Traveling around Fairfield County, I hear residents lament about the decline in farming in this part of the state.  There are actually quite a number of working farms in this area; and towns such as Westport and Wilton have embraced the farm ethic by developing programs at farms owned by the towns, Wakeman and Ambler [...]

I wonder how many of our readers know that the observance of June 14 – Flag Day –
is a law of the land, passed in 1949.  Its intent is to honor  that  same day in 1777, when members of the Second Continental Congress were inspired to pass the first flag resolution, holding the red, [...]

If there was ever an argument for growing your own produce, just count the number of vegetables and fruits recalled over the past year.  It isn’t a month into spring and already romaine lettuce has been contaminated by E coli – lettuce that has been shipped to Connecticut and put on the shelves of this [...]

The following is the editorial I wrote for this column last year.  I reprint it now in order to make a statement regarding the voter turnout for yesterday’s municipal elections.
By the time you read this editorial, our country will have a new president-elect.  Other than the actual victorious contests for public office, the greatest accomplishment [...]

It was a little late getting here this year, but summer has finally made an appearance in Fairfield County. – And with the warmer weather, Connecticut farmers are harvesting their crops as fast as is humanly possible.  It is defiantly prime time for CT produce, and the local farm stands, farm markets and farmer’s markets [...]

Since early last autumn, residents in our area have seen a steady drop in the price of heating oil. Unfortunately for many, they couldn’t take advantage of the savings because they had signed a contract ‘locking-in’ a price of over $4 per gallon – fearing yet higher prices to come.
But when the price per barrel [...]