Clarification on Harvesting Ramps
The portion of the article on wild edibles needs some clarification about ramp harvesting (“In Search of Wild Edibles,” Norfolk Now, May 2023). While not advocated in the article it should be made very clear that you do not harvest ramp bulbs.The bulbs take many years to mature, and digging one up is destroying a […]
Raising the Steeple
The Raise the Steeple Committee of the Church of Christ Congregational is delighted to announce that we have been awarded, and the church voted to accept, a $200,000 grant for the project by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The community of Norfolk has shown tremendous support of this project and with these additional funds […]
Norfolk Rails to Trails Wins $400k Grant
North Brook Trail to be Fully Accessible By Andra Moss The third time was the charm for the Norfolk Rails to Trail (R2T) committee’s grant application to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Connecticut Recreational Trails Program. When the official announcement was made on May 15, Norfolk was one of only 50 communities […]
Norfolk in a Pickle
Pickleball in Norfolk: Bridge With a Racket By Janet Gokay Mead If you have access to any sort of media, you’ve probably read several articles about how pickleball is taking the country by storm. Well, for once, Norfolk was at the forefront of a cultural tsunami: a small group of players in town have been […]
Norfolk’s April 2023 Weather
Fifth Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ April’s weather this year was highlighted by summer-like conditions early in the month. Unlike last year, when April started off cool and ended warm, this April started off warm, went to hot, then went to cool. After a very snowy March, it was quite the rebound to […]
Norfolk Housing Trends
A Hushed Market for Real Estate Transactions in Norfolk By Avice Meehan The British pop band Herman’s Hermits made it big in the U.S. in 1967 with a hit song called “A Kind of Hush” – and hushed is a good description of Norfolk’s real estate market this spring. “There’s not much on the market,” […]
Community News
Combined Choir Celebration On Sunday, June 11, at 4:30 p.m. the choirs of the Norfolk, Falls Village and Cornwall congregational churches will combine to offer a joyous celebration of songs and hymns. The choir voices will be joined by the sounds of the organ, piano, cello, flute, guitars and percussion. We rejoice that live singing […]
Norfolk Then…
The building we now know as the Art Barn, home to Yale Norfolk School of Art, was built in 1898 as a carriage house and barn for Carl and Ellen Battell Stoeckel. The elegant brick building was used for more than just housing horses and carriages. The Stoeckels hosted annual meetings of the Litchfield County […]
Farm Stand Opening Saturday May 13!
9 am – 1pmSpring VeggiesPrepared FoodsOrganic Plant Sale Regular hours for the season beginning May 19 Fridays 2pm -5pm & Saturdays 9am – 2pmJoin us for our Kitchen Garden Workshop with farmer Brett Ellis May 27th! Details at huskymeadowsfarm.com
Icebox Cafe Plans Opening For Memorial Day Weekend
New Norfolk cafe will focus on food and community Text By Michael CobbPhoto Courtesy of The Crippen Family After more than 10 years owning and running Rex Cafe in Hell’s Kitchen and five years managing the iconic Mermaid Inn in Chelsea and Red Rooster in Harlem, New York City restaurateur Peter Crippen and his wife, […]
