I Love New Haven History. Winchester was the gun that won the West and the company that employed many thousands of people in New Haven throughout it’s existence, even me. I worked in manufacturing for over 10 years, and in the late 90’s I worked making shotgun barrels in the barrel department of US Repeating […]
The Great Give 2012 – Chris Randall
I Love New Haven Non-Profits. I work for the New Haven Land Trust, I’m on the board of CitySeed, the steering committee for New Haven Farms, and am on the advisory board of CT Folk. There are so many great people here in New Haven working for amazing organizations that help make New Haven such a cool place to […]
City-Wide Open Studios 2012 – Chris Randall
I love Art. I love Space (inner and outer). This Friday is the big kickoff opening reception for City-Wide Open Studios (CWOS) at Artspace. CWOS is an annual three-week long series of events featuring the best and brightest of New Haven’s local arts scene. Come to Artspace on October 5th from 5:00PM-8:00PM and see the work of almost 300 local artists on display. The collection […]
Blessing of the Animals – Chris Randall
I love animals. I love blessings. Sunday was Blessing of the Animals at Saint Paul and Saint James on the corner of Chapel and Olive Street. Scroll down, press play and enjoy the show.
Feast of the Fields – Chris Randall
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 […]