The opening of the last working dairy farm in Stamford
- Date Range
- 1920 – 1991
- Title
- The opening of the last working dairy farm in Stamford
- What occurred
- Started by a Mr. Wesley Sawyer, then bought by Walter Golden in the 1940s. This was the last working dairy farm in Stamford, CT. In the 1940s, there were about 4 or 5 left, but when the 90s hit, Golden's was the last one standing. When settlers first arrived in the area, they built farms around the seashore and along rivers. But as land became valuable, they continued to cut down forests. Then the farmland was seen as too valuable to not be converted into real estate and less and less of the area was dedicated to farming. Golden began farming poultry and eggs as they became more popular than dairy farms at the time, and continued work on his farm until retirement, selling his eggs to smaller grocery stores and from his own home.
- Location
- Rockrimmon rd. Stamford, CT 06902
- Image Citation
- https://www.stamfordhistory.org/city-farmer-still-living-off-the-land.pdf
- Student name(s)
- Nikki Newcomer