Co-op2Kitchen (C2K) is a farmer-supported mutual aid project helping individuals and families in Bloomfield, Hartford, and Middletown meet immediate needs around food security, health, and hygiene by providing them with fresh produce, chicken eggs, and other essential items. #CoOp2kitchen Our Mission Co-op2Kitchen (C2K) is a farmer-supported mutual aid project helping individuals and families in Bloomfield, Hartford, and Middletown meet immediate needs around food security, health, and hygiene by providing them with fresh produce, chicken eggs, and other essential items. Our People! Who We Are Initiated in 2023, Co-op2Kitchen has expanded its offerings and reach. Our growth is the direct result of the increase in the number of locally based BILPOC farmers, and our relationships with rural producers, growers, artisans, florists, beekeepers, anglers, and service providers. Get Involved! Members & Volunteers Our members receive support from C2K, and alongside volunteers, they: Build partnerships with local vendors and acquire supplies weekly; Hold weekly door-to-door outreach to share food and information with people; Hold weekly distribution times that accommodate work and school schedules; and Host weekly volunteering opportunities for phone banking and to help clip coupons for our Coop-On Book, which are shared with C2K members to aid in their shopping Become a Member or Volunteer Farmers & Vendors We source our products and services from CT farmers, vendors, and professionals in our network. We especially value relationships with people whose identities are historically underrepresented in agriculture: BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latine, People of Color), LGBTQIA+, and women-identified people. The farmers and vendors we support through our coaching and leadership development cohort, FLOC (Farmers and Leaders of Color), are prioritized C2K vendors. We supplement their offerings with other CT farmers and vendors Become A Vendor Here A #Coop2kitchen Steward is a member of C2K. C2K Stewards are individuals and entities that may make an annual contribution to Coop2kitchen in furtherance of our mission to facilitate a community-based and farmer-supported mutual aid project in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Your contribution is considered a membership and will go to pay for food and basic human needs supplies we will distribute at no charge to people in Hartford, Middlesex, and New Haven counties. Becoming a C2K Steward will specifically enable us to secure: Non-perishable items like laundry sheets, harm reduction supplies, and hygiene products. Agricultural Agreements with BILPOC farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers for local products. Obtain clinical services to provide informal case management to people. Become a Coop2kitchen Steward C2K Pop Ups and Distribution Time Distribution Date Service/Meeting C2K Contact Location/Form 6:30 PM 08/20/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Bloomfield POP-UP 6:30 PM 08/05/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Middletown POP-UP 6:30 PM 12/17/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Middletown POP-UP 6:30 PM 11/19/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Bloomfield POP-UP 5:30 PM 10/29/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Middletown POP-UP 6:30 PM 09/17/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Bloomfield POP-UP 5:30 PM 06/02/2026 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Middletown POP-UP 6:00 PM 12/17/2025 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez F.R.E.E. CT Greater Htfd Meeting 6:00 PM 11/20/2025 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Chicks Ahoy Farm Office Bloomfield 5:30 PM 10/30/2025 Mutual Aid & Food Vii Martinez Harvesting Change Middletown 11:30 AM 09/27/2025 Mutual Aid & Food Diana Martinez Register Here! 2:00 PM Meets on the 2nd Monday Advisory Committee Register Here! 1:00 PM 09/11/2025 Become A Vendor Diana Martinez Vendor Form 1:00 PM 09/11/2025 Join Us! Lorenzo Jones Member/Volunteer Form 1:00 PM 09/10/2025 Mutual Aid & Food Diana Martinez Register Here! 1:00 PM 08/06/2025 Mutual Aid & Food Sarah Demasi Register Here! C2K Benefits C2K Vendors & Suppliers Olivia Walker Editor in Chief Dan Mitchell Assistant Manager Noah Patterson Programming Editor Tess Anderson Art Director Co-op2Kitchen (C2K) is a farmer-supported mutual aid project helping individuals and families in Bloomfield, Hartford, and Middletown meet immediate needs around food security, health, and hygiene by providing them with fresh produce, chicken eggs, and other essential items.

Chicks Ahoy Farm is a not-for-profit working to promote pathways to sustainable farming and increase the number of women and BILPOC farmers in the State of Connecticut. Chicks Ahoy Farm Chicks Ahoy Farm, Inc is a Bloomfield-based nonprofit organization that aims to increase the number of underrepresented farmers in Connecticut, increase youth and families’ access to FACES (Farming, Agriculture, Conservation, and Environmental Stewardship), and organize to fix the state’s broken social safety net. Our organization has built a network of youth, families, seniors, and directly-impacted members across Hartford County and beyond. We are cultivating systemic change and community resilience. Our programs and organizing projects are deeply committed to fostering systemic change, driving impactful local direct action, and providing robust public education across Connecticut. Lorenzo and Vii fishing Kevin Campbell, CAF Treasurer C2K Deep Sea Fishing May 29, 2026 FREE CT tabling at New Britain library Oct 2025 Lorenzo and Vii fishing 1/20 FREE CT We are fighting to reform the probation and parole system by eliminating incarceration for noncriminal technical violations, Farm Committee The Farm Committee's integrates our agribusiness and community organizing training to facillitte commnity learning about Farming Agricutlture, Conservation, Enviorment, and Stewardship. S.H.O.P. Seniors in Hartford Organizing for Power organizes to improve the quality of life for older adults across the state. Pathways2Agriculture Pathways to Agriculture is a year-long internship to support high school students in their learning about agriculture & community organizing. CoOp2Kitchen Co-op2Kitchen is our farmer-supported mutual aid project helping people meet immediate food and basic human needs Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice is our member group of emerging young activists, farmers, social workers, and allies across Connecticut. Help Us Cultivate Justice $0 $ 0 Your donations will go to assist local agribusiness development and youth workforce development in Connecticut . Elegir View Our Members Forum Sign Up Here

Cultivating Justice meets monthly with people who want to practice farming in urban comminties. Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice is our member-led community organizing group at Chicks Ahoy Farm, prioritizing the advancement of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other farmers of color in Connecticut. Statewide Call Statewide Call Statewide Call Statewide Call Once a month we hold the Connecticut Statewide Call. This public meeting is where directly impacted people, organizers, advocates, and others share updates from campaigns across Connecticut's social justice movements. The statewide call is held on the Second Tuesday of the month at 11 am on Zoom. Register for the monthly call If you would like to present on a future call, please contact Diana at diana@chicksahoyfarm.org Cultivating Justice continues to bring together emerging young activists, farmers, social workers, and supportive allies across Connecticut in efforts to strengthen our social safety net.