Walker’s Roadside Farm Stand started doing business in Little Compton in 1964. I moved to Little Compton about 35-40 years ago. Coll Walker was my neighbor.

We became friends and I miss him. I was raised on a former dairy farm in Tiverton, so I was used to farms when I moved to Little Compton.

Coll Walker’s crop cannons were never a problem for me. He was a highly respected farmer. He was a good neighbor. He was very kind to those in need.

Coll would, on occasion, call on his neighbors to help out. For example, sometimes he would ask a neighbor to drive a tractor up the road to the next cornfield. Another neighbor might be asked to pick a bushel of corn. Another might be asked to wash tomatoes before they wee placed in the beautiful handle baskets. It was all fun, all part of being good neighbors.

Walker’s Roadside Stand, the flagship of Little Compton, is now shut down. Some folks complained about the crop cannons and the town council seemed to side with them. No corn, no Walker’s Roadside Stand.

Walker’s Roadside Stand is now closed to all of us. Such a shame.

Richard S. Humphrey

Little Compton