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Food Access in Bridgeport
Recipes

These resource are being made free to the public online in December, 2023. Some information may be outdated. Many of these resources were developed with our specific sites, programs, and procedures in mind, and though we have adapted many to be more widely applicable, you may need to continue adapting them to be most useful for your work.

You may email info@gogvi.org with questions, but please note that our team may be slow to respond - please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

You do NOT have to ask us for permission to adapt or use Green Village Initiative (GVI) resources, but please consider citing GVI to honor the legacy of our farmers! If a resource is from one of our partners, please do your best to reach out to request permission before you adapt and cite their work.

Food Access in Bridgeport

Fridgeport: Free Community Fridge!

Drop off food or pick some up at the open access fridge and pantry at 219 James Street, Kingdom Builders Impact Ministry.

¡Fridgeport: Nevera comunitaria gratis!

Deje la comida o recoja algo en la nevera y despensa de acceso abierto en 219 James Street, Kingdom Builders Impact Ministry.

EHC Free Summer Lunches

Click the image to be directed to a free resource for free meals for kids and teens under the age of 18!

Almuerzos de verano gratuitos de EHC

Haz click en las imágen para ser redirigido a un recurso gratuito de comidas gratis para niños y adolescentes menores de 18 años!

211 food map

nourish bridgeport

CT foodshare

guide to local food pantries (*note: some info may be outdated*)

THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF GREATER BRIDGEPORT: BRIDGEPORT PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS

youth resources sheet

bridgeport healthy food access map

bridgeport healthy food access map key

Recipes

farm-ily favorite recipes from gvi’s team

Farmer Ellie's Spring E-Scape Pesto recipe

Margie's Thai Butternut Squash Bisque

Stone soup

veggie stock

Fairfield University Interactive Cookbook

Fairfield University has released a new interactive cookbook that allows its reader to hear the voices of the Bridgeport gardeners that helped fill the pages. We celebrate this partnership with Fairfield University’s Center for Social Impact and the close relationship they have with our gardening community over many seasons!

"Everything down to the root" garden recipes

BuildOn Bridgeport’s Healthy Recipes Cookbook

BuildOn students volunteered to create a virtual recipe book with vegetables that grown at Reservoir Community Farm. Their recipes are in the gallery below!