For the past 10 years, New Haven has welcomed spring with Rock to Rock, an event celebrating philanthropy, service, and the planet we live on. And once again New Haven Farms will be a part of this unique community event as the New Haven Farms Red Beet Riders ride again on April 28th, raising money …
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Giving Thanks and #GivingTuesday
With bellies full and thanks given, it’s time to look forward — but not too far forward, because another big day is right around the corner. This Tuesday, November 28 is Giving Tuesday, the holiday all about doing good! And in this season of goodness, giving, and thanks, we thought we’d highlight some members of …
With a lot of help from our friends
The season of thanks may just be beginning by some standards, but here at New Haven Farms we got started a little early. At our 4th Annual Harvest Celebration & Contra Dance on October 13th, we took the opportunity to give thanks to four people and organizations that have committed themselves to the health and vitality of …
New Haven Farms Receives Grants From Newman’s Own Foundation, New Alliance Foundation, and Connecticut Health Foundation
New Haven Farms is proud to announce grants from Newman’s Own Foundation, New Alliance Foundation, and Connecticut Health Foundation. A $30,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation and a $5,000 grant from New Alliance Foundation will support our signature Farm-Based Wellness Program, which provided gardening, nutrition, and cooking educating to 75 families in New Haven this …
Field Research
If you were to wander in on the sessions that bookend our Farm-Based Wellness Program each year, you’d see a scene quite different from weeks in between. Instead of a farm full of people doing hands-on cooking, gardening, and nutrition workshops, you’d find participants filling out survey packets with the help of our Community Health …