Syrup that you must put on or in EVERYTHING...
Fat-Stone-Farm
All year round since 2004, we -- Bill and Liz Farrell -- work the dirt at FAT STONE FARM in Lyme, Connecticut. Sure, it’s frozen dirt in the winter, but that’s the time for maple sugaring!
Our unique farm products are made with heritage New England ingredients, sometimes with an updated twist. If we can't grow it, we won't put it in our products. That's why we say "eat food from the dirt, not the lab".
We named our farm “Fat Stone” partly to poke fun at ourselves, partly to make people remember us, and partly to remind us to laugh sometimes! The sheer number of stones on our property, which was mostly used for grazing animals in previous centuries, is vast. The stone walls depicted on our labels and website are drawn from the walls we built on the property – entirely with our very own fat stones.
We believe in connecting with community through our shared resources: the land, the soil, the water and air.
Fat Stone Farm needs its neighbors, its community, to thrive. We started tapping a few maples on our own farm in 2004, and then reached out to our neighbors, asking to tap their sugar maples. The challenge of small land parcels on the East Coast gave the blessing of a wonderful partnership with dozens of landowners.
Regenerative farming can improve ourselves and our communities
Taking the energy, time, and devotion to grow our own food was borne out of our increasing alarm about our modern food system, and what those foods were doing to our health. Indeed, city living is more stressful and fast-paced, but it also means relying on faceless companies to provide our calories. After starting our farm and growing our food for a few seasons, we felt better, stronger, and more resilient. We extend this commitment to you, our customers, by only growing and producing the best foods that we ourselves eat every day.