Massaro Community Farm is a nonprofit, certified organic farm on 57 acres of land deeded to the Town of Woodbridge in 2007 by the Massaro Family. It includes around 10 acres of land under cultivation, producing organic vegetables, strawberries, flowers and honey, with the remainder serving as open space.
The Nature Trail has two loops (marked pink, with a blue shortcut), which include several crossings of an unnamed stream that once fed a watering hole for the farm’s dairy cows. The trail guides are generally posted at the farm information map located in the parking area, and the trailhead.
The loop trail encompasses a mixture of native woods as well as wetlands which are great for sighting wildlife and birds. Along the trail, are examples of interesting rock formations, the proliferation of native species and remnants of an old rock wall, along with occasional sightings of coyote. The trail can be used all year for walking, running, birdwatching, and snow shoeing or cross country skiing.
While exploring the farm’s nature trail, visitors can also take in several of the original historic structures which have been maintained – the farm’s two-story gambrel barn, listed on the State list of historic sites, a 1931 stone barn and the farm house, which dates back to the 1850s. As the farm manager lives in this historic house, trail visitors are asked to respect his privacy.
The address for Massaro Community Farm is 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525. Trail users should park in the long rectangular parking area to the north (left) of the dairy barn.
Please respect the farm manager’s residential privacy.
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