Valchris Farm

04/12/2019

06/16/2016

After taking a sabbatical in 2015, we have decided to no longer provide our fruit & produce at Farmers Markets or retail stores. It is becoming more difficult to continue all the work we've done in the past & to have the time to enjoy our children, grandchildren, travel, etc.
We will continue to supply our fruit & produce to Oyster Club, a Farm & Sea to table restaurant in Mystic.
We have enjoyed meeting & learning from our customers over the past 9 years & will miss you! Thank you all for your support & making what we do gratifying & enjoyable.
We wish you the very best of good health!
Don & Nancy

12/25/2015

Peace! Merry Christmas everyone!

06/11/2015

Beautiful Morning! Wonderful visit with Amma,of Oyster Club. She's doing a photo shoot of farms who supply locally grown food to Oyster Club, .
She's looking for posts on how you support your local CT farmers. Enter your posts at to enter their weekly photo contest. Winners will receive an Oyster Club gift card. Thanks to Amma for the beautiful pictures & help picking strawberries!

04/13/2015

Happy Spring! Hope everyone survived this winter ok.
We have really enjoyed these past 8 years at market but have decided to take a sabbatical so we will not be at Waterford Farmers Market this summer. Taking time off will allow some of our fields to rest & give us an opportunity to catch up on long overdue house projects. We hope you will continue to support your local Farmers Markets this summer & we look forward to seeing you in 2016.

10/03/2014

Valchris Farm

09/28/2014

We've had a great summer & are beginning to wind down for the season. Only 2 more markets left in Waterford with the last one on Saturday, October 11,2014. We have enjoyed seeing former customers & meeting new ones & are grateful for your support.

07/31/2014

Awesome day today! We hosted the staff from Oyster Club in Mystic led by executive chef James Wayman. We had so much fun meeting everyone & giving them a tour. For those of you who don't know, Oyster Club is a fabulous farm & sea to table restaurant & we supply some of our veggies to them.

07/04/2014

Morning harvest done! A good afternoon to extract some honey🐝

07/04/2014

Our annual organic certification today & we passed with flying colors! Hope to see you on Sat. at Waterford Farmers Market from 9-12😊

06/22/2014

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06/07/2014

Only 2 more weeks until opening day of Waterford Farmers Market. We look forward to seeing you there from 9-12. Check out Waterford Farmers Market website for vendor information & activities👍

06/02/2014

Could Summer be almost here?!

05/15/2014

Raspberry bushes behind the tomatoes. They were transplanted last summer so hoping for a small crop this year.

05/15/2014

Tomato plants outside hardening off before they go in the ground. Making progress!

05/09/2014

We will be at Waterford Farmers Market this summer starting June 21st. Looking forward to seeing you there!

05/09/2014

Tending the bees & hoping for honey this summer.

05/02/2014

Shallots & Scallions all planted today..
Making progress !

04/02/2014

Onions & peppers are germinating! Next up are tomatoes, eggplants & herbs. Growing season has officially started for us.

12/25/2013

Merry Christmas Everyone & we wish you our best for a Healthy, Happy New Year!!

10/07/2013

Our last Waterford Farmers Market on Sat. Many thanks to all for a successful season & we look forward to seeing you next summer.

07/20/2013

Although we lost Don's brother Chris last summer, his bees are well & produced lots of spring honey that we will have for sale at Waterford Farmers Market! Stop in on Sat. from 9-12.

06/20/2013

Waterford Farmers Market opens this Sat. from 9-12. Please visit our fellow farmers! We are headed North to Alaska for a " bucket list" trip but will see you on July 6th!
Happy Summer!

06/15/2013

Have had several recent calls asking if we have a "pick your own". Sorry.. We do not but are selling our strawberries to Fiddleheads in New London & Oyster Club in Mystic. We will also have blueberries in another few weeks & will sell at the Farmers Market in Waterford on Sat. From 9AM-12PM.

05/19/2013

Asparagus growing well w deliveries to Fiddleheads & Oyster Club. Planting onions this week. Fruit trees w multiple flowers this spring so fingers crossed for fall fruit! Strawberries formed, can't wait for fruit in a couple weeks!

08/25/2012

At Waterford Farmer's Market from 9-12 today!

08/02/2012

Will be at Niantic Market today and in Waterford on Saturday. Blueberries got waterlogged this wk :-{ so won't be bringing to Niantic. Hoping some will ripen in time for Sat.

07/04/2012

Niantic market tomorrow from 3PM-6PM. We'll have blueberries but will still need to limit to 2 pints/person as it's early in the season and we don't have an abundance yet. We'll also have: Japanese turnips, Rainbow Chard, 3 types of head lettuce, garlic, dill, parsley, & basil. Have a happy Fourth!

06/22/2012

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06/20/2012

Waterford Market opens this Saturday June 23rd from 9-12. We will be there this week with lettuces, garlic scapes, radishes, spinach, arugula, and dill. Other herbs almost ready including basil, cilantro, parsley, and sage. Tomatoes are growing and blueberries should be ready in a couple of weeks! We look forward to seeing you at market.

05/23/2012

Gearing up for our first market in Niantic tomorrow from 3-6 on Methodist Street in Downtown Niantic. We will have veggie & herb plants, spinach & asparagus. Looking forward to seeing old friends & making new ones!

04/23/2012

Harvesting asparagus! Will be dropping off at Fiddleheads Coop in New London today ;-)

08/14/2011

Organic Seeds from High Mowing Organic Seeds - Organic Vegetable, Flower, Herb and Cover Crop Seeds,

Oops! Sorry, link below not working. Go to www.highmowingseeds.com, click on e-newsletter and go to their July 2009 newsletter for the recipe.

Independently owned, High Mowing Organic Seeds specializes in organic seeds. Over 500 varieties of certified organic vegetable, herb and flowers seeds for commercial and home gardeners.

08/14/2011

http://www.highmowingseeds.com/The-Seed-Bin-July-2009.htm1

Harvesting nonstop! Blueberries are almost gone, only a few bushes left to ripen. Where did the summer go? Rain keeping us indoors today, a welcome change. Making tomato sauce & squash cakes to freeze. The basil sauce is delicious made with Sun Gold tomatoes. Squash cake and basil sauce recipe can be found on www.highmowingseeds.com/The-Seed-Bin-July-2009.htm1 .