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Check out Green Village Initiative in the media!
Bridgeport's Reservoir Community Farm Expanding Due to State Grants
April 2024
Yewande Komolafe’s ‘Everyday Lagos,’ plus Bridgeport’s Green Village Initiative
October 2023
Bridgeport Urban Farm Cultivates Gardening, Leadership Skills for Local Teens - “It’s Like a Safe Haven”
July 2023
Urban Farmers in CT are Leading the Fight to Feed Areas Lacking Fresh Produce
July 2023
GVI’s Urban Farming Extravaganza - CT Voices for Children
July 2023
Connecticut Agriculture: New Crops, New Technologies, Direct to Consumer Food
May 2023
Framing the Positive Externalities: Community Gardening in Bridgeport, CT
2021
Rebuilding Reservoir Community Garden: Tito’s Block-to-Block Initiative
November 2022
Taking Back a City the Green Way
October 2021
Tell Congress: Keep Kids’ Health A Top Priority in the Build Back Better Act
October 2021
Read Fairfield U's study on GVI Community Gardens in Bridgeport - published in the Journal of Food Studies!
June 2021
Blight or a meadow? Bridgeport orders bulb company to mow garden
June 2021
Colorblends have donated hundreds of tulip and daffodil bulbs to our community gardens and farm to attract pollinators and beautify our City! We are happy to support their meadow-scaping for a healthier and safer ecosystem and do our part to question the status quo of the "lawn" and "bee" advocates for ecological land maintenance.
Fairfield Dolan Newsletter: Students Give Back to the Local Community
June 2021
GVI mentioned by our very own intern and Fairfield University student, Dante Gizzo. Dante’s internship is facilitated by the Dolan Social Impact Summer Internship Program, which provides him and other students a stipend that allows them to intern for local businesses and organizations.
CT Post: Local Schools get Summer Program Grants to Help Kids Recover from any Pandemic Slide
June 2021
GVI mentioned in this article about a pandemic-era competitive grant program introduced in spring to allocate federal dollars to summer programs to help schools recover from the pandemic.
Bicentennial Interview: Say Hello To Farmer Ellie, Bridgeport’s Heart Of Green
April 2021
GVI’s Executive Director Ellie Angerame is interviewed by Lennie Grimaldi for Only in Bridgeport’s interview series tribute to Bridgeport’s Bicentennial.
Interview on WPLR’s For the People Radio Show
April 2021
GVI’s Executive Director Ellie Angerame joins the award winning For the People radio show to discuss how to get involved with GVI, upcoming events, how our team has grown during the pandemic, and more!
Diggin’ in the Dirt Interview
April 2021
GVI’s Executive Director Ellie Angerame and our newest team member Rob Peck joined the “Diggin in the Dirt” podcast to speak with host Kevin Gallagher about food justice in Bridgeport.
Collaborative Urban Farm Multimedia E-Cookbook Builds Community
March 2021
The online e-cookbook, Everything Down to the Root: Exchanges in Food, Culture and Knowledge in a Community of Urban Farmers, includes recipes for things like “Ital Veg Salad” and “Beet Popsicles.”
CT Insider: A Farm or Library? Debate Rages Over Future of Bridgeport Land
March 2021
Read coverage of the ongoing discussion revolving around the possible placement of a library either alongside or over Reservoir Community Farm.
CT Post Opinion: Urban Farms Can Make Our Cities More Livable
March 2021
Green Village Initiative’s Reservoir Community Farm is covered in an article by Terry Jones on the different ways that urban agriculture can effect communities.
GVI Completes Year One of 4-Year Grant
September 2019
Fairfield’s Hamlet Hub covered covered the Federal funding that supports our work, with our partners, to create a more inclusive, just food system in Bridgeport.
Non-profit Thanks Business Community for Shed Donation
June 2018
News 12 reported about the new toolshed donated to Reservoir Community Farm's community garden.
Senator Moore and Green Village Initiative Empower Local Youth and Fight for Food Justice in Bridgeport
August 2017
Senator Marilyn Moore toured two of Green Village Initiative (GVI)'s community gardens in Bridgeport and met with a group of GVI youth leaders who are championing food justice and sustainable urban horticulture in their community.
Farmers Markets, Community Gardens Offer Affordable Vegetables
July 2017
The CT Post wrote about GVI, its programs, and all the fresh produce it has for sail!
Green Village Initiative Talks Social, Economic, and Environmental Change
November 2015
The Bridgeport-based Green Village Initiative Executive Director Cristina Sandolo talks with Kate Czaplinski about the nonprofit's mission, creating community gardens, school gardens and educational programs.
Devan the Farmer - Reservoir Community Farm
May 2015
Meet Devan, one of Reservoir Farm's youngest growers.
Reservoir Community Farm Post Fire
May 2015
After the shed at the Reservoir Community Farm burned to the ground, the community came together around GVI in order to rebuild it and continue to move forward.
Mayor Finch, North End Community Commits to Rebuild the Reservoir Community Farm Building
March 2013
Bridgeport, CT's news cite published an article stating the importance of Reservoir Community Farm to Bridgeport. In the article the community and the mayor stress the importance of rebuilding RCF's building as well as maintaining the farm.
Grand Opening of Reservoir Community Farm & Farm Stand
July 2013
On Saturday, June 29th, Fairfield County's Green Village Initiative (GVI) held the Grand Opening of the Reservoir Community Farm, a 1.5-acre urban farm located at 1469 Reservoir Avenue, at the corner of Yaremich Drive, in the northern section of the city. The Grand Opening Ceremony was attended by Mayor Bill Finch and other Bridgeport dignitaries.
Green Village Initiative 2013 Promo
February 2013
Green Village Initiative, based in Fairfield County, CT builds community sustainability by taking on actionable projects and delivering tangible results. Visit gogvi.org for more information.