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Welcome to Botticello Farms
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Botticello Farms, located on the borders of the Glastonbury/East Hartford town lines, is the only operating farm left in Manchester, Connecticut. Although Botticello Farms has been in operation only since 1973 Butch's' family owned, and operated, their vegetable farm on Spencer Street, in Manchester since 1927.
Botticello Farms started out selling vegetables from the front yard of Butch's' home on Hillstown Road, in Manchester. Within a few years, in addition to selling our own home grown vegetables, the farm Stand was also selling local fruits. When the produce business began to grow Butch thought that he would like to increase his product line, and decided to sell Christmas Trees and homemade wreaths. In Addition, since he had constructed a small greenhouse in his back yard that spring, he decided he should put it to better use by growing starter plants. Eventually he was raising annual flower plants and vegetable plants to sell to his customers. By this time he had enlisted the aid of his family to help with the additional work load.
By 1987 the farm had grown from a small stand into a sizeable retail/wholesale operation. We were outgrowing the front yard, back yard and side yard. Butch wanted to grow but needed to maintain his location. He purchased the property across the street from his home, and this is where he built his new farm Stand. We have approximately 20 acres on the Stand site, but actually farm more than 350 acres during the summer months. We currently have more than 50,000 square feet of greenhouse floor space and, of course, our dream is to continue to grow. In 1996 Botticello Farms became Botticello Farms, LLC when Butch's' son, Tony, and son-in-law, David, became his partners. We offer our customers unsurpassed service and quality, always with a smile. Our staff, collectively, can offer you more than 100 years of knowledge and experience in the agricultural and horticultural fields. Our commitment is to you, the customer. Butch earned his doctorate at the school of trial and error. His philosophy is to continue to increase his knowledge in the agricultural/horticultural businesses because by continually improving his knowledge he can bring you the highest quality product available, produced by the best processes known.
