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Community garden at Long Hill Bible Church

It exists! Waterbury Mutual Aid, with the support of Justice Southbury/Justice Woodbury, has installed at Long Hill Bible Church a community garden with 20 raised beds roughly 3 feet square. We built this garden for use by residents of the surrounding neighborhood, which includes the Davis Gardens housing complex. Most of the beds are planted.Continue reading “Community garden at Long Hill Bible Church”

F2F truck delivery a success

May 18, 2021–Waterbury Mutual Aid successfully received 1,200 food boxes from the USDA Farmers to Families program, immediately sharing 600 of those boxes with allied organizations. WMA will distribute the remaining 600 boxes on Saturday, May 22. WMA would like to thank all the comrades and volunteers who helped us with this important work. AsContinue reading “F2F truck delivery a success”

WMA to receive F2F truck on May 18th

After months of work, Waterbury Mutual Aid has finally been able to secure an entire truckload of Farmers to Families food boxes. WMA will receive the truck on Tuesday, May 18th at our 48′ climate-controlled trailer on the grounds of Long Hill Bible Church. Distribution planned for Saturday, May 22 WMA is currently working withContinue reading “WMA to receive F2F truck on May 18th”

Farmers to Families Update

Waterbury Mutual Aid–along with the rest of the nation’s food support community–learned on Friday that the USDA’s popular Farmers to Families (F2F) food box program will have its current phase of funding extended through the end of May, but then that will be the end of the program. We also learned that many of theContinue reading “Farmers to Families Update”

WMA F2F volume at new record

In a single day, Waterbury Mutual Aid secured 8 full pallets (504 boxes) from the USDA Farmers to Families program. 3 pallets (a little more than our standard allotment) came through the regular Waterbury supply chain. The other 5 came through an allied organization in Hartford with contacts at a major food support supplier. ThisContinue reading “WMA F2F volume at new record”