WESTPORT When third-generation farmer Andrew Ferry’s grandfather built the family barn on Gifford Road in the 1940s, another barn was built and opened during the same time period becoming the iconic Main Road barn, according to Ferry.
In 2016, the Gifford Road barn was destroyed in a fire but Ferry takes solace in how he and his wife, Shauna, as well as parents, Mike and Deborah, have purchased another barn and farm a “piece of town and family history,” Ferry says.
“It is unbelievable to retain that barn and have it be ours now. It s kind of like we captured the past in a way. It is pretty special. The farm in itself offers the acreage and type of resources that could kind of solidify my existence as a food provider for people,” Ferry said.
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WESTPORT Meatworks on State Road was issued a suspension notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for how it recently handled euthanizing a cow.
Andy Burnes, president of the Livestock Institute of Southern New England, said Meatworks took the issue seriously, took corrective measures, and the suspension only lasted for one day earlier this month. Meatworks, the State Road meat processing plant and store is owned by the non-profit LISNE.
The plant is back in operation. It received its letter a few weeks ago on a Friday and shut down on a Saturday, according to Burnes. On a Sunday night, the USDA office in Philadelphia approved plans and allowed it to reopen the following Monday, according to Burnes.