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Grace Farms Continues With PPE, Food Mission, Will Reopen To Public When 'Safe' Grace Farms Continues With PPE, Food Mission, Will Reopen To Public When 'Safe'
Grace Farms Continues With PPE, Food Mission, Will Reopen To Public When 'Safe' You cannot walk the meandering trails on the 80-acre property in New Canaan nor settle in for lunch at The Commons or walk through the common space to admire the SANAA building and drink in its sleek sloping glass and steel architecture under one metal roof — on a hill that suggests it is floating on a river. But make no mistake, while temporarily closed for the public's safety, Grace Farms is fully operational, continuing with its mission to provide medical supplies to first responders and healthcare workers in Connecticut and food relief to people in Fairfield County. Since March whe…

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by Donna Christopher
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COVID-19: This Fairfield County Town Will Begin Distributing Surgical Masks To Residents COVID-19: This Fairfield County Town Will Begin Distributing Surgical Masks To Residents
Covid-19: This Fairfield County Town Will Begin Distributing Surgical Masks To Residents Surgical masks will be provided to residents of one area town to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after receiving funds from a local foundation. Thanks to a donation from Fairfield County's Grace Farms Foundation in New Canaan, Westport officials were able to purchase surgical masks for the public to help reduce the spread and transmission of COVID-19.  The town’s Emergency Response Management Team will be handing out the masks to Westport residents on Tuesday, May 12, at Bedford Middle School, 88 North Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until supplies last. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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With Everyone Pitching In Coronavirus Won't Stop These Groups From Feeding Hungry With Everyone Pitching In Coronavirus Won't Stop These Groups From Feeding Hungry
With Everyone Pitching In Coronavirus Won't Stop These Groups From Feeding Hungry The coronavirus won't stop people from being hungry in lower Fairfield County where 15,000 families ordinarily rely on food pantry supplies for their meals. The elderly, too afraid to go out, might already be running out of food and added to that list, a local social service agency employee worries, Nothing has changed in terms of need so a robust effort is underway among social service organizations to keep the food supplies available to the most vulnerable, Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Executive Director Kate Lombardo stressed on Friday, March 19 as we prepare to shut-in for the we…

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by Donna Christopher
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Fairfield County's Grace Farms Fights Slavery in Building Materials Supply Chain Fairfield County's Grace Farms Fights Slavery in Building Materials Supply Chain
Fairfield County's Grace Farms Fights Slavery in Building Materials Supply Chain A Fairfield County-based initiative is working to wipe out modern-day slavery from the building industry. Supply chain slavery is not a foreign problem. It may seem "out of our sight and reach, happening thousands of miles away," but homes and buildings everywhere, even in Fairfield County could have slave made materials, according to Sharon Prince, president and founder of Grace Farms Foundation in New Canaan. The Foundation announced its initiative in September to raise awareness of the use of forced labor in the manufacture of building products, by forming The Architecture + Construction…

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by Donna Christopher
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Farm-to-Table Pizza, Tacos Among Food Sourced On-Site At New Canaan Cafe Farm-to-Table Pizza, Tacos Among Food Sourced On-Site At New Canaan Cafe
Farm-to-Table Pizza, Tacos Among Food Sourced On-Site At New Canaan Cafe The vegetable-centric tacos and pizzas served at The Commons cafe are mostly grown in a community garden on-site at Grace Farms in New Canaan. The Commons is inside the River Building and used as a community central gathering place. It has long communal tables and serves lunch every day except Monday. From there you can see the meandering landscape that slopes gently upwards to the top of the building which looks like a river. The cafe is open every day except Monday for a "quick bite" or lunch menu. You order at the counter and pick up your food. Area workers can be in and out within a o…

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by Donna Christopher
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Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark
Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark More than 600 people attended an April 25 talk on human trafficking featuring retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark. Grace Farms Foundation and the New Canaan Library co-hosted a conversation American Growth and Global Leadership with Clark who shared excerpts from his most recent book, "Don’t Wait for the Next War." Michael Chen, vice chair of Grace Farms Foundation and a former CEO and President of a division of GE and NBC News served as moderator. “The greatest power Americans have is our values,” said Clark. “We want to use our values as a force for good.” Clark presented a co…

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by Jon Craig
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Hundreds Expected At New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark Hundreds Expected At New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark
Hundreds Expected At New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark Grace Farms Foundation has partnered with the New Canaan Library for a conversation with General Wesley Clark, who will be presenting a discussion about global policy and the future of American growth and leadership, including his unique perspective concerning the crime of modern-day slavery and its impact on our community. General Clark is a four-star general and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander (Europe). Since retiring nearly 20 years ago, he has served as an investment banker, author and in 2004 ran as a Democratic candidate for President.  With human trafficking making headlines lately, …

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by Jon Craig