Start your day off with a visit to the Ellington Farmers’ Market in Arbor Park  (9AM to 12PM), then stroll down to the Nellie McKnight Museum to learn the history of Ellington farming at the Ellington Historical Society’s Farm Exhibit. Next stop at the Hall Memorial Library where you can watch live chicks hatch and kids can create a chicken-themed craft. You can take a cruise around town and visit one or more of the participating farms like Farm Fresh and watch free-range chickens roam, learn about their hydroponic farming and buy some farm-fresh eggs and lettuce. Stop by Oakridge Dairy and the Modern Milkman and see how a modern-day dairy farm operates, or visit Sunset Valley Farms and view the grass-fed beef, touch a tractor and feed the farm pigs.  Visit Hillside Stable for a pony ride and learn about riding lessons and boarding opportunities or SJ Riding Camp to visit their summer camp facilities. Be sure to visit the quaint farm store at Johnny Appleseed’s Farm for fresh picked apples or pick your own, Rothe vegetable stand for a variety of veggies and Cohen Farm for chrysanthemums.  Stop at Dzen Garden Market for farm-fresh products and take advantage of their two for one small ice cream cone offer