MacLennan Farm

When the Connecticut River flooded the MacLennan’s fields in Windsor, it took out their crops and left behind an insidious disease that would prevent them from planting vine crops on the land for 4-5 years. A VFF Emergency Loan helped them manage their debt and expenses, enabling them to stay in business.

The MacLennan Farm is primarily a wholesale commercial vegetable farm owned and managed by Alexander MacLennan and Katharine Bennett. Established by Alex MacLennan in 1985, the farm uses traditional small scale farming methods and specializes in pumpkins and fall ornamentals, sweet corn, and asparagus. They also operate a small sweet corn retail stand. Tropical Storm Irene flooded 6 acres of sweet corn, 3 acres of winter squash, and 9 acres of pumpkin.