Contact the yale farm. They have volunteer days. Maybe when you are there will be one of those days? I used to volunteer there till i moved away.

Bar makes its own beer and has great pizza. Its on crown st.

I know you said breweries - but chamard vineyard in clinton and goveia winery in wallingford are worth dropping by.

The breweries in stony creek are good.

Yes - the view from east rock is great.

Check out hammonasset beach.

Check out the bike trails in ct that go along the former trolley lines. Go running along them or find a bike to rent. They go for miles way up north.