{{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox farm | name = Verrill Farm | image =Verrill Farm logo.png | image_size =175 | alt = | caption = | map_name = Massachusetts | map_alt = | map_width = | map_relief = | map_label = | map_label_position = | map_caption = Location in Massachusetts | location = Concord | state = Massachusetts | province = | prefecture = | country = United States | coordinates ={{coord|42.42462|-71.37421|type:landmark|display=inline,title|name=Wilsondale Farm}} | established = {{Start date and age|1918|p=yes}} | disestablished = | owner = | area = {{convert|200|acre|ha}} | produce = | status = Open to the public }}

'''Verrill Farm''' is a farm on Wheeler Road in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Established by Floyd and Amy Verrill in 1918,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gateway to American Independence and Innovation |url=https://freedomsway.org/place/verrill-farm/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=freedomsway.org}}</ref> its {{Convert|200|acre}} of land dates back to colonial times. It is known for its rows of sunflowers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-21 |title=Pick your own sunflowers in the stunning fields of this Massachusetts farm that's steeped in history - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/verrill-farm-concord-sunflowers-pick-your-own/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Louise |first=JQ |title=5 sunflower fields to visit near Boston |url=https://www.timeout.com/boston/news/5-sunflower-fields-to-visit-near-boston-081622 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817140306/https://www.timeout.com/boston/news/5-sunflower-fields-to-visit-near-boston-081622 |archive-date=2022-08-17 |access-date=2026-04-30 |work=Time Out Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> Its farmhouse was built in 1840.<ref name=":0" />

The Verrills founded The Dairy, an ice-cream parlor, in partnership with James DeNormandie of nearby Lincoln.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Society |first=Lincoln Historical |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lincoln/PYtz81kIVDQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=james+denormandie+lincoln+massachusetts+1987+obituary&pg=PA54&printsec=frontcover |title=Lincoln |date=2003-10-01 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-1146-7 |pages=54 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_England_Dairyman/9BgfAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=floyd+verrill+and+james+denormandie&dq=floyd+verrill+and+james+denormandie&printsec=frontcover |title=New England Dairyman |date=1942 |publisher=NEMPA. |pages=14 |language=en}}</ref> DeNormandie's Guernsey cattle provided their milk until his farm and herd were destroyed by fire in 1954.<ref name=":02">''Boston_Herald'', December 27, 1987, p. 43</ref> Floyd Verrill began building pastures of clover, timothy-grass, bluegrass and alfalfa in 1929.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Soil_Conservation/YK1LPFFPDIgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=floyd+verrill+Verrill+Farm&pg=PA215&printsec=frontcover |title=Soil Conservation |date=1942 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=215 |language=en}}</ref> The following year, he had around 100 cows.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bureau_Farmer/IXj4p-3v8gQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=floyd+verrill+Verrill+Farm&pg=RA70-PA3&printsec=frontcover |title=Bureau Farmer |date=1930 |publisher=American Farm Bureau Federation |pages=11 |language=en}}</ref>

The farm began hosting an annual Harvest Festival in 2006. Its proceeds benefit Emerson Hospital in Concord.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hospital |first=Emerson |last2=Neighbor |date=2013-11-04 |title=Acton Resident Enjoys Verrill Farm Harvest Festival Benefiting Emerson Hospital |url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton/acton-resident-enjoys-verrill-farm-harvest-festival-benefiting-emerson-hospital |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Acton, MA Patch |language=en}}</ref>

In 1982, the farms land was placed under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction, which prevented development from occurring.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Farm History |url=https://verrillfarm.com/about/farm-history/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Verrill Farm |language=en-US}}</ref>

Steve Verrill, grandson of the original owner, took over the farm in 1957, upon his graduation from Cornell University.<ref name=":0" /> He sold the farm's dairy herd in 1990.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1992-05-24 |title=Niche Farms: the Appeal of New Crops |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/24/us/niche-farms-the-appeal-of-new-crops.html |access-date=2026-04-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Jennifer Verrill, Steve's daughter, and her husband, Tim, now own the farm. Their daughters are the fourth generation of the family to work on the farm.<ref name=":1" />

Its farmstand was rebuilt after a fire in 2008.<ref name=":0" />

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://concordlibrary.org/special-collections/oral-history/Verrill_S_1990 Interview with Steve Verrill in 1990] – Concord Library

Category:Buildings and structures in Concord, Massachusetts Category:Farms in Massachusetts Category:1918 establishments in Massachusetts