“Farmer” Dan Malloy Celebrates 55th Birthday Harvesting Blueberries, Beets at Shelton’s Jones Tree Farm

Terry Jones and his 91-year-old father Phil Jones hosted a stop on Dan Malloy’s campaign trail this morning. Malloy, in blue jeans with running mate Nancy Wyman, the state comptroller in her trademark high heels, used the occasion to announce that if elected governor, he will be farm friendly; try to expand the number of slaughterhouses in the state to foster more raising of beef cattle; and continue the state’s commitment to procuring open space.  He also pulled out a couple of ripe beets, one the size of a softball and the other the size of a baseball, for a photog. Malloy said he’s been getting Christmas trees from the Jones family for 26 years.