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# The Vita Health & Wellness District in Stamford

Making our West Side Community Healthier in Every Way

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- [2 Stamford Nonprofits Receive Grants From New Canaan Community Foundation](https://vitastamford.com/2-stamford-nonprofits-receive-grants-from-new-canaan-community-foundation/) - 2 Stamford Nonprofits Receive Grants From New Canaan Community FoundationTwo Stamford-based nonprofits have received grants from the New Canaan Community Foundation. The Stamford Youth Mental Health Alliance and Fairgate Farm each received $5,000 to support their work in the community. Founded in 2022, the Stamford Youth Mental Health Alliance is a citywide network of more
- [Stamford’s Fairgate Farm to Add Amenities, Thanks to AARP Grant](https://vitastamford.com/stamfords-fairgate-farm-to-add-amenities-thanks-to-aarp-