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Echo Farm

Hobby farm located in Harwinton, CT. Echo Farm was originally established by Dan's great grandfather in Bristol in the early 1900's.

His grandfather, Douglas Mahannah, purchased it and turned it into a working dairy which provided milk to many Bristol residents for decades. Eventually, the herd was sold off to Guida's where Doug worked as a dairyman for the duration of his life. Dan and Elyse re-established Echo Farm in 2009 in Harwinton, CT. Today, it serves as a hobby farm and produces: maple syrup, honey, hay, eggs, and vegg

ies in the summer. It has many residents including: 2 horses, 10 goats, 1 rabbit, a flock of laying hens, and 1 dog. In 2012, Echo Farm added the addition of Aspen, a naturally polled black Nigerian Dwarf doe and CrossDrive Galena (Lena), a black Nigerian Dwarf doeling closely related to Jester, to its herd. These two girls join CrossDrive Miss Layla (Layla) and EchoFarm I'm So Bravo (Bravo) in, what we hope to be, our milking herd. Echo Farm also welcomed 15 white broad breasted turkeys in July that were raised on our farm, and processed by us, for Thanksgiving. Our most exciting news however, is that we became members and are a recognized herd by the American Goat Society. In 2013, Echo Farm produced maple syrup for the first time entirely on it's property. Prior to this, we were collecting sap from the farm and boiling it all at Dan's parents' house. 2013 proved to be the highest yielding year we have seen yet. In addition, we produced our first, ever, goats milk soap made entirely from the milk our Nigerian Dwarfs produced. We tested scents such as: sweet orange, lemon, lavender, spearmint, honey oat, and tea tree. Aspen and Layla gave birth to a combined, 7 kids, and we were surprised to see that Nitro carries the buckskin gene. Echo Farm retained one doe, rightfully named Echo Farm's Trifecta, and she will be bred in the fall of 2014 alone with Bravo, Lena, and Aspen. In 2014, Echo Farm's Nigerian Dwarf herd produced 3 bucklings out of Aspen. However, it's most exciting addition was the birth of Dan & Elyse's daughter Lillyan on April 29. In addition, the farm produced over 2000 bales of high quality first and second hay for its animals and Echo Farms' clients animals. While maple season ran a bit short, the farm was able to produce 42 gallons on syrup and took a stab at candy for the first time ever.

08/22/2026

We are missing 2 hens and we are hoping they just took a stroll and got lost. As some of you know, they’ve been known to visit the farmstand. They are pictured below. If you have seen them or maybe have them - please let us know.

08/09/2026

If you stop at the farmstand today and buy Butter & Sugar corn, know it was picked by our youngest farmer. This morning, he sorted roughly 200lbs of tomatoes and picked 4 bags of corn.

07/16/2026

Some updates to the farmstand!

07/09/2026

Please go support our friends when they re-open. Their road was one of the worst hit and every farmer needs to stick together to make it.

Let’s help them make up for their crop damage.

07/05/2026

If anyone needs water for themselves or livestock, please feel free to stop by (as long as it’s safe for you to do so). We are not on a well and can fill buckets/jugs, etc.

07/01/2026

We know it’s a bit later than normal, but we are excited to announce, we will be open with fresh produce starting July 17th! 🍅🌽🫑🥒🧄🧅

06/19/2026

We’re excited to announce that we are now a maple equipment dealer for CDL USA ! 🍁

Whether you're looking for professional maple syrup equipment, supplies, or expert support, we're proud to offer the trusted quality that CDL is known for.

Send us a message, or give us a call to learn more about the products we now carry or can get for you! We look forward to helping you make your best maple season yet!
Reach out to Spencer Luthy or Dan Manyak

05/16/2026

Elyse’s chicken project has resulted in a few roosters. We have 2, 6-week-old mixed breed, roosters available. They’ve been handled regularly since they hatched and are acclimated to being outside.

Please let us know if you have any interest!

04/02/2026

We are huge advocates of supporting our local community. Collin, a local Burlington resident, is fighting Ewing Sarcoma for the third time. This is not something any parent should ever have to hear, or any child should have to fight.

If you can spare a few dollars, please consider supporting this family as they navigate cancer for the third time.

Four years ago, Collin Genetti-Moore, a sweet kindergartner at the time, was diagnos… Alicia Bloom needs your support for Help Collin Beat the Beast 3.0!

01/19/2026

This is VERY good news.

The petition reached over 20k signatures. Many have said “a petition holds no water” and while that’s true, politically … it DOES bring awareness and that’s exactly what has happened here.

This fight isn’t over, but this is a big win for CT agriculture today.

Press Release Homepage Governor Lamont Acts To Protect Connecticut Farmland and Open Space From Rising Tax Assessments 1/19/2026 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is taking immediate action to prevent dramatic increases in property tax assessments on Connecticut farmland...

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167 Burlington Road
Harwinton, CT
06791

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