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We are a small Organic Family Farm. Our family has been using organic methods to grow food on this land for more than a 170 years.
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WELCOME, our farm in the beautiful White Hills section of Shelton, Connecticut. It is a family owned and operated organic farm which has been farmed by the same family for six generations. Our farm is dedicated to providing healthy seedlings, food and beauty to you and your family. In 1750, the history of this White Hills farm began with the town's noted Revolutionary leader, Major Agur Judson, f

ollowed by the Downs' family in the early 19th century and then to Stephen Beardsley in 1850; it is a history that continues forward towards its 275th Anniversary. With the passing of our beloved Guy Beardsley, Guy's Eco-Garden is being lead into the future by the fifth generation of the Beardsley family, Janelle Beardsley, and her husband, Ed Wittkofski. The farm has seen the history of the America pass before its doors, it was the farmstead of Shelton's revolutionary leader and successful land-owner, Agur Judson and was where the French Cavalry of the Duc de Lauzun marched on its way to the Franco-American Victory at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. It has always worked to serve the community. From crops, sheep, a country farm store with its regular carriage visits by "General Thomas Thumb", hard cider production, turkeys, dairy, organic vegetables to herbs, flowers, and lavender; the life of the farm continues to evolve with the needs of the time. We hope to include you as part of our heritage, and we look forward to serving you and the community. Yet, at the same time, we are beginning to re-institute some of the traditional ways as a way to ground our community in its historic and traditional past. From Agur and Mehitabel Judson to Guy and Pat Beardsley, we honor all of those who labored to make this farm an enduring part of the Shelton Community.

*When organic certification became available, we were certified in 1991 by the Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Association and when the National Organic Program began, we were certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers. We no longer carry that formal certification, but as a small farm, we continue to operate under special rules within the National Organic Program.
*Along the scenic Connecticut Route 110 (Leavenworth Road), in the White Hills of Shelton, Connecticut, the farm provides beautiful vistas and warm wholesome feelings of the traditional ways of Connecticut's rural history.
*Through a variety of programs on and off-farm, we have been committed, through the years, to educating the public and growers of simple gardens to full scale farms in the practices of Organic Farming and sustainable living. It would be our greatest pleasure to serve you.
*We hope to bring the return of traditional rural life and skills to our community. In this way, our goal is to remind the community of its role in the early history of this nation and enrich the lives of our customers and our friends.
*Now that we are almost a quarter of the way through the 21st Century, the farm is continuing developing ways to keep alive the customs, culture, and traditions of this farm and serve the coming generations as the "The Farm" moves towards its third century.

04/17/2024

Sunset on Guy's Eco-Garden!

12/25/2023

Janelle and Ed wish for you a blessed Christmas and a beautiful holiday season. It has been a great pleasure to serve you and we hope that your years ahead bring you great joy. We have spent the autumn cleaning and repairing the farm for its future and have decorated it for Christmas for the last time. Our journey continues next year to a destination unknown but one which we look forward to with great anticipation. Best wishes and happy new year!

We are a small Organic Family Farm. Our family has been using organic methods to grow food on this la

09/03/2023

Thank you all of our friends and customers for the many years of support. This past Saturday, our journey concluded for Guy's Eco-Garden in Connecticut. We have a lot of work to close out our business in Connecticut; after which Guy's Eco-Garden will be moving. We are deeply at work finding a new location. We will keep you informed, as many of you may visit us in the future. Thanks again!

08/12/2023

Scones, 2nd bloom Royal Velvet English Lavender, late season blueberries, and country flowers are just around the corner. We are here until 4:00 pm on Saturday! We hope to see our friends in these season ending weeks.

08/02/2023

In 1983 Janelle and I came to this farm and said farewell to her grandfather and over the next 40 years we helped Guy and Pat create Beardsley Organic Farm (renamed Guy's Eco Garden) raised our daughter, Charlotte, introduced our grandson, Leo, to farming, and brought lavender to the farm to compliment Janelle's beautiful flowers and herbs. This became Guy's Eco-Garden, Lavender Croft. With Guy's passing in 2021, the family had to evaluate the trajectory of the farm. I wish to announce that we will be closing this farm on Labor Day 2023. We thank all of the well-wishers and loyal customers who have supported us through the years. Janelle and Ed hope to establish a new garden in the area of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania which will bring them closer to their families. The lavender shall be producing in a few years, and we hope that you you will visit us on your future visits to the town.

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07/22/2023

Beauty to enjoy the summer, bake your own, our fields are at their penultimate! Enjoy Saturday until 4 pm!

07/22/2023

Fresh from the oven, just waiting for you. We are open until 4:00 pm Saturday. We are looking forward to seeing you.

07/07/2023

Come and enjoy our lavender fields this Saturday. **NOTE:We are now following NEW SATURDAY HOURS - 10:00 until 4:00**. The store has many wonderful treasures including a lovely assortment of baked goods. This week we are featuring lavender-blueberry scones, lavender-blueberry cookies (Gluten Free eggs & butter are used), and historic chocolate chip cookies.

06/30/2023

Great items for your perusal

06/30/2023

We just completed our brief unveiling ceremony of Troiani's "Lauzun Hussars, 1781." This was their appearance as they marched through the White Hills. Lauzun Days continue until 2:00 pm on Friday and concludes Saturday afternoon. Stop by for a Colonial style cookie and some wonderful lavender.

