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Thank You for Supporting Our Community Breakfast—Donate by Year-End!
We appreciate those who attended and donated at our Community Breakfast! It’s not too late to help us. Please consider…
Learn moreWatch & Cook: Recipes & Inspiration
Watch Executive Director Billie C. Scruse, MPA, share the inspiring story of Hartford Food System and delicious recipes. In this…
Learn moreScan the Bookmark, Taste the Difference
Want to learn more about the Hartford Food System and discover delicious recipes? Simply scan the QR code on our…
Learn moreNorth End Farmers Market
Open every Wednesday from June 26th – October 30th 9:00 am – 12:00 pmNorth End Senior Center80 Coventry Center DIRECTIONS…
Learn moreBHN Donor Story
A van pulls up to the Connecticut Children’s Emergency Room entrance. Inside, you won’t find a sick patient or any…
Learn moreHartford Foundation for Public Giving
Read the Post on Linkedin A van pulls up to the entrance of Connecticut Children’s Emergency Room. Inside, you won’t…
Learn moreHFP Boosts Nonprofits’ Earned Income Potential
Hartford Foundation Program Boosts Nonprofits’ Earned Income PotentialUp to $120,000 in Matching Gifts Will Fuel Six Organizations’ Social Enterprises Nonprofit…
Learn moreGood Food for All
The Hartford Advisory Commission on Food Policy advocates for GOOD FOOD FOR ALL through strategic initiatives focused on food access,…
Learn moreProgram Teams Up With Urban Farmers
Program Teams Up With Urban Farmers to Get Fresh Produce to the Hartford Community It’s something not many people know,…
Learn moreHartford Farm Share Presentation
Hartford Food System aims to create a community with a healthy, culturally responsive, just, resilient, and sustainable food system that…
Learn moreHartford Food System Receives $109,500 Grant
Three-year grant to support the implementation of key objectives of the organization’s new strategic plan Having one of the lowest…
Learn moreHarvard Pilgrim Healthy Food Grant Impact
Hartford Food System provided Hartford neighborhoods and families with a yearly increase of 25% in fresh fruits and vegetables. Hartford,…
Learn moreSchool Gardens Help Children Blossom
One of the most powerful things I have observed in my career is watching youth learn in new and innovative…
Learn moreCommunity Food Security Awards
The Hartford Advisory Commission on Food Policy hosted its annual Community Food Security Awards last Wednesday, March 15. Awards are…
Learn moreReading, writing and hunger
More than 13 million kids in this country go to school hungry Every once in a while my teenage son…
Learn moreHere’s What People Buy With Food Stamps
Food stamp recipients buy a lot of soda, just like everyone else. WASHINGTON ― Though people like to complain about…
Learn moreHartford Food System Spotlighted
“Hartford Food System’s Page said urban farming and community gardens expose people to farming in a way they might not…
Learn moreGrow Hartford Youth Leader Published
“If Congress took our opinion into consideration, it would have an idea of what youths would want to eat for…
Learn moreJoin Hartford’s Food Day Breakfast
Join us for a community breakfast to celebrate Food Day on Monday, October 26th, 2015 from 8:30-10am at The Studio…
Learn moreTune In: Hartford Food System on WAMC
The Healthy Pittsfield Partnership hosted a presentation on food insecurity and Hartford Food System’s programs on March 25. Executive Director Martha…
Learn more2015 Food Security Awards in Hartford
The 2015 Hartford Community Food Security Awards are coming up on Thursday, March 26 at the Hartford Public Library! Come and…
Learn moreFree Screening of “Hunger in America”
Please join us for a free film screening of “Hunger in America” hosted by the Hartford Advisory Commission on Food…
Learn more2015 Hartford Community Food Security Awards
Do you know an individual, business, or nonprofit/public sector agency that is doing great work to promote food security for…
Learn moreDriver Position for Hartford Mobile Market
POSITION POSTING: Hartford Mobile Market Driver/Assistant Operator Hartford Mobile Market Overview The Hartford Mobile Market is a produce market on…
Learn moreUCONN 2012 Study
A new study by the University of Connecticut’s Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy and Department of Cooperative Extension, 2012…
Learn moreHartford Food System’s Grant for Speaker
HARTFORD, CT – Hartford Food System has received a grant for $1000 from Connecticut Humanities on behalf of the City…
Learn moreHartford Food System on Better Connecticut
We had the amazing opportunity to talk about the work we do on WFSB Channel 3’s Better Connecticut. Grow Hartford’s…
Learn moreHartford Ranks Eighth Worst for Healthy Food
It came as no surprise when a recent national study ranked Hartford as the country’s eighth worst city — among…
Learn moreFood Day in Hartford
Tomorrow, October 24 is Food Day, a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. In celebration…
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If you haven’t had the chance to read our latest newsletter, or stumbled on it on our Facebook, Facebook Group,…
Learn moreAbout the North End Farmers Market
The North End Farmers Market is a lively event that happens every Wednesday from June to October. There are musicians,…
Learn moreCultivating a Healthier Generation
Teen-Friendly Farmers Markets Tackle Nutrition Challenges and Empower Local Businesses When they embarked on the project, the five Hartford teens…
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