In 2006, the Groton Conservation Trust acquired 143 acres of agricultural land as their portion of a successful joint venture with the Town of Groton to protect from development the 265-acre Surrenden Farm property along Farmers Row, now known as The General Field.

Today, the agricultural portion of The General Field is leased to Laurie and John Smigelski, local farmers. They grow hay and other crops and manage the fields in a partnership that keeps farming alive in Groton, and maintains the beauty of this landscape.

Laurie Smigelski recently created this video of farming the area for us to enjoy.