{{Short description|Farm in Connecticut}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} thumb|Bishop's Orchards '''Bishop's Orchards''' is an agricultural operation in Guilford, Connecticut, that serves as a farm, retail market, tourist attraction and winery.
Bishop's Orchards began operating as a family farm in {{start date and age|1871|p=y}}.<ref>[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19838704&BRD=1630&PAG=461&dept_id=7742&rfi=6 "An unassuming man and his life of service," Shoreline Times, July 8, 2008]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Over the years, Bishop's Orchards expanded to a {{convert|313|acre|km2|adj=on}} farm, with the Bishop family members maintaining control of all duties ranging from corporate decision-making to retail operations to crop maintenance. In 2007, the Bishop family members created a 10-year stock purchase and loan program to ensure a continuation of family ownership.<ref name=NHR>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18166917_ITM “Family-owned orchard in Guilford, Conn., celebrates 135 years of operation,” New Haven Register, May 21, 2006 (library card access required)]</ref>
Bishop's Orchards has attracted tourism via its retail market and seasonal apple- and pumpkin-picking programs; visits by local school groups are also coordinated.<ref name=NHR />
==Wind turbine== In July 2010, the owners of Bishop's Orchards completed a two-year study to determine the feasibility of a wind turbine on their property. Utilizing a {{convert|197|ft|m}} tower to measure wind speed and direction, it was determined that while it was not economical at this time, the project could be revisited over the next decade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/29/news/shoreline/doc4c50faa913182364861904.txt |title=Pricey wind turbine on hold at Bishop's in Guilford- the New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut |access-date=January 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913020636/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/29/news/shoreline/doc4c50faa913182364861904.txt |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Winery== The Bishop's Orchards Winery sells fruit wines made from the apples, peaches, pears and raspberries grown at the farm.<ref>[http://www.ctwine.com/bishops.html "Bishop's Orchards Winery," Connecticut Wine Trail] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122736/http://www.ctwine.com/bishops.html |date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref> It is on the Eastern Connecticut Wine Trail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/entertainment/restaurants/hc-ctwine-jonesmap,0,3938497.mapmashup |title=Connecticut Wine Trail |accessdate=2011-01-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324201238/http://www.courant.com/entertainment/restaurants/hc-ctwine-jonesmap%2C0%2C3938497.mapmashup |archivedate=2011-03-24 }}</ref>
==Wine festival== The Shoreline Wine Festival has been held annually at Bishop's Orchards since August 2006. The festival features wineries from the Connecticut Wine Trail as well as any Connecticut producers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/13/entertainment/doc4c646f89727fa486628948.txt |title=BEST OF WEEKEND: Aug. 13 - 15- the New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut |access-date=January 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913020613/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/13/entertainment/doc4c646f89727fa486628948.txt |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.bishopsorchards.com/ Bishop’s Orchards web site] *[http://www.shorelinewinefestival.com/ Shoreline Wine Festival] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNPgo51htDU Video tour of Bishop’s Orchards]
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