The Story Behind

Ferris Acres Creamery

William David Baldwin Ferris, a descendant of the first Ferris to arrive in Newtown around 1703, purchased our farm in 1864.  He established a family tradition in agriculture that has been adopted by at least one family member of each succeeding generation. His son, Charles D. Ferris, Sr. grew apples and raised beef. Charles D. Ferris, Jr. in the 1930's began the transition to dairy specialization. In the 1950's, Charles D. Ferris III purchased registered Holstein cows to upgrade the herd and introduced modern technologies in crop, environmental and herd management. Several conservation projects and improvements and expansions to the facilities followed as three generations worked together.

In 1996, Charles D. Ferris IV (Charlie), Brendan, and Colleen joined their father to form Ferris Acres Farm, LLC. In March 2003, Shirley, wife of Charles III, joined the LLC and Ferris Acres Creamery was established. She developed several original recipes for our unique ice cream for on-farm sales. In 2007, Terry, Charlie's wife, became general manager of The Creamery and off-site sales were added to the business repertoire.

Today, Ferris Acres Dairy Farm is home to the last commercial dairy herd in Fairfield County. With the addition of the creamery, it offers a unique opportunity for the public to get a glimpse of how one family strives to maintain a profitable farm in Connecticut. It is our goal to provide a venue where our customers can enjoy a view that includes farm animals, pastures and fields, and pragmatic farm machinery operation while tasting made-on-the-farm frozen desserts.

In 2004, Ferris Acres Creamery was featured in the Connecticut section

of the New York Times. 

In 2007, Ferris Acres Creamery was picked by Travelocity as one of Connecticut's Local Secrets, Big Finds.