Farm Share

During this challenging time when many local restaurants are closed or struggling to stay open, we want to continue supporting them and farmers AND at the same time get fresh, healthy food to the region’s residents. So the Hub has launched a new “farm share” service in partnership with local restaurants and farms.

• Fife ‘n Drum Restaurant (Kent, CT) 
• The Village Restaurant (Litchfield, CT) 
• South Farms (Morris, CT)
• Union League (New Haven, CT)
• Stone Acres Farm (Stonington, CT)

We are talking with new interested restaurants every day. We hope to add many more local restaurants to this list over the coming weeks as the growing season really gets underway at our farms. We’ll try to keep our website updated with the latest. Feel free to tell to your favorite local restaurant that you’d love to pick up your NWCT Food Hub farm share there!

Are you a restaurant, cafe, or other location that would like to partner with us to be a farm share pick-up location?  Click here for more details.

You will order your NWCT Food Hub Farm Share online through your chosen participating local restaurant’s website. They will offer online payment and curb-side pickup times. Don’t want to cook on your farm share pick up day? You’ll have the option to order a prepared meal for curb-side pick up at the same time. 

How will you make sure this service is safe? The NWCT Food Hub is committed to providing access to locally grown/produced food, while also ensuring a safe environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. All farms that provide produce to be included in the farm share are following the latest food safety guidelines from the CDC and USDA.

What will be in the “farm share”? Each week will be slightly different based on what is available at area farms. The share would include the fresh produce growing at our farms that week and could include produce like potatoes, winter squash, salad and other greens (as will become increasingly available over the coming weeks). Local bread and eggs may also be available. 

What about people who can’t afford a farm share? We are currently seeking grant funding to help families and individuals that have lost income during this economic crisis and cannot afford fresh produce to keep them healthy. We’d love to be able to offer these families the same fresh veggies you'll be getting in your share. If you’d like to contribute to helping a local family get a share, you can make a donation on the Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities website. "Partners" is the organization that runs the NWCT Food Hub and is a Litchfield County non-profit. 

More questions? Contact us.