Connecticut has it all. This organic farm has long been a mainstay on Route 53 in Bethel, but during the last few years, there have been gradual changes, including a charming retail store filled with surprises in addition to vegetables, flowers, fruit, herbs and really fresh eggs. The corn was so tender and sweet this year that you could eat it raw, and peaches were fabulous. Sunflower lovers rejoiced this season with a bumper crop. Jams and jellies are made by John Holbrook's wife, Lynn.
Apples are from Connecticut orchards.
The doors are from the old Ryder farm in Redding. Also in stock are maple syrup, honey, Miceli's sauces made by Todd Del Gadio of Danbury. John and Lynn Holbrook are there to answer all questions, mixed with a lot of humor and storytelling. Holbrook Farm is open from 8 to 8. N.Y. The Red Horse is owned by Maritza Corona, who moved to Pound Ridge from San Francisco several months ago.