Our Story
Reservations for Summer Veggie & Flower CSA 2026 are now open!
Summer Veggie CSA pick ups begin the third or fourth week of June and run for 18 weeks through the middle of October. Flower and Bouquet CSA runs for 6 weeks from mid July thru mid September.
The Autumn CSA runs biweekly at select locations from November thru early December.
Additional information on locations and FAQs about our program are also available at the link below.
We greatly appreciate your support and hope to see you soon!
Oxen Hill Farm is a family owned and operated farm with land in both Suffield and East Granby, CT. The 28 acre Suffield farm has been in our family since the mid 1800s, when the ancestors of Carol (Biggerstaff) Griffin emigrated to the United States from Northern Ireland. The East Granby farm location that we use for the majority of our production was originally part of a royal grant of land from the King of England, awarded to Sgt. John Griffin in 1647. The 11th generation of the Griffin family is still now operating the farm.
What’s in a name?
The origin of our story as Oxen Hill Farm
As an organic vegetable and flower farm, it may seem odd that we feature an ox in our farm name and logo as well as a veggie share size. We don’t sell beef, so what’s the deal?
When our family first decided to start a veggie and flower CSA back in 2009, we had recently begun managing the farm that is now our customer “home base” at 1434 Hill Street in Suffield. Previously, the farm was owned by Carol Biggerstaff Griffin’s older sister, Betty Silkey. Betty and her husband Billy had several teams of oxen living on the property, and even after both of their passing, Spike and Tony who were once two large oxen that were trained to work together and pull weighted ‘sleds’ in competitions, continued living on the property. The big gentle bovines were a landmark to folks that drive down Hill Street, so it is natural to make them part of our joint-family CSA farm.
Our family is proud to say our farm is a USDA Certified Organic vegetable farm and a non-certified flower farm that primarily serves our CSA customers, while also catering to local groceries, restaurants and farmers’ markets. Our overall business philosophy continues to be about family, faith, and fun. It is an honor to be a part of the rich cultural heritage of Connecticut agriculture.
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We greatly appreciate your support and hope to see you this summer!
