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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. State Rep with P2A Interns P2A Interns at the CAF state capitol tour with SHOP and FLOC members P2A meeting with lobbyist John Bailey at the LOB cafe. P2A Interns at the CAF state capitol tour with SHOP and FLOC members FREE CT tabling at New Britain library Oct 2025 State Rep with P2A Interns P2A Interns at the CAF state capitol tour with SHOP and FLOC members 1/14 CoOp2Kitchen Co-op2Kitchen is our farmer-supported mutual aid project helping people meet immediate needs around food and basic human needs by providing fresh produce, chicken eggs, and other items. Farm Committee The Farm Committee's program, FACES integrates our FLOC agribusiness onboarding and BLOC training to increase local support for Farming Agricutlture, Conservation, Enviorment, and Stewardship. 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. 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. Help Us Cultivate Justice 0 USD USD 0 Your donations will go to assist local agribusiness development and youth workforce development in Connecticut . Wybierz View Our Members Forum Sign Up Here

FREE CT is the name of Cultivating Justice's campaign to reform Connecticut's probation system. CONNECTICUT PROBATION REFORM CONNECTICUT PROBATION REFORM CONNECTICUT PROBATION REFORM CONNECTICUT PROBATION REFORM We are fighting to reform the probation system by eliminating incarceration for noncriminal technical violations, introducing earned time credit and removing burdensome supervision fees in order to incentivize success, reduce caseloads and reduce the trauma of arrest. JOIN THE FIGHT JOIN THE FIGHT JOIN THE FIGHT JOIN THE FIGHT Probation Reform Sign On Letter Probation Reform Sign On Letter Probation Reform Sign On Letter Probation Reform Sign On Letter Probation was designed to be an alternative to incarceration. Instead, it has become a direct pathway into the prison system, creating an endless cycle of supervision and incarceration, while also acting as a barrier to resources and support that would effectively target some of the root causes of crime, such as food insecurity. Instead of following its vision to act as a leader in progressive reforms with reentry initiatives as a primary focus, Connecticut DOC chooses to uphold targeted, biased, and unjust systems. As of June 1st 2025, more than 32,000 people are on probation in Connecticut – three times the number of those incarcerated. What do we already know? As of November 2025, there were more than 33,000 people on probation in Connecticut. In Connecticut, probation violations are the leading cause of incarcerations, with 1 in 10 incarcerations a non-criminal technical violation. There are two types of probation: 1) Serving time in jail and then being put on probation after completing a short jail time, aka 'shock probation 2) Going on probation instead of going to jail. Probation begins immediately after release. Connecticut currently has 17 conditions, the 17 being to ‘satisfy any other conditions reasonably related to the defendant's rehabilitation,’ which essentially means more conditions or opportunities to violate. Justice-impacted individuals are twice as likely to be impacted by food insecurity, and 90% of justice-impacted individuals were reported to have experienced food insecurity. Supervision fees disproportionately impact underserved and low-income communities, taking what we don’t have. Connecticut requires both a $200 supervision fee and for those on probation to pay for random drug tests, regardless of whether drugs were involved in the crime. Access to food resources such as SNAP has been shown to reduce recidivism by 10% within the first year of getting benefits. For questions or more information, contact Jaymiah at cultivatingjustice@chicksahoyfarm.org Follow us on socials

Chicks Ahoy Farm was founded in response to gross disparities in the US Dept of Agriculture's police and practices in Connecticut. Equipping Leaders and Organizers with the skills and knowledge is our mission. Building Leadership & Community Organizing Capacity (BLOC) is designed to build community organizing skills for individuals working in neighborhoods and building communities across Connecticut. Building Leadership & Organizing Capacity Building the Leadership and Organizing Capacity includes staffing from Chicks Ahoy Farm directors and community organizers to facilitate training, coaching for field organizers, and support to people who would like to become a farmer in Connecticut. We provide advice, coaching, support, and training to assist aspiring farmers. We help them with identifying veteran Connecticut Farmers for mentorship to teenagers, women, BILPOC, and local people seeking to start farming in urban and underserved municipalities of the state. The goal is to foster a new generation of farmers & leaders of color equipped to drive social change. Coaching will help you Understand the main steps required for becoming a farmer in Connecticut Identify business development support for an agribusiness or farm Understand local land use restrictions, committees, and commissions Researching land to purchase, if applicable Understand scalable farming tips and tactics Find and meet with agricultural agencies, including USDA, FSA, NRCS, and the Department of Agriculture, among others. Support is designed to take on community-identified information that will facilitate more farming in urban and suburban cities in Connecticut. These sessions are held throughout the calendar year to help people build their own farm projects. Learn More We envision a Connecticut with hundreds of organizers who are developing the local leadership of thousands of people in the state. Bi-Weekly training Join Our BLOC BLOC Group Training