July 2018

I stumbled upon this hidden gem in Griswold CT last year, well after their annual Sunflower for Wishes event. I made a mental note to remember to go back while it was being held fast forward to this year. Sunflowers for Wishes is a fundraiser where 100% of the proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation. It is being held until July 29th so visit while you can to support a great cause. If you can’t visit during that time the sunflowers will still be there and it makes a great photo-op stop.

Buttonwood Farms plants over 14 acres of sunflowers and offers bouquets for $10 dollars a pop. I made sure I got two and they look lovely in the kitchen. This is their 14th year and has so far donated over a million dollars to date to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. They are offering hayrides and tractor rides. This little farm is now the sunflower capital of Connecticut! For the event, the farm opens at 10am daily and close at dark.

Sunflowers is not all they have to offer, Buttonwood also makes their own ice cream fresh daily. I can never pass up an opportunity so being that it’s shark week I opted to try their shark bite flavor (white chocolate ice cream with a raspberry swirl & raspberry filled chocolates) and it was delicious. If you miss the sunflower season fear not, they also offer all kinds of family fall activities like hayrides, corn mazes, and pumpkin picking as well.