Connecticut comes alive in the summer time; in this issue of CT Food and Farm Magazine, we celebrate the iconic CT features that make this season – in this place – so remarkable. Enjoy the nostalgia of the country’s oldest fair; get inspired by some of the State’s trailblazers and their worthy causes. Learn about the benefits of cooperative kitchens and the crucial role a large animal veterinarian plays in this lives of farmers. Travel from New Haven, to Hartford, to the Litchfield Hills for artisan coffee, Prohibition-Era cocktails, and the most decadent dairy in CT.