Common Ground | Farmers Market

URBAN FARM & FARMERS' MARKET

There is much to do and much to celebrate on the farm. Last summer saw abundant food in the gardens, baby turkeys, growing piglets, a hard-working crew of teenage interns, and 120 happy summer campers keeping the farm buzzing with learning, growing, and building community. Staff and young people worked side-by-side to bring in the harvest and put food by for healthy winter meals, aided by volunteers from the community.

Why grow a farm in the city? The more than 6000 pounds of fresh, healthy, organic produce are certainly the most visible and tastiest product. But as we plant, and tend, and harvest, Common Ground’s community reaps much more, as well. All of our high school students eat free lunches from the farm, and many help to prepare and serve these meals in our new commercial kitchen – cultivating valuable knowledge healthy living and sustainable agriculture. Dozens of teens learn the challenges and rewards of hard work on our garden crews. At the Edgewood farmer’s market, these teens provide high-quality produce to the broader Common Ground community. Summer campers learn and play in the gardens, along with hundreds of children from New Haven elementary schools and thousands of community members. As the gardens grow, so do we all – closer to our food, this land, and our community.

Want to learn more? Visit us at the Sunday Edgewood Farmer’s Market, from June through October, under our red and yellow tent. Or attend one of our community programs.

Common Ground Urban Farm … by the Numbers

6,201 pounds of food grown last season

1 acre in cultivation in the lower growing gardens and the upper learning garden

43 varieties of vegetables – including many heirlooms – grown using organic practices.

30 chickens, 5 ducks, 2 pigs, 2 goats, 5 turkeys, 1 rabbit, 1 sheep, 1 farm cat
50 teenagers in paid summer and school-year jobs working and learning on the site.


	Urban farm & farmers' market URBAN FARM & FARMERS' MARKET There is much to do and much to celebrate on the farm. Last summer saw abundant food in the gardens, baby turkeys, growing piglets, a hard-working crew of teenage interns, and 120 happy summer campers keeping the farm buzzing with learning, growing, and building community. Staff and young people worked side-by-side to bring in the harvest and put food by for healthy winter meals, aided by volunteers from the community. Why grow a farm in the city? The more than 6000 pounds of fresh, healthy, organic produce are certainly the most visible and tastiest product. But as we plant, and tend, and harvest, Common Ground’s community reaps much more, as well. All of our high school students eat free lunches from the farm, and many help to prepare and serve these meals in our new commercial kitchen – cultivating valuable knowledge healthy living and sustainable agriculture. Dozens of teens learn the challenges and rewards of hard work on our garden crews. At the Edgewood farmer’s market, these teens provide high-quality produce to the broader Common Ground community. Summer campers learn and play in the gardens, along with hundreds of children from New Haven elementary schools and thousands of community members. As the gardens grow, so do we all – closer to our food, this land, and our community. Want to learn more? Visit us at the Sunday Edgewood Farmer’s Market, from June through October, under our red and yellow tent. Or attend one of our community programs. Common Ground Urban Farm … by the Numbers 6,201 pounds of food grown last season 1 acre in cultivation in the lower growing gardens and the upper learning garden 43 varieties of vegetables – including many heirlooms – grown using organic practices. 30 chickens, 5 ducks, 2 pigs, 2 goats, 5 turkeys, 1 rabbit, 1 sheep, 1 farm cat 50 teenagers in paid summer and school-year jobs working and learning on the site.