New Britain ROOTS

06/02/2026

Views from Wednesday at the Roosevelt Hoop House ☀️

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped keep the momentum growing! 🌿💚

05/29/2026

First grade volunteers from Ms. Nelson’s STEAM classes at Lincoln have been busy! They harvested lots of bags of lettuce to donate to the community fridge 💚🥬 as well as helped transplant 4 o’clock flowers 🌺 for the Michaela’s Garden !

Thanks for all your hard work first graders 💪

05/13/2026

Views from Saturday at the Senior Center Sale 🌿💐 Thank you to everyone who stopped by to shop plants, baked goods, crafts and more while supporting our community programs!

Missed this one? Don’t worry — another sale is coming up next Sunday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We hope to see you there ☀️

05/11/2026

Big thanks to the CCSU Men’s Lacrosse team for spending their Friday helping us rebuild the Chapman Street Community Garden 🌱

From hauling materials to building new garden beds, the Blue Devils showed up ready to work and support the community. We’re grateful to partner with our neighbors at CCSU and continue creating greener spaces together.

Go Blue Devils! 🥍💙

05/08/2026

The 8th Annual Senior Center Plant Sale presented by and the city of New Britain is almost here! Stop by and shop a wide variety of flowers, herbs and vegetables grown with care at the Arnold Schwartz Greenhouse 🌼🍅🌿

From tomatoes and peppers to hanging baskets and herbs, there’s something for every garden this season. All proceeds support programming at The New Britain Senior Center.

📍 55 Pearl Street, New Britain, CT
🗓 Saturday, May 9 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
🗓 Sunday, May 17 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Come support local community programs and grow something great this spring 🌷

05/06/2026

Another look at today’s tree planting in Little Poland 🌳.

Some ROOTS members stopped by to spectate as the crew got the new maple in the ground.

05/06/2026

A new maple tree has officially been planted on Broad Street in Little Poland! 🌳

Huge thank you to Todd Ruszczyk, New Britain City Arborist, and his crew for continuing to grow and care for our city’s urban canopy one tree at a time. Trees like these help bring shade, beauty, cleaner air and stronger community spaces to New Britain.

05/05/2026

Last week, we celebrated Earth Day with a hands-on project right here in New Britain 🪴🌎

In partnership with and , we built 15 garden boxes and 4 benches that will soon be filled with herbs, flowers, and vegetables. These spaces will support programming at CCARC in New Britain and the Hess Center in Berlin, creating opportunities to grow food, learn new skills and connect with nature.

We can’t wait to see these boxes come to life 💚

04/30/2026

04/29/2026

🚨 PSA: Missed our Arbor Day giveaway? We’ve got you covered!

📍 58 Scarlett Drive, New Britain, CT 06053

First come, first served—come grab a tree and help grow a greener community 💚