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Town of Warren Receives Farm Viability Grant for “Warren’s Farming Future”
We are excited to announce that the Town of Warren, in partnership with the Warren Land Trust, Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust, Lake Waramaug Task Force and the Northwest Hills Council of Governments, recently received a $22,800 grant from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture through the Community Investment Act. The grant will also leverage an additional $18,885 of in-kind support from WLT and other partner organizations.
This grant will develop a long-term, actionable plan to support farm viability, sustainable farming practices and farmland preservation in Warren, and will help implement key agricultural strategies from its 2019-2029 Plan of Conservation and Development.
Thriving farms and farmland conservation are integral to Warren’s history, rural character, scenic beauty and environmental health, and achieving successful outcomes in agriculture will contribute significantly to addressing top economic and social priorities for the Town. Additionally, sustainable farming practices protect the town’s three important watersheds: Lake Waramaug, the Shepaug Reservoir, and the Housatonic River.
Warren has historically been an agricultural community. Even as the industrial revolution and other economic events transformed areas around the nation, Warren remained largely agrarian – from harvesting woodlands for charcoal during the Revolutionary War, to the long tradition of dairy farming, to the cultivation of grapes for wine production. Warren’s farming heritage and rural beauty are part of what makes the town what it is today, and Warren’s Farming Future is an opportunity to continue a legacy that is valued by the community and fundamental to its prosperity.
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