I love food. I love urban agriculture. I love farms. Saturday night was Common Ground High School‘s fifth annual Feast of the Fields where they celebrated community, sustainability, and the harvest season. Scroll down, press play and enjoy the show.
LolAPPLEooza at the Yale Farm – Chris Randall
I Love the Yale Sustainable Food Project. I love pizza from the Yale Farm (I’ve actually had some pies there that have rivaled Wooster Street and Modern). I love apples. Saturday was LolAPPLEooza (apple-fest) where hundreds of people turned out celebrate with music, joy, and fresh pressed apple cider. Now press play and enjoy the show!
Ode to Local Farming – Chris Randall
Today I am posting three slide show entries about agriculture and farming. Agriculture, particularly urban agriculture is a topic that I’m very interested in, and also actively involved in. I love that New Haven has so many exciting examples of growing produce in an urban setting. This set of photos was taken over the weekend […]
New Haven Land Trust – Chris Randall
The New Haven Land Trust runs the Community Gardening Program in New Haven with almost 50 community gardens all throughout the City. For more info about the Land Trust, visit: http://www.newhavenlandtrust.org/. On October 12th the Land Trust will be having a dinner event to celebrate their 30th Anniversary where urban-ag visionary, Will Allen will be […]
New Haven Farms – Chris Randall
New Haven Farms was forged from a partnership between Fair Haven Community Health Clinic and Chabaso Bakery. In 2011, in response to increased demand for nutrient-dense produce and health education among FHCHC patients and Chabaso employees, one urban garden turned into seven urban farms. Today, New Haven Farms holds on-farm seasonal programs in which members […]
The Living Room (with music) at Manjares – Chris Randall
This is Eric Epstein. He does cool things like singing, designing things, helping out (AND emceeing) Pecha Kucha (http://pecha-kucha.org/night/new-haven/), playing instruments, and building community. Below is a photo of Eric during a performance last night at Manjares (www.manjaresfinepastries.com) called “The Living Room” which he helped organize. Eric says that he loves New Haven because if its “Opportunity, Spirit, Culture, and Surprise” […]
breckfess mike, a street painter – chris randall
This is Mike Angelis. Mike lives around the corner from me on William Street and is an art teacher as well as a very talented painter. He received a BFA from Purchase College and a Master’s in Art Education from Columbia. For the last several years, Mike has focused on painting underpasses in New Haven. He is […]