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Hartford Food System Receives $109,500 General Operating Support Grant from Hartford Foundation

By Martha | News, Press Releases | Comments are Closed | 20 September, 2017 | 0

Three-year grant to support the implementation of key objectives of organization’s new strategic planRead more

School Gardens Help Children Blossom

By Martha | In the News | Comments are Closed | 26 April, 2017 | 0

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

Reading, writing and hunger: More than 13 million kids in this country go to school hungry

By Martha | In the News | Comments are Closed | 9 March, 2017 | 0

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

Here’s What People Buy With Food Stamps

By Martha | In the News | Comments are Closed | 21 November, 2016 | 0

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 Featured in Hartford Business Journal

By Martha | News | Comments are Closed | 4 November, 2015 | 0

“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

Grow Hartford Youth Leader Published in Hartford Courant

By Martha | Grow Hartford, News | Comments are Closed | 4 November, 2015 | 0

“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 the Food Day Community Breakfast Hosted by the Hartford Advisory Commission on Food Policy

By Martha | Events, Food Policy Commission, News | Comments are Closed | 22 September, 2015 | 0

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

Listen to Hartford Food System’s Executive Director on WAMC

By Martha | News | Comments are Closed | 30 March, 2015 | 0

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

2015 Food Security Awards Recognize Businesses, Nonprofits, Individuals, and Youth for Dedication to Building a Better Food System in Hartford

By Martha | Food Policy Commission, News | Comments are Closed | 6 March, 2015 | 0

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

Free Film Screening of “Hunger in America”

By Martha | Events, Food Policy Commission, News | Comments are Closed | 13 January, 2015 | 0

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

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    • Grow Hartford Youth Program
    • Hartford Mobile Market
    • Healthy Hartford Food Stores
    • North End Farmers Market
    • Little City Sprouts
    • Past Programs
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