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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.

Growing Power Partners promote this annual free workshop series that includes people of all ages. Sorry, but this form is now closed. You can join us for the monthly Cultivating Justice meetings throughout the year. Growing Power 2026 Partner Sign Up First name Last name Business Email Company Website Upload your logo* Upload Logo Provide your logo for the GP 26' Partner page. No donation is required to be added. Thank you! Donation 10 $ 20 $ 30 $ Support GP 2026

FREE CT is the name of Cultivating Justice's campaign to reform Connecticut's probation system. BIG WIN!! SB 497 Was Voted out of THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE! Senate Bill 497 AN ACT PROTECTING FOOD SECURITY FOR VETERANS AND OTHERS AND MITIGATING FEDERAL CUTS TO NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE. Big news! We are one step closer to securing food access for people with supervision violations. This bill will also secure SNAP for veterans, caretakers, seniors, and other vulnerable people. TAKE ACTION Contact your state Senators and State Representatives and tell the to vote YES on SB 497! Contact Diana Martinez if you have questions or need assistance. Find Your Senator and Representative FREE CT action alert for SB 497 Approps Committee April 2026 FREE CT Action Alert for Senate Bill 497 asking people to contact their legislator and ask for them to support the legislation. FREE CT action alert for SB 497 Approps Committee April 2026 FREE CT Action Alert for Senate Bill 497 asking people to contact their legislator and ask for them to support the legislation. 1/1 Use this tool to write an email to your legislators asking them to support SB 497! Sign Up to track the progress of SB: 497 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. 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. Hunger as punishment How states restrict SNAP benefits for people on probation Hunger as punishment How states restrict SNAP benefits for people on probation Hunger as punishment How states restrict SNAP benefits for people on probation Hunger as punishment How states restrict SNAP benefits for people on probation PPI Piechart on SNAP access Food insecurity is rampant in the U.S.; 41.7 million people — nearly 1 in 8 Americans — receive SNAP benefits. PPI income graph This chilling effect has a broad impact on the probation population because so many people who are on probation are also poor. CT graph of people impacted Cultivating Justice, is leading the F.R.E.E. CT campaign, which works at the intersection of food justice and criminal justice to dismantle barriers in Connecticut’s social safety net that impede successful community reentry for justice system-impacted individuals. PPI Piechart on SNAP access Food insecurity is rampant in the U.S.; 41.7 million people — nearly 1 in 8 Americans — receive SNAP benefits. 1/5 A patchwork of statutes and administrative choices limits access to the food assistance program SNAP for some people on probation. by Aleks Kajstura, February 24, 2026 Making sure people have food to eat is one of the most important ways to support them when they’re on probation. But there is a legislative patchwork across the U.S. that prevents and deters people For questions or more information, contact Diana at cultivatingjustice@chicksahoyfarm.org Follow us on socials

Meet the Chicks Ahoy Farm Team and view our open positions. Meet Our Team Lorenzo Jones Sr Farmer & President Diana Martinez Founder & Executive Director Kelian Diaz Community Organizer Vii Martinez CoOp2kitchen Project Coordinator Teresa Nieves Director of Leadership & Development Susan Reynolds SHOP, Founder & Community Organizer Victor Diaz Farm Site Coordinator

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.

​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

Increasing the number of BILPOC farmers in Connecticut. Спасибо, Имя дарителя Мы очень благодарны за ваше великодушное пожертвование в размере $0. Номер вашего пожертвования: 1000. Скоро вы получите письмо-подтверждение. "Growing Power is for all ages to connect and organize as we support BILPOC and women farmers. We grow stronger together!" Sarah Demasi, Owner Weyward Farms "Chick's Ahoy is more than just a farm....we celebrate a sustainable lifestyle for BILPOC." Tutortastics with Kimmie, Onwer Kimberly LaFortune, Bloomfield "Representation is important. Cultivating Justice allows people of color to be heard, seen, and lead in our own communities." Brittany Gilmore Sole Owner, Morena Farming LLC "Cultivating Justice has been vital to my growing and expanding agriculture business and chicken farm. They have been essential to novice farmers." Sasha Allen-Walton, Sasha's Whole Earth

Chicks Ahoy Farm Year-End Update on activities through the 2025 program year.

This page has links to Connecticut agencies and information for farming. Agencies of Interest Logo Agency Description of Agency USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Connecticut Field Office The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples. NASS is committed to providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. Census of Agriculture The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Even small plots of land - whether rural or urban - growing fruit, vegetables or some food animals count if $1,000 or more of such products were raised and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the Census year. The Census of Agriculture, taken only once every five years, looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures. For America’s farmers and ranchers, the Census of Agriculture is their voice, their future, and their opportunity. Small Business Administration CT SBA offices provide help with Small Business Admin services including funding programs, counseling, federal contracting certifications, and disaster recovery. We can also connect you to our partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed. Connecticut Department of Agriculture The mission of the Department of Agriculture is to foster a healthy economic, environmental and social climate for agriculture by developing, promoting, and regulating agricultural businesses; protecting agricultural and aquacultural resources; enforcing laws pertaining to domestic animals; and promoting an understanding among the state's citizens of the diversity of Connecticut agriculture, its cultural heritage and its contribution to the state's economy. Agricultural Business Development & Assistance The Agricultural Development Unit of the agency's Bureau of Agricultural Development & Resource Preservation is the primary contact for agricultural business development. The Bureau of Aquaculture may also be of assistance when the goal is to establish or develop an aquaculture-based business. Sales Tax Exemption for Farmers Connecticut General Statutes - Section 12-412(63) Retail sales of tangible personal property used exclusively in agricultural production are exempt from sales and use taxes provided the purchase qualifies for an exemption and the purchaser has been issued a Farmer Tax Exemption Permit. In order to qualify for the sales tax exemption, a farmer must first apply with the Department of Revenue Service (DRS) by filing Form REG 8 . CT Department of Revenue Services myconneCT is the new Connecticut Department of Revenue Services’ (DRS) online portal to file tax returns, make payments, and view your filing history. myconneCT is one part of a multi-year, multi-phase information technology (IT) modernization initiative. Register a new business, file returns and make payments without creating a myconneCT username. Available forms to file non-logged on include: Attorney Occupational Tax, Estate and Gift Tax, and Controlling Interest Tax. For other returns and filing options, login with your Connecticut Registration Number. CT Secretary of State The Office of the Secretary of the State works as a team to provide a wide range of services for the people and businesses of Connecticut. We are a repository of records for the State and provide important information and resources regarding business and commercial filings, elections, and authentication as prescribed by the constitution, and federal and state laws. We seek to support business development opportunities, and foster a more inclusive political process by educating, informing and engaging communities in youth and civic preparation. CT elicense Web Portal The Connecticut eLicense web portal provides real-time access to over 800 credential types issued and regulated by the following State agencies. These credential types include licenses, registrations, permits, or certifications for individuals, organizations and facilities. State of CT Environment Committee The Environment Committee has cognizance of those matters relating to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection that include conservation, recreation, pollution control, fisheries and game, state parks and forests, water resources and flood and erosion control; and all matters relating to the Department of Agriculture, including farming, dairy products and domestic animals. Страница 1 из 1 Videos of Interest All Videos All Videos Смотреть Поделиться Весь канал Это видео Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Копировать Ссылка скопирована Search videos Найти видео Сейчас играет SHOP members Ruthie Gonzalez 00:14 Смотреть Сейчас играет SHOP member Roberta Tansman 00:50 Смотреть Сейчас играет "THE NEGRO FARMER" 1938 U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN USA GG37305 23:43 Смотреть

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.

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