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To think I started my farming journey by accident. All it took was a seed,dirt, and lots of love to grow.

Middlesex County NAACP Connecticut This focus group confidentiality interviewed--in both English and Spanish, as individuals or in groups, in person or virtually--30 residents of Middlesex County who identify as Latino/a/e, and asked about their health concerns, needs, and wants. This is a supplement to a 2019 study with Black/African- American residents of Middlesex County. The objectives and outcomes are summarized below.

Jul 28, 2024  #farmersprotest #justiceforblackfarmers #blackfarmers 93 views • Jul 28, 2024 • #farmersprotest #justiceforblackfarmers #blackfarmers This 30-minute video contains highlights of a panel discussion of the continuing struggles for truth and justice by Black farmers and some for US Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees. In addition, this video puts a name with a face of some of the farmers and friends who ares struggling in their fight for fairness and equity against the USDA. The video also pays tribute to a partial list of farmers, employees, advocates and supporters who have died over the years. #justiceforblackfarmers #blackfarmers #farmersprotest 2024 Whistleblower Summit Panel Discussion (July 2024),https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymo9ZNTGbU

"The civil rights movement emboldened many black farmers to join cooperatives. It may have also provoked more discrimination by white-owned businesses against black farmers in commercial dealings. But, discrimination in some cases induced cooperative formation. In a time of interracial tensions, bulk purchasing of farm supplies or assembling member products for consolidated transactions enabled black farmers to minimize the frequency of their individual interactions with white merchants and product brokers. Cases of this mechanism are documented, where farmers’ access to supplies or markets were blocked when they were known to be members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)."

Gary Johnson Media Group Sep 1, 2022  #blackfarmers #justiceforblackfarmers #blackmeninamerica How many of us know a full-time Black farmer? Someone who farms for a living? Black Farmers are distant from most people. Unless you personally know a Black farmer, you don't have a link or emotional connection...until NOW! Farmer Bernice Atchinson talks about her experience with the US Department of Agriculture. This conversation was taken from the "Speak The Truth" show recorded on August 28, 2022. #blackfarmers #justiceforblackfarmers #blackmeninamerica #speakthetruth, #anameandaface\ QM Bernice Atchison lost 278 acres of land because if the USDA discrimination. A Name and A Face - (Supporting Black Farmers),https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ewhpnBPNpA

Making Biogases with waste that can be used to make renewable energy. Cameroon Green Girls Project,https://youtu.be/HN1M-8rj-8M?si=6PHZur576MEx-7eh

This EggUcation Learning Series includes classroom time, chicken keeping materials, and supplies. The course is taught primarily by Pr5of Amy Grillo with follow up support and coaching for new chicken keepers. Karin's Growing Power '24 Chicken Keeping Presentation

Register for Growing Power ’25 today! "In Connecticut, individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color, or BIPOC, account for less than 2% of local farmers. A new state program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to increase that number – by training farmers, and supporting their land access." Published December 4, 2024 at 3:47 PM EST Connecticut Public Radio By Michayla Savitt Our list of workshops and presenters is growing every day, and includes sessions on: Growing and Compost, Chicken Keeping, Freshwater Fishing, Beekeeping, Organizing, and more!  Formal schedule coming soon, stay tuned!

The 19th Annual Winter Festival Event at Burr Pond State Park No Child Left Inside® (NCLI) Program in partnership with Fish with CARE and the City of Torrington will be hosting this event. There will be parking on-site at Burr Pond State Park (main parking lot) as well as off-site location parking lots at: Burr Pond Boat Launch Ramp, Burrville Fire Training School and RBC Aircraft Products . There will be 2 shuttles (one is handicapped accessible) circulating between the parking lots/locations between the hours of 9:30 am and 3:00 pm. The shuttles will circulate between Burr Pond State Park on Burr Mountain Road in Torrington; RBC Aircraft Products at 2866 Winsted Road, Torrington; Burrville Fire Training School on Burr Mountain Road in Torrington; and the Burr Pond Boat Launch Ramp at 600 Burr Mountain Road in Torrington. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled to Sunday February 2, 2025 from 10 am to 3 pm Contact 860-424-3917 kristen.bellantuono@ct.gov