Since 1848 seven generations of Jones boys have been farming their land in the White Hills of Shelton. Today four generations are living and actively engaged in farm activities on their 400 acres. They are guided by the credo established 160 years ago by Philip James Jones – “Be good to the land and the land will be good to you.”

Terry Jones loves the trees, but developed a special passion for strawberries, which he considers the queen of fruits. Terry graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1969 where he studied Forestry, Plant Science and English Literature. After 45 years of harvests he may be Connecticut’s longest continuously producing strawberry farmer.

After 15 years of service to Shelton on the Conservation Commission, Terry now chairs the Working Lands Alliance. He also serves as Vice President of the Board of Control at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT. Terry currently represents Connecticut on the New England Governors’ Commission for Land Conservation and was recently appointed by Gov. Dannel Malloy to the state Board of Education.

Terry is an advocate for brownfields remediation and serves on the Shelton Economic Development Commission. He believes in balanced growth and the wisdom of combining farmland preservation and diversified economic development as the key to growing a successful community.