# Verrill Farm
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{{Infobox farm
| name = Verrill Farm
| image =Verrill Farm logo.png
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| location = [Concord](/source/Concord%2C_Massachusetts)
| state = [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts)
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| 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}}
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| status = Open to the public
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'''Verrill Farm''' is a farm on Wheeler Road in [Concord, Massachusetts](/source/Concord%2C_Massachusetts), United States. Established by Floyd and Amy Verrill in 1918,[{{Cite web |title=Gateway to American Independence and Innovation |url=https://freedomsway.org/place/verrill-farm/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=freedomsway.org}}] its {{Convert|200|acre}} of land dates back to colonial times. It is known for its rows of [sunflowers](/source/Helianthus).[{{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}}][{{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}}] Its farmhouse was built in 1840.[{{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}}][{{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}}] DeNormandie's [Guernsey cattle](/source/Guernsey_cattle) provided their milk until his farm and herd were destroyed by fire in 1954.[''[Boston_Herald](/source/Boston_Herald)'', December 27, 1987, p. 43] Floyd Verrill began building pastures of [clover](/source/clover), [timothy-grass](/source/Timothy_(grass)), [bluegrass](/source/Poa) and [alfalfa](/source/alfalfa) in 1929.[{{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}}] The following year, he had around 100 cows.[{{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}}]
The farm began hosting an annual Harvest Festival in 2006. Its proceeds benefit [Emerson Hospital](/source/Emerson_Hospital) in Concord.[{{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}}]
In 1982, the farms land was placed under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction, which prevented development from occurring.[{{Cite web |title=Farm History |url=https://verrillfarm.com/about/farm-history/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Verrill Farm |language=en-US}}]
Steve Verrill, grandson of the original owner, took over the farm in 1957, upon his graduation from [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University).[{{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}}]
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.