Thrall Parcel at 490 Old Day Hill Road is a twelve-acre site, which has six acres of prime farmland, two barns, a pond and wetlands. The six acres of farmland has not been tilled for at least twenty years.A study done by two students, John Whiting and Hanna Bertoldi, in early 2010 provided the historical and site background necessary for good stewardship of the property. The study found that property having a history in farming since the revolutionary war.
Early in 2010 the Wintonbury Land Trust signed a five-year contract with Stefan Farms, a local farmer, who as cleared about 2 acres in front of the old-field tobacco barn. The farm has good access from 91 and the potato barn and pond are apparent from Day Hill Road.
Through a grant from Hamilton-Sundstrand existing walking trails been reestablished and removal of invasive plants in key locations have made the site more accessible to people. The invasive plant removal allows native plants space to create a healthy sustaining plant community. Planting of native shrubs will be part of the next phase of site renovation. The work also allowed efficient field layout for food production. The path will reconnect with the existing path that leads into the wetland area of the site
GPS systems were used to map and determine connections between existing trails.
Cary helped us with GPS locations on Sunday. We located a geocache and found a couple new spots for some. The two pins noted on the survey were located. Cary will create a map we can use for marketing.
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