other night….Summer calved! Summer is Beth’s favorite dairy cow, and we were so happy to see her being such a good mom, as usual! 🥰 As always, she calved in the furthest away spot, so James gave the calf a piggyback ride up top. 🤣

This double rainbow was our sight at chores last night 🥰!
08/09/2026

This double rainbow was our sight at chores last night 🥰!

The only feeling better than a freshly stocked freezer? Some front porch swinging while a storm rolls through! 🥰 🌧️
08/08/2026

The only feeling better than a freshly stocked freezer? Some front porch swinging while a storm rolls through! 🥰 🌧️

When you go to a grocery store to buy your meats, you always know that they are going to have the cut you are looking fo...
08/08/2026

When you go to a grocery store to buy your meats, you always know that they are going to have the cut you are looking for because they are sourcing hundreds of animals to get all the cuts they stock. When you buy local, you may not find what you’re looking for - we send one animal at a time to the butcher. We appreciate you stopping by knowing we might not have something in stock. If you are looking for something specific, please reach out - if we don’t have it now, we can always get it on the next animal! ❤️

James and I took some time this morning to reach out to customers that were looking for specific cuts that we ordered just for them. If you’re one of those people, please check your regular form of communication from us! 📱 📧

These photos show you the process of getting our meat in. Beth fills out the cut sheet (which has a ton of options!) to help direct the butcher to what we are looking for. We didn’t get the live weight on this animal, but the hanging weight was 528lbs (this is the weight of the animal minus the hide, organs, etc). From there, you will see the breakout of what cuts and how many pounds of each we got (don’t mind the tea stains 🤣). In the end we got 354lbs of meat (this was a little small for us, but we are short on freezer space right now haha).

Beth pays attention to what cuts sell and don’t sell in the stand, and make adjustments based on that information. It’s not a perfect science, but we do the best we can do! 😅

Our price list has been updated and posted in the stand along with the freezer layouts! We’re waiting to make sure we don’t need any edits, and then we’ll get our extra copies and laminated sheets out as well! As always, thank you for your support! 🥩

And we’re officially FULLY re-stocked!!!! And, NEW products to the stand include: Chorizo and a Breakfast Sausage blend!...
08/07/2026

And we’re officially FULLY re-stocked!!!! And, NEW products to the stand include: Chorizo and a Breakfast Sausage blend! Try them out and let us know what you think! ❤️

We also stocked up on stew meat and roasts, because believe it or not, fall will be here soon (Beth says as dripping sweat while simply existing 😅).

The freezer diagrams and new price lists will be posted by Sunday! All prices will remain the same, we just need to add in our new cuts!

As always, we thank you for supporting local! 🥰

Beth was singing “You belong among the wildflowers.” By Tom Petty as she took this photo. 🤣 When they aren’t breaking ...
08/06/2026

Beth was singing “You belong among the wildflowers.” By Tom Petty as she took this photo. 🤣 When they aren’t breaking out of their pastures, these guys can be really cute! 😍

Anddddd take two 🎬!!! On their second night across the road, these four found the one weak spot that happens to be behin...
08/06/2026

Anddddd take two 🎬!!! On their second night across the road, these four found the one weak spot that happens to be behind the farm stand and made a break for it! Luckily, they ran across the road and found the rest of the animals out to pasture. Needless to say, James had the shock of his life while making his oatmeal the next morning looking out to see them with the rest of the crew 🤣.

As usual, no animals were harmed in the making of this post. James invested in some concrete, so they won’t be getting back out (at lease in that spot haha again). All went smoothly, and James used the hand sprayer to keep them in line (they hate the smell of their fly spray, so they wanted to avoid it all costs). We managed to move them without a hitch, even without Emmett, who has been off enjoying another week of 4H overnight camp! ⛺️

We love our customers!!! 🥰 You wiped us out while Beth and Emmett were on vacation, but luckily, before we left we had b...
08/05/2026

We love our customers!!! 🥰 You wiped us out while Beth and Emmett were on vacation, but luckily, before we left we had brought an animal to the butcher. We should be hearing from them any day to pick up our cuts and restock the freezer, but in the meantime, we have moved everything to the chest freezer so we can defrost the stand up freezer. Please excuse our appearance! We still have a ton of ground beef, beef patties, and sweet Italian sausage links, plus a few assorted steaks and roasts! Once we’re fully restocked (with a few new items hopefully 😉) we’ll post here to let you know!

As always- we can’t thank you enough for your support of our local farm ❤️.

Emmett and I took a walk today with the four we moved across the street to help them find their water source. #98 led t...
08/01/2026

Emmett and I took a walk today with the four we moved across the street to help them find their water source. #98 led the way and was the bravest boy who tried the water from the pond first. And then….he just kept on walking! Needless to say, I got a little worried that he was going to attempt a swim, but he finally came back to shore after cooling off 🤣. Emmett also had a blast picking wine berries and black raspberries along the way- it was a great crop this year!

Beth and Emmett got home from vacation in Virginia by 3pm today. By 4, James had us back to life on the farm! To whoeve...
08/01/2026

Beth and Emmett got home from vacation in Virginia by 3pm today. By 4, James had us back to life on the farm!

To whoever we stopped in the road while moving four younger animals across, we thank you for your patience!!! We did something today we haven’t been able to do in many years- put animals across the road (behind the farm stand) to keep the weeds and underbrush in the woods down. James has been busting his butt fixing fence while we were gone with this purpose in mind!

When we had a full herd of close to 100 milking cows, every summer we would put the dried cows across the road for a “vacation”. A dried cow is a cow that is no longer producing milk because it is pregnant and due to calve. We have only put animals out here once in the last six years mainly because of the Emerald Ash Borer - between having the dead Ash trees removed, and then all the damage to the fencing from trees that fell over, it’s been a project we just haven’t been able to get to.

And if you saw us moving these 4 across the road, you probably noticed how 3 were angels, and James had to push one all the way across 🫣. We promise no animals were hurt, #83 is just a little too tame and doesn’t feel the need to do anything the way we want him to 🤣🤣.

Address

95 Knowlton Road
Ashford, CT
06278

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 7pm

Telephone

+18604874163

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