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As seen in The Huffington Post. Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Contributor One of the most powerful things I have observed in my career is watching youth learn in new and innovative ways. Over the past three years, I have had the honor of witnessing how you can “let nature be your teacher,” as poet William WordsworthRead more

As seen in The Washington Post. By Jaimie Seaton Every once in a while my teenage son gets in the car after school and complains that he didn’t get enough to eat at lunch, so struggled through the last period with a raging headache and inability to concentrate. The next morning, he gets eggs forRead more

Food stamp recipients buy a lot of soda, just like everyone else.   As seen in The Washington Post. By Arthur Delaney, Alissa Scheller WASHINGTON ― Though people like to complain about food stamp recipients using their benefits for unhealthy things like soda and extravagances like crab legs, new data show they buy basically theRead more

“Hartford Food System’s Page said urban farming and community gardens expose people to farming in a way they might not otherwise see, helping individuals understand their relationship to the land and food system, and where food comes from and how it’s produced. ‘And all of those things are really, really beneficial and you can reachRead more

“If Congress took our opinion into consideration it would have an idea of what youths would want to eat for their lunch and our representatives would understand that the standards about fruits and vegetables being eaten shouldn’t be have to be a standard — it should be a norm.” Omyra Lockhart Read the complete articleRead more

Join us for a community breakfast to celebrate Food Day on Monday, October 26th from 8:30-10am at The Studio at Billings Forge.Read more

The Healthy Pittsfield Partnership hosted a presentation on food insecurity and Hartford Food System’s programs on March 25. Executive Director Martha Page spoke with WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis about HFS’ work in Hartford.Read more

The 2015 Hartford Community Food Security Awards are coming up on Thursday, March 26 at the Hartford Public Library! Come and be our guests in celebrating this year’s nominees and winners works and achievements in strengthening Hartford’s food system! For more information and to RSVP, click here. We hope to see you there! What are theRead more

Please join us for a free film screening of “Hunger in America” hosted by the Hartford Advisory Commission on Food Policy. The film screening will be held in the Center for Contemporary Culture at the Hartford Public Library from 6-7:30pm on January 20, 2015. After the film, Sarah Santora, Food Policy Commissioner and Community Involvement ManagerRead more