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Laws

Connecticut TDR Enabling Statutes (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 8-2, 8-2e to 8-2f (2009).)

Connecticut Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-341 (2009).)

Woodstock, CT: Right-to-Farm Ordinance (Woodstock, Conn., Ordinance Concerning the Right to Farm in the Town of Woodstock (June 21, 2000).)

Statistics
Farms	4,916
Land in farms (acres)	405,616
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	551,553
Total land area (acres)	3,100,721
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	8,100
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Legislative Updates

Connecticut House Bill 5483 (2009)

Connecticut House Bill 6660 (2009)

Connecticut Senate Bill 1082 (2009)

Sample Documents

Tour des Farms: From the Guilford Shores to the Hills

Granby, CT: Plan of Conservation and Development Excerpt - Statement of Agricultural Fundamental Values

New Milford, CT: Farmland Preservation Brochure

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Nutrition Incentives at Farmers’ Markets: Bringing Fresh, Healthy, Local Foods Within Reach

Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Land Conservation

New Directions for Agricultural Policy In Connecticut

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