The Vita Health & Wellness District is a one-mile corridor in Stamford, Connecticut, that has positioned itself as a “health-themed neighborhood,” offering mixed-income housing, health care services, community farming, early childhood education programming, and supportive…
Fairgate Farm, located at 129 Stillwater Avenue and part of the Vita Health & Wellness District, is managed by the newly-appointed farm manager, Peter Novajosky, who brings a wealth of experience in horticulture and gardening…
Fairgate Farm — founded in 2011 as a partnership between the city’s housing authority, Stamford Hospital and the Boys & Girls Club — has more changes afoot than just the growing season. Farm coordinator Maxon…
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…
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…
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
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
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
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…
