Deep Hollow Farm

Deep Hollow Farm We are a 2-acre diversified vegetable farm in Chester, CT. We use growing practices that are good for our land and our community.

Deep Hollow Farm is one acre's worth of fields tucked into the rolling hills of a 54-acre wooded hollow. Since 2012, we've been growing fresh vegetables and herbs using ecologically-friendly methods (we are applying for organic certification in Spring 2017!). We've also work hard to remove invasive species and restore the wetlands that wind through the property. Our fresh produce (plus pestos, sau

ces, and relishes) are available through our 21-week CSA, by visiting us at the Chester Sunday Market and Parmelee Market in Killingworth, or on-site at 46 Deep Hollow Road! We also have lumber available for purchase: cut, milled and dried onsite. We are members of CT NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association) and have signed the farmer’s pledge to continue to provide sustainably raised food for the local community. We’re also members of the CT Farm Bureau. In the near future we also hope to add small barnyard animals: fowl and ruminants, to provide locally raised organic eggs and meat. Other areas of the site are ideal for an apiary, orchard, tree farm, vineyard, nursery plants and a mushroom farm - all in due time. Meet the Team:
Andrew Drabkin and Brian Hughes are the owners. Both are Yale graduates with a passion for the outdoors and both are serious foodies! Andrew has spent his life gardening with family, friends and for hire. He is president of the board of the Edgerton Park Conservancy in New Haven, CT, where he volunteers with ongoing restoration efforts of the historic, public park. Rebecca Roberts is the farm manager. She has a love of tiny farms, and is passionate about growing fresh food with the least amount of waste and the most amount of community! She joins Deep Hollow Farm after many years researching aquatic ecology and soil science, and many years growing food from Iowa to Sweden. Alexis Wilcox is our former farm manager and current all-around-gem! She has owned a Composting, Gardening, and Landscaping business since 2009 and has been growing vegetables for over ten years. She’s an active Advanced Master Gardener and Master Composter, through the University of CT, and taught at Common Ground High School for 12 years. She volunteers regularly at the Master Gardener office in North Haven, at Common Ground High School and New Haven Academy, and as a youth rock climbing coach. Dana Rozanski is also our former farm manager and current all-around-gem! has an earth science degree and a penchant for perfection. She has her Master Composter certification from University of CT and was raised in her grandmother’s and her mother’s flower gardens. Minerva, Maggie, Shusha, Gracie, Grizwold, Layla, Sophie Sundae, and Shea-Shea are among the dogs-about-the-farm, one or more of them are usually available to chase butterflies and sticks and tennis balls, despite the fact that none of them live here.

01/19/2021
TIRED Mommy🥱 but at least we have our priorities right 😉 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾🌱🥒🥬🍅
01/18/2021

TIRED Mommy🥱 but at least we have our priorities right 😉 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾🌱🥒🥬🍅

Sent out our first newsletter last night! Previous farmers used the name “Parsnippets” and we thought it was such a good...
01/16/2021

Sent out our first newsletter last night! Previous farmers used the name “Parsnippets” and we thought it was such a good name for a farm newsletter we are keeping it! 🤗 You can subscribe by signing up on our website 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾

Dreaming of greener days 🤩🌱🙌
01/15/2021

Dreaming of greener days 🤩🌱🙌

Leo being a good sport while Mommy tears the house apart! We are getting started with packing! 😋📦
01/13/2021

Leo being a good sport while Mommy tears the house apart! We are getting started with packing! 😋📦

Thank you to the local newsletter for giving us an unexpected phone call for an interview! 😊 We are so pleased with ho...
01/12/2021

Thank you to the local newsletter for giving us an unexpected phone call for an interview! 😊 We are so pleased with how warm and supportive the community has been so far and we don’t even live there yet 🥰🤗 Check out the article in our bio!

Starting a business in a new area of the country during these unpredictable times won’t be easy. It can be made easier i...
01/11/2021

Starting a business in a new area of the country during these unpredictable times won’t be easy. It can be made easier if we know what our customers want. We would like to ask you to visit our website to take a short survey to help us better understand what you are looking for and how we can grow the best you! Thank you! 🤗🤩

We are going to miss this Nevada sunshine! While our minds are in Connecticut our bodies our still in Nevada ☀️ We will ...
01/10/2021

We are going to miss this Nevada sunshine! While our minds are in Connecticut our bodies our still in Nevada ☀️ We will be back on the east coast in early February 🤗😎

Meow meow! My name is Sunshine! ☀️I am a friendly, playful and adventurous cat 🐱 I love to roam around outside but also ...
01/08/2021

Meow meow! My name is Sunshine! ☀️I am a friendly, playful and adventurous cat 🐱 I love to roam around outside but also like to get cozy on the couch 🥰 Like any cat you can find me in some pretty funny places that I may or may not be able to get myself out of! 🤣 Who knows all the places I’ll explore on the farm!

Hi my name is Leo! My nicknames include Little Leo Lad and Mr. Sweets 🤪 I am a big boy so you can tell I love to eat and...
01/07/2021

Hi my name is Leo! My nicknames include Little Leo Lad and Mr. Sweets 🤪 I am a big boy so you can tell I love to eat and I am looking forward to enjoying tons of veggies 🍅 when I'm old enough. I can't wait to grow up on a farm and spend all my time outside getting dirty! ☀️ I love going on walks and practicing my new found skill of smiling at my parents. I hate diaper changes and sleeping through the night! 🤗 I am also not happy with The Patriots this year 🤨

Hello Chester, Connecticut! My name is Andrew and I couldn't be more excited to be taking over Deep Hollow Farm soon wit...
01/07/2021

Hello Chester, Connecticut! My name is Andrew and I couldn't be more excited to be taking over Deep Hollow Farm soon with my amazing wife Christine! I am from Rhode Island and went to college in New London, so moving to Chester feels a lot like coming home. Since Christine and I met at a farm in upstate New York five years ago, the idea of having our own farm has been our dream, and it is finally coming true. Growing vegetables has been my passion since I began farming almost a decade ago, and I take great pride in my trade. The world needs more small, sustainable farms, now more than ever, and I feel so lucky to be able to grow food for a living. The work is often challenging- too much rain, not enough rain, bugs, disease, and don't get me started on weeds. But when I am sitting down to a beautiful meal of food that started as a line on a spreadsheet, then a seed that was nurtured into a strong, healthy plant, it is more than worth the stress and sore muscles. I can't wait to watch our son Leo grow up surrounded by the living systems that sustain us and develop a little green thumb of his own. 😄

We're looking forward to becoming a part of the Chester community! We'd love to grab a beer with you sometime, especially if you have strong opinions on hoes or tomato varieties 😜

I like hiking, books, and metal! 🤘 I don't like old IPAs (always check that brew date!)

Hi! My name is Christine! 👋I am so excited to start this new chapter in our lives at Deep Hollow Farm! I've worked in fa...
01/05/2021

Hi! My name is Christine! 👋I am so excited to start this new chapter in our lives at Deep Hollow Farm! I've worked in farming and horticulture for 10 years and feel strongly called to growing food as an act of public service. I first became interested in agriculture during my time at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. I then jumped into farming wholeheartedly, working on farms all over the country! Most of my experience is in large scale organic orchards and I have managed orchards from 100 acres to 7 acres. From Pennsylvania to New York to Colorado and back to New York, I've had a blast gaining knowledge and experience in growing food and beekeeping.🐝 I've spent a lot of time on a ladder in the trees 🌳🍎🍑 and I am excited to get my feet on the ground and my hands in the dirt and start growing some vegetables! 🥬🌶🥕

I am also a certified doula. I have recently found my passion for supporting and educating women throughout their perinatal period. In April 2019 our daughter Ida was born still. My experience opened my eyes to the needs of women before, during, and after childbirth.🤰🏼I don't want anyone to feel alone or that they don't have a voice in their childbirth experience. I believe all women deserve compassionate and individualized education, care, and support. 🙏💛

I love coffee ☕️ and hiking and I hate the taste of chard and beets! 😝

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46 Deep Hollow Road
Chester, CT
06412

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