root2RISE West Hartford

04/21/2026

Job opportunity from UConn Extension! See below:

We’re hiring! Please help us share this job posting with your networks. UConn Extension is hoping to hire a communications outreach assistant to help support to a wide-range of food systems programming, including our Farm to School activities and Solid Ground Farmer Training Program.

This is a part time position of 26 hours/week, with a salary of $38,508 - $41,250. Full benefits available.

Job Posting at UConn Careers - https://jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/499490/educational-program-assistant-2-food-systems-communications-outreach-assistant

Applications due by 11:55 pm on May 8th.

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01/22/2026

Sounds like a great summer outdoors!

11/15/2025

Food is love. Food is connection. But what happens when we are separated from the food that we eat or that our ancestors ate? Are any of us eating the food our bodies need when it comes out of boxes or wrapped in plastic? Can you imagine living on and knowing this land for thousands of years then being separated from it and the food it provides?

Please join us!! We are looking forward to attending the film screening of Gather, exploring the reclamation of Indigenous foodways at West Hartford Libraries Noah Webster Library.

https://westhartford.librarymarket.com/event/film-discussion-gather-nwl-89601r

Events calendar for West Hartford Libraries

10/07/2025

Wow, what a lovely day we had this past Friday at the Fall Community Farm Share Event. We are beyond grateful to all of the farmers, educators, artists, community members and families that came out to support and celebrate our connection with food and the people who love and take care of the land.

With your support and donations, we were also able to meet the needs of some families in our community who struggle with access to fresh, locally grown veggies and fruits. We hope to be able to do this all again with your continued support!

We believe that as a collective, we can create a more just and sustainable local food system.

10/02/2025

Tomorrow is the Day!

🥕 Support local farmers by purchasing your farm share OR donating a share to support families in need — link in bio.

🍞 This event’s farm share bag includes Jamaican Coco Bread + a tea sample 🍵 (along with local-fresh veggies, contents may vary).

📍 Pick up your share tomorrow from 3:30–6:30 PM and enjoy:
👩‍🌾 Meet Local Farmers
🥄 Taste Tests
🍳 Cooking Demo
🌿 Healing Herbs
📓 Nature Journaling
✍️ Wreath Making

💚 Fresh food. Local farmers. Stronger community. See you there!

10/02/2025

There are really good things happening across CT - connecting kids to local food, their own hands-on experiences in the school garden and classrooms and family and community collaboration. Wouldn’t it be great if we could do this here in West Hartford?

10/01/2025

Donate a share and help meet the needs of our community.
Access to healthy food is not a privilege — it’s a right. 🌱

By purchasing or donating a share, you’re supporting families who deserve access to fresh, healthy food. Whatever works for you — every contribution makes a difference, and every gift is deeply appreciated. 💚

Together, we can bridge the gap and nourish our community.

👉 Give today at www.root2risewh.org
or simply scan the QR code on the flyer. 📲

09/29/2025

🌱✨ Only 4 days to go! ✨🌱

We’re counting down to the Community Farm Share Event on October 3, 2025! 🥕🍅🍠

Join us to celebrate the harvest, connect with neighbors, and support fresh, healthy food for our community. 💚

📍 Save the date, bring your friends, and let’s grow together!

✨ Don’t miss out — pre-order your one-time farm share box filled with fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies!

📲 Scan the QR code or visit root2RISEwh.org to purchase or donate.

We can’t wait to see you there! 💚

09/26/2025

🌱 Root2Rise on the Podcast! 🎙️

Our very own Nakia Alexander and Kimberly Hughes sat down with hosts Artisena Hill and Jill Pollack Lewis to talk about the upcoming Community Farm Share Event this October — and the power of growing food, community, and connection.

✨ Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BL9tzNgo7/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🍅 Don’t miss out — pre-order your one-time farm share packed with fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies!
📲 Visit root2RISEwh.org to purchase or donate.

📅 Friday, October 3, 2025
🕞 3:30–6:30 PM
📍 Webster Walk, Blue Back Square (42 Isham Road)

Let’s rise together this fall! 💚

09/24/2025

Stop by and meet Aarvah Quinonez of Aasaaska Foundation! Learn more about her “Farm Where You Are” urban farming work and explore her beekeeping programs — including a honey tasting and native beehive display.