Glastonbury Tobacco

Driving through the quite town of Glastonbury Ct I spotted the Broadleaf fields. My Heart started raising. These fields were beautiful. The plant's flower's just started to fill the field 40 days old. The sheds were close to the fields LESS road travel !!! Can't wait to spin back in 3 weeks for harvest. Thanks for reading.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Happy New Year

Happy New year ! 2015  At a local mobile gas station while pumping gas I had a nice conversation with Mr. Gary Raffia. A local Enfield Broad Grower. The talk was pricing per pound Gary was happy with pricing shipping was still unknown. Best wishes for the new year friends !  

Rain

Late August early September has brought Ct Valley Broadleaf very little rain.As the broadleaf is curing the tobacco cures good with moisture going into the leaves for a day or two then drying for 4 days. In New England October is a rainy month. The growers dry the tobacco with pro pain burners or charcoal. 

readers

We are so happy to see people from all over the World reading our Broadleaf Blog. Here are just a few Countries we are thanking  Russia, China, Malaysia, Dominica Republic, Canada, Africa, France, Germany, Mexico, Thanks For reading !!!

2015 Broadleaf

In our travels through the ct valley we see the growers hard at work seeding there green houses. preparing there plants and very anxious to start the new season.  

Tobacco 2014

The Tobacco growers in the C.t. Valley have packaged there crops and now they wait to sell there crops. Good luck friends !

Its March the farmer's are eagerly waiting for the perfect growing season. Talking with a few broadleaf grower's over the Winter during there down time some are true skiers others are true Nascar Fans.They load up the bus (really have to get a pic and post) and travel from C.T. to Daytona Florida  every year. True race fans !!! Other growers never leave there farms they are truly happiest right at home on there Farms. My goal this year is to get out and blog more about not just the crop but the people them self's. There is lots of work to do with broadleaf green houses starting in a few weeks. Thanks for reading and enjoy your day.