Editing North Canaan, Connecticut (section)

== Economy ==

Downtown [[Canaan (village), Connecticut|Canaan Village]] is centered around the intersection of the former [[Central New England Railroad]] east-west tracks crossed with the active [[Housatonic Railroad]] north-south tracks.<ref name=":0" /> The village contains a variety of retail, restaurant, and other businesses.

The [[Canaan Union Depot]] building, a former railroad station built in 1872, is a prominent building in the downtown area. It was heavily damaged by an arson fire in 2001. From 2003 to 2018 it was restored by the Connecticut Railroad Historical Association. It is now the site of the Great Falls Brewing Company<ref>{{Cite web |last=MainStreetMag |date=May 1, 2018 |title=The Canaan Depot |url=https://mainstreetmag.com/the-canaan-depot/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=Main Street Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and the New England Accordion Connection and Museum Company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Michael |date=September 29, 2021 |title=North Canaan accordion museum features 400 instruments and just as many stories |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/North-Canaan-accordion-museum-features-400-16910678.php}}</ref>

East Canaan is known for its dairy farm operations and limestone mines.<ref name=":0" /> In 2016, East Canaan dairy farm, Freund's Farm, became the first farm in Connecticut to use [[Automatic milking|robotic milking]] units for their dairy herd.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=July 18, 2015 |title=First Robotic Parlor Coming to Connecticut Next Spring |url=https://www.dairyherd.com/news/first-robotic-parlor-coming-connecticut-next-spring |access-date=March 31, 2024 |work=Dairy Herd |language=en}}</ref> The farm also produces CowPots™, a biodegradable plant pot made from composted cow manure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Freund Family |url=https://www.nmpf.org/focus/the-freund-family/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=NMPF |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=US EPA |first=OAR |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Project Profile: Freund's Farm, Inc. |url=https://www.epa.gov/agstar/project-profile-freunds-farm-inc |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=www.epa.gov |language=en}}</ref>