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​Our newly established FACES program will be combined with the long-standing Farmers and Leaders of Color (FLOC,) agribusiness coaching initiative. F.A.C.E.S F.A.C.E.S F.A.C.E.S F.A.C.E.S Farming, Agriculture, Conservation, & Environmental Stewardship Our newly established FACES program will be combined with the long-standing Farmers and Leaders of Color (FLOC,) agribusiness coaching initiative. This integration will enable us to more clearly define our objective of "increasing the number of BILPOC Farmers in Connecticut." This evolution of FLOC and the Farm Committee will enhance our efforts to implement systemic changes within municipalities, thereby removing barriers to entry into the agricultural industry. Farming: Community action, and increasing public education on housing, health, and food security. Promote the history of farming and agriculture in Bloomfield, and build people’s farming skills. Agriculture: Farmer training, Agribusiness development to increase the number of BILPOC farmers in Bloomfield for public/private partnerships that facilitate aggressive economic growth for cities and towns. Conservation: Reviewing land maps, conservation and protection plans for land and open spaces like the Great Drain, wetlands, trails, forestry, and parks. Environmental: Produce educational materials, surveys, and land plans to protect natural resources, addresing priorities for conservation planning, and increasing local advocacy opportunities that address problems caused by Climate Change. Stewardship: Create Agricultural Commissions with the Town Councils that prioritize urban farming and food security. Farming Farm skill building Agriculture Conservation Enviornmental Stewards

Cultivating Justice meets monthly with people who want to practice farming in urban comminties. Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice Cultivating Justice 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. Cultivating Justice is our member-led community organizing group at Chicks Ahoy Farm, which focuses on developing community organizing skills within neighborhoods and communities throughout Connecticut. Our primary objectives are to promote liberation and decriminalization within our communities through justice reform that positively impacts low-income and marginalized populations, while also working cooperatively to nourish our communities by prioritizing the advancement of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other farmers of color in Connecticut. Join our Monthly Meetings Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Once a month, every month, we hold the Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call, where directly impacted individuals, organizers, advocates, and lobbyists present on current issues affecting communities and update the audience on developments from the Capitol. The statewide criminal justice reform 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 is organizing to Explain the proposed probation reform: House Bill 6361 . Hold local meetings led by people directly impacted by probation and supervision. Meet people with whom we can build community power for criminal justice reform.

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