THANK YOU FOR YOUR POST!!!! Wethersfield is my home town and it was truly awful when CSF closed last year. I am so, so glad they will be back in business. I'm going home this weekend and will make sure that "for sale" is gone.

zahzeen - I'm glad I saw the article. It might not have been "news" for others but I knew the people who WS or grow from seed would want to know. I'm a lifelong CT resident and SO happy to see this tradition re-established.
Keep an eye out for opening day info and maybe we could join in the celebration. I'd love to be a part of it even though I'm not normally a "crowd" person.
Please post here if you see any updates on the opening and I'll be sure to do the same.
Eileen

Eileen,
I'll see what I can find out over the weekend. I love the store that occupies the front of the buildings but luckily it will be moving to another location on Main Street. I sent the article from the Courant to my sisters and they are so happy as well. That whole area ("Old Wethersfield") is so very special - it's like a walk back in time (but I'm prejudiced). I have magnets, pictures, a 1939 catalogue and seed packages from Comstock, Ferre & Co. I'll let you know if I find out anything this weekend. Thanks again.

Baker Creek is number one in my book.

Just back from my weekend in Wethersfield. The reopenning of Comstock, Ferre & Co. was the talk of the town (it's a small town LOL)! They will reopen tomorrow to sell off the old stock - from peaking in the windows mostly hardware and decorative items. In another couple of weeks they will start selling their seeds and then a few weeks later the CSF seeds. Don't know anything about catalouge sales. This is from a woman who works at "Heart of the Country" - the store that was renting from them and is moving down on Main Street (they were only given two weeks notice to move but said the new owners couldn't have been nicer and more helpful with the relocation). Also, the new owners, for religious reasons, wouldn't be open on Saturdays (from another source). Not sure how much any of this true but thought I'd pass along the local rumors - and I emphasis rumors. Having the employees dress in Colonial attire (Wethersfield was founded in 1634) and the reintroduction of the Red Onion (the town symbol) which had been dormant for a couple of years, seemed to be widely applauded.

I live in Missouri and got to go to a festival at Baker Creek last fall. It's really impressive what he's accomplished for a young guy. He's built a pioneer town out in the middle of nowhere and it was suprising how many people had gathered for the festival.
He's a big thinker. It will be interesting to see what he does in Wethersfield. Keep us updated.
Baker Creek opened a Seed Bank store in Petaluma California too.
Here's a video:

Here is a link that might be useful: Petaluma Seed Bank