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 for our team and for the community we serve: a chance to celebrate the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) grant we were awarded through the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, and to reflect on the work ahead.
Having Senator Hwang on the ground with us wasn’t just symbolic. His engagement with food systems work in Newtown and across Connecticut matters. It signals that the people making policy decisions understand the value of local farms, and are willing to show up — literally — to support the work happening in their communities.
Together, we are strengthening a community-powered food system that connects local farms with neighbors in need.
The LFPA grant will help us expand food access across our region, and it is made possible through the strong partnership we have built with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. That relationship is central to everything we do. By connecting local farms with community members who need access to fresh, nutritious food, we are working to build the kind of infrastructure that makes a just and equitable food system possible, not just in theory, but in practice.
This grant is an important step forward. It advances equity. It strengthens local agriculture. And it brings us closer to a future where everyone in our community can access healthy, nourishing food, regardless of their circumstances.
We are grateful to Senator Hwang for his support, to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture for their continued partnership, and to every person in this region who believes that food access is a community responsibility, and acts on it.
