General Discussion

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

Diversifying wildland fire through advocacy, sponsorship and leading by example

Danielle Knight Southern Region, Office of Communication

March 18, 2024

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.

AKNEW is a non-profit organization located in Hartford, CT. We provide resources to the underserved population of the Greater Hartford Communities. We are raising funds to help educate the Hartford Communities on the importance of Composting and urban gardening, fishing, and farm animals. We will be partnering with Our New Village who will come and educate the community about Urban Gardening, a local farm who will bring farm animals, and other organizations that will educate the community about fishing and composting.