Our Garbage Can – And So Can Yours!
Good soil is teaming with life, and the more you work with this life, the more they work with you. Less than one 8-ounce cup of healthy soil has more microbes than there are humans…
Parents as Co-Educators Families Visit Fairgate Farm
We had a very successful farm visit with the Parents as Co-Educators families! “Thank you! It was a great experience for all the children and their families. I love the way Maxon phrased it: ‘The…
Westhill graduate leaves parting gift in campus garden, greenhouse revitalization
The greenhouse at Westhill High School as it currently sits. WHS graduate Nancy Juarez is trying to revitalize the greenhouse into an extension of the campus’ community garden she and other students built. Read more
Hospital Expansion a Boon for Stamford Neighborhood
The 13-floor, 650,000-square-foot building will significantly expand the hospital’s operating capacity as well as neighborhood businesses including Cornerstone Pharmacy. Read more
Wings Unlimited Visits Fairgate Farm
The founder of Darien-based Wings Unlimited and her team celebrated their company’s 30th anniversary this year by getting down and dirty at Fairgate Farm. Darien News captured the visit: Local company gives “wings” to Stamford farm – July 30, 2016
What Eating Farm-to-Table Looks Like
Research about produce and nutritional value has led people to begin recognizing the importance of buying locally-sourced foods and, as a result, the farm-to-table movement was born. This Spoon University takes a closer peek at What Eating…
From Guard Towers to Gardens
The scope of Stamford’s efforts has made it a national model in the era of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which requires non-profit hospitals to play a role in preventing disease, “something hospitals really haven’t…
Fairgate Farm Coordinator/Community Builder Maxon Keating
Fairgate Farm Coordinator/Community Builder Maxon Keating is a local celebrity, featured in this front-page Stamford Advocate profile.
Springing Into Action: Our Farm Gets Going for the 2016 Season!
If you drive by our Farm (129 Stillwater Avenue) you will see that we’re springing to life … but, actually, we got started weeks ago. These 1,400 seedlings are growing up in our heated, hydroponic…