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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PART-TIME FARMER (2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE) Part-Time | Seasonal | 8–10 Hours per Week | May–October | Based in Fairfield County, CT ABOUT REAL FOOD CT Real Food CT is a nonprofit working to strengthen Connecticut’s local food system and expand access to fresh, nutritious food for communities in need. Through community farming, farm partnerships, gleaning,
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At Real Food CT, our mission is simple and powerful: connect locally grown food with neighbors in need. Through partnerships with local farms, hands-on gleaning, and the care of our own two community farms, we grow, harvest, and share fresh, nutritious food with our food pantry partners across three counties. None of this would be
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Helping guide the next phase of food system infrastructure, farm viability, and community access in Connecticut Real Food CT is a Connecticut-based nonprofit strengthening regional food systems by connecting farms to food access partners, reducing on-farm waste, and expanding access to fresh, locally grown food for communities facing food insecurity. Over the past several years,
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