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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 . בחירה View Our Members Forum Sign Up Here

​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 Goals!!! Increase the number of BILPOC Farmers in Connecticut. Promote Farming and Conservation and outdoors actvity for families. Increase people's access to nutritious food and basic human needs Elminate barriers to land use in urban abd suburban areas 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 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. 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 Join FREECT Meetings 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.

Susan Reynolds and Talia Orr, with residents at Capitol Towers, decided to create SHOP (Seniors in Hartford Organizing for Power) to fight for the highest quality of life for people 55 and over and people struggling with mobility challenges. Seniors in Hartford Organizing for Power Susan Reynolds and Talia Orr with residents at Capitol Towers decided to create SHOP (Seniors in Hartford Organizing for Power) to fight for the highest quality of life for people 55 and over and people struggling with mobility challenges. Organizing Partner structure comprises "Building Captains" in senior housing across Hartford and Middlesex Counties. Block Club Captains and people over 55 are also part of our organizing strategy to build political power and community towards the highest quality of life for seniors in Connecticut. Links To Our Work Senior-led community organizing is critical. SHOP is Seeding Senior Organizing Accessibility on Public Buses Mobility: Advocating for CT Transit to implement updated driver training to better serve seniors and people with mobiliy challenges. Affordable Housing Affordable Senior Housing: Fighting for the restoration of the old YMCA building to serve as affordable housing for seniors and the creation of more affordable housing, living services, and improved quality of life for seniors in public housing. Food Security Partnering with farmers to bring fresh food to seniors through our buidling's farmers market and Chicks Ahoy Farm's CoOp2kitchen . SHOP member Roberta Tansman צפייה בסרטון SHOP members Ruthie Gonzalez צפייה בסרטון SHOP members after a meeting in December 2025 צפייה בסרטון שיתוף כל הערוץ הסרטון הזה פייסבוק טוויטר פינטרסט טאמבלר העתקת הקישור הקישור הועתק שיתוף פרטי הערוץ סגור Seniors in Hartford Organizing for Power Older Adults Leading with Action and Education Let's make 2026 the year we strengthen our voices and build the power to create meaningful change. Cap towers residents Capitol Tower Outreach leaders meeting Oct 2025 Cap Towers Outreach Susan and Talia picture with Gov Lamont at the Capitol Talia Orr Talia Orr with Marines out of Plainfield CT Cap towers residents Capitol Tower Outreach leaders meeting Oct 2025 1/8 Join the SHOP Monthly Meeting Join SHOP 0n Facebook Email us: susan@chicksahoyfarm.org Call us: (860)515-8470

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Growing Power promotes agriculture and organizing through our annual free workshop series, which includes people of all ages and walks of life. Event, meals, and supplies -- all FREE! -- Family & Children are Encouraged to Attend Lunch and Snacks will be Provided Growing Power 2026 We feature presenters who are farmers and growers part of our FLOC (Farmers & Leaders of Color), Cultivating Justice members, and leaders. Full schedule coming soon! Follow us on Instagram or Facebook for updates! Register Here to Attend These facilitated learning sessions are for local people aspiring to become a farmer, grower, and/or producer. EggUcation Session: How to Become a CT Farmer Facillitators: Diana Martinez, Executive Director Lorenzo Jones Sr, President How To Become a CT Farmer is a part of Chicks Ahoy Farm's agri-business entrepreneurial coaching program.

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 C2K Contact Location/Form Service/Meeting Distribution Date Time Advisory Committee Register Here! Meets on the 2nd Monday 2:00 PM Sarah Demasi Register Here! Mutual Aid & Food 08/06/2025 1:00 PM Diana Martinez Register Here! Mutual Aid & Food 09/10/2025 1:00 PM Diana Martinez Vendor Form Become A Vendor 09/11/2025 1:00 PM Lorenzo Jones Member/Volunteer Form Join Us! 09/11/2025 1:00 PM Diana Martinez Register Here! Mutual Aid & Food 09/27/2025 11:30 AM Vii Martinez Harvesting Change Mutual Aid & Food 10/30/2025 5:00 PM Vii Martinez Miller Street Commnity Farm, Middletown Mutual Aid & Food 11/06/2026 6:00 PM Vii Martinez Chicks Ahoy Farm Office, Bloomfield Mutual Aid & Food 11/20/2025 6:00 PM Vii Martinez F.R.E.E. CT Greater Hartford Meeting Mutual Aid & Food 12/17/2025 6:00 PM Vii Martinez MIDDLETOWN C2K POP-UP Mutual Aid & Food 06/02/2026 5:30 PM 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.

These are pictures and projects Chicks Ahoy Farm Inc is working on this year. פרויקט אמבריולוגיה של העופות Chicks Ahoy Farm's Public Calendar Chicks Ahoy Farm Agriculture & Organizing Ban the Box on Basic Human Needs: Food Security for People with Probation Violations. Organizing To Fix The Social Safety Sieve F.R.E.E. CT! Call To Action CT Farm Bill Excludes BILPOC and Urban Farmers Harvesting change: Cultivating justice through community and conversation Advocates call on lawmakers to make changes to probation system Groups seek to 'cultivate justice' with community farm at unused Middletown park פרויקט אמבריולוגיה של העופות Harvesting Change, is an annual vision-setting dinner. We share a meal, reflect on what we've grown, and plan for the upcoming year. Harvesting Change 25 P2A Interns at Harvesting Change 25 Harvesting Change 25 Tablesets for tables at Harvesting Change 25 Harvesting Change 25' Harvesting Change English 2025 Harvesting Change 25 P2A Interns at Harvesting Change 25 1/11 View Our Calender פרויקט אמבריולוגיה של העופות Growing Power is a community event that features workshops led by local growers from our FLOC (Farmers and Leaders of Color) and community leaders. Growing Power 26' Growing Power 26 registration Growing Power 26' FLyer to register for Growing Power 2026 Growing Power 26' Growing Power 26 registration 1/2 JOIN US THIS YEAR

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Pathways to Agriculture is a year-long internship that will support 8-10 high school students in their learning about agriculture, agribusinesses, community organizing, and outreach. Together, the cohort will plan farming and food justice education workshops for young people across Middlesex and Greater Hartford County. They’ll also be developing business plans, and incubating their own farm projects at our sites in Bloomfield and Middletown. Interns will develop business plans, and P2A farm projects at our at the Miller Street Community Farm, Middletown community farm that provides veggies, eggs, and honey to local residents. Pathways2Agriculture Chicks Ahoy Farm's Pathways to Agriculture is a year-long internship to support high school students in their learning about agriculture & community organizing. In 2024, we held our first Pathways to Agriculture (P2A). A cohort of high-school age youth interns who develop farming and business skills, practice community organizing, and lead workshops for youth. P2A Cohorts also help to raise money for community farm supplies! P2A Interns Fight For Probation Reform Install the new Miller Street chickens! P2A Interns work to connect underrepresented families and children to agriculture! Together, the cohort will plan farming and food justice education workshops for young people across Middlesex and Greater Hartford County.