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| | | GROW FOOD. EMPOWERING YOUTH. BUILD COMMUNITY.
FRESH New London is a small food justice non-profit. Our mission is to build momentum for food system change through local agriculture, community, and youth, in order to dismantle systemic oppression and ensure everyone has access to food with dignity
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| | | PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN MARKET @ MERCER GARDENS
On June 22nd, FRESH opened our summer market to the community. This market is offered in collaboration with Connecticut College's garden club SPROUTS. We grow a big variety of vegetables and herbs (and a few fruits), including collards, Caribbean peppers, squash, tomatoes, and more. Come get what you enjoy, and pay what works for your family. The market which is open every Saturday from 10am - 12pm during the months of July and August is a integral agricultural and learning program for our summer college interns and our Youth Crew program. |
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| | St. Francis House 25th Anniversary Celebration!
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| | | On Thursday, June 15, Co-directors, Seanice Austin and Julie Garay along with a community member and former FRESH Advisory Board member, Denise Boyd attended a daylong training about organizing – Building Leadership and Organizing Capacity (BLOC) training in Middletown. More than 35 community members, students, and children participated, both in person and virtually. The event took place at the Katal office and the Miller Street Community Farm. The training began with a focus on farming as a business, a discussion that evolved into a deeper conversation about the concept of the Abolitionist Farmer—combining food justice organizing with farming services. Emphasizing the critical role of the USDA in regulating essential resources like air, water, and food, the session highlighted the need for food security to rebuild the social safety net. Participants were called to action to increase BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color) farmers in Connecticut. |
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