A $5,000 grant awarded this spring paid for the drivers, vehicles, and volunteer crews behind the 2026 gleaning season NEWTOWN, Conn. (October 13, 2026) As the 2026 harvest winds down, Real Food CT is reporting on a season made stronger by a $5,000 grant from the Liberty Bank Foundation. The grant, awarded this spring, paid […]
As we move through the last stretch of summer, we want to share where this year has taken us, and it has been a big one. So far in 2026, Real Food CT has moved more than 171,000 pounds of fresh, locally grown food to the pantries, meal sites, and shelters that feed our neighbors,
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Part-Time | Seasonal | 6–10 Hours per Week | Starts ASAP through November | Based in Newtown, CT ABOUT REAL FOOD CT Real Food CT is a Connecticut nonprofit, now in its eighth season, working to strengthen the local food system and get fresh, nutritious food to communities in need. We grow food on our
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Summer has brought two of the biggest food rescue efforts Real Food CT has ever pulled off. Together, they show just how much is possible when a community shows up. 40,000 Pounds from Boston Area Gleaners On June 26th, Real Food CT and an incredible crew of volunteers teamed up to receive 40,000 lbs of
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We’re proud to share both an update on our Local Food Purchase Assistance grant and a warm thank-you to The Newtown Bee for helping spread the word. A few weeks ago, we shared the exciting news that Real Food CT has been awarded a $150,000 Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) grant from the Connecticut Department
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Sticks and Stones Farm · Newtown, Connecticut When a state senator walks the rows of your farm to celebrate a grant that will help feed your neighbors that means something. We were honored to recently welcome State Senator Tony Hwang to our garden here at Sticks and Stones Farm. His visit was a meaningful moment
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Author: Sean Fitzpatrick, Executive Director Real Food CT is entering the most consequential growth phase in our history, and we are expanding the leadership at the top of the organization to meet it. We are actively seeking experienced executives and seasoned board professionals to join the Real Food CT Board of Directors. This is a
Author: Sean Fitzpatrick, Executive Director Last week, a tractor trailer’s worth of celery, more than 15,000 pounds of it, moved through Real Food CT’s network and into the hands of food pantries across our region. The load came to us from our partners at Boston Area Gleaners, who had received it through their relationships with
Real Food CT has been awarded a $150,000 Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) grant from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. The award will fund 14 months of direct purchasing of the best CT Grown product from our regional farms to be delivered to food pantries and community organizations across the Naugatuck Valley, western Connecticut, and
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Part-Time Delivery Driver Part-Time | Monday–Friday Mornings | Approx. 20 Hours/Week | Based in Newtown, CT ABOUT REAL FOOD CT Real Food CT is a nonprofit improving food access across Connecticut by rescuing surplus produce, growing food at our community farms, and partnering with local farms to deliver fresh, nutritious food to food-insecure families. In
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