06/30/2023

June 30 & July 1 is our celebration of our Independence, the opening of Lavender Season, and the anniversary of the time that the American Revolution came to the White Hills in Shelton. At that time the entire allied French Cavalry in America marched through Shelton to Monroe. Here is our schedule:
Friday: Opens at 9:00, Unveiling of a Don Troiani work of art at 11:00, Lavender and Garden Tour at Noon, Lauzun Presentation at 1:00, Close at 2:00.
Saturday: Open at 9:00, White Hills in the American Revolutionary Era at 11:00, Lavender & Garden Tour at Noon, Lauzun Presentation at 1:00, Close at 2:00.
Baking: Friday - Lavender Chocolate Chip Cookies & Tavern Style Ginger Cakes
Saturday-Blueberry Lavender Scones & Tavern Style Ginger Cakes

06/23/2023

Our lavender is in the "purpling" stage and will be beautiful for next weekend's opening and celebration of the White Hill's American Revolutionary history. We will be opened on Friday and Saturday (9-2) to celebrate.

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06/10/2023

Friday, June 30th & Saturday, July 1st is the weekend closest to the time that the entire French cavalry in America ( Lauzun's Legion) marched through this farm in 1781 and is also the weekend that our lavender season begins, so we are throwing a party. We hope that you will stop by and celebrate with us!

06/09/2023

We have some seedlings left and we'll open the greenhouse on Saturday, June 10th for sales. The store will open on Friday, June 30th & Saturday, July 1st as part of our Lauzun Days: were lavender, 18th century history, and edible tid-bits all come together to please the senses.

06/09/2023

This week we have been experiencing the billowing brown clouds of the Canadian wildfires as they rolled across our fields. The same thing happened here before. During the Colonial Period and the American Revolution, the farm experienced this historic event. I hope that you enjoy this shared video:

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06/02/2023

In Connecticut's Colonial Era, there were many developing farms in the White Hills of Shelton (then called Ripton), Conn. Two were most significant: "Great" Daniel Shelton's & Maj. Agur Judson's. Only Judson's farmhouse (built in 1750) remains; it is now the heart of Guy's Eco-Garden, Lavender Croft. We are beginning the transition of this farmhouse lot to represent a farm of the late-18th century as a place to preserve and teach the customs, the culture and the traditions of Connecticut's farm and folk ways. With the rebirth of tradition, many of the newer "traditions" will also continue. As we move to the 275th Anniversary of this farm, we hope that you will join us in sharing this beautiful and historic farm.

06/02/2023

Do you need more seedlings to fill out your vegetable garden? Is this weekend the first chance you have had to plant? The Sun is at its zenith, so it's not to late to plant. Stop by, this is our last weekend of seedling sales, and we still have plants.

We are a small Organic Family Farm. Our family has been using organic methods to grow food on this la

05/23/2023

We hope that you will have a great Memorial Day Weekend. With two great weekends of sales, we can still offer plenty of beautiful, organic vegetable plants and seedlings which can enliven your garden this year. Our organic compost and potting soil are ready for your garden. We are open on this Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. (and by appointment). Have a great family gathering and please remember all of those who gave all that we might be free!

05/17/2023

We are looking forward to seeing all of our friends and customers to our 31st Annual Greenhouse Plant Sale, Saturday, 20 May 2023. We are open from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. exclusively in our. We have organic vegetable seedlings, organic compost, OMRI certified potting soil (McEnroe-consistently rated among the best in the region), and limited lavender plants from our growing partner. Hope to see you then!

05/10/2023

We are pleased with this year's seedlings. We will be at Olde Ripton Garden Club's annual plant and seedling sale on Saturday, May 13th. Beginning on Saturday, May 20th, we will be open for business at the Farm. We will have the store open and bake goods will be for sale.

10/14/2022

Thank you to all of our customers who made this year a wonderful season. While we have closed the store for the year, we still have black garlic for sale as well as some lavender products. Call us to set up an purchase appointment or shipment.

10/07/2022

The autumn has been very gentle with us. Saturday, October 8th is our CLOSING DAY for the year. We will be open 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. We hope to see many of you, and we wish everyone a wonderful Fall Season! 🍁

09/16/2022

This is the last Saturday in summer, stop by and sit awhile or walk through our pleasant gardens. The store is open from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. We will continue to serve you until Saturday in Columbus Day Weekend. Have a very joyful weekend and it would be our great happiness to see.

09/03/2022

Happy Labor Day Weekend. We are open Saturday during regular hours, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. to add a little spice to your holiday. Featuring blueberry- lavender jam, black garlic, cherry tomatoes, and scones. Enjoy your holiday!

08/27/2022

We are open Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Today features Raspberry-Lavender Jam and, of course, our blueberry-lavender scones. We have cherry tomatoes and Black Garlic. See you soon!

08/19/2022

We have some interesting things for this weekend, including our spectacular new peach lavender jam, our cherry tomatoes ( including the Aosta Valley cherry), and black garlic. Friday was our last day of harvesting and distilling. Now our products are available for your enjoyment. Fresh blueberry lavender scones will certainly be here. Our store is open 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. We hope to see you then!

08/17/2022

We are coming to the end of our lavender harvest for 2022. We are harvesting and distilling the flowers for essential oil. Despite the Category 2 drought, we are having an exceptional year for our oil production, both in quantity and in quality.

08/13/2022

Wow, scones are just out of the oven! Stop by and get yours. The essential oil is great this year. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

08/03/2022

One more day of distillation of English Lavender and then on to the French! After a hot day of harvesting, we were treated to a dramatic late afternoon rainstorm. The distillation was superb! It's turning out to be a great year for essential oil.

Address

276 Leavenworth Road
Shelton, CT
06484

Opening Hours

10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12035212628

Website

https://guysecogarden.com/

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