OLD LYME — On Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m., the Old Lyme Historical Society hosts the second lecture in its Spring Series when Markham Starr presents via Zoom, “Down on the Farm: The Last Dairy Farms of North Stonington.’
At the end of WWII, there were over 4,000 dairy farms in Connecticut. Currently there are less than 100 farms still making milk commercially. This talk follows the operation of four family-owned farms though the course of a year.
The earliest farm dating back to 1791 is now in its eighth generation, while the youngest two are both over 100-years-old.
The talk covers what it takes to get a gallon of milk onto the store’s shelves and the particular challenges of dairy-farmers face today in Connecticut.
For log-in information to this virtual presentation, email the OLHS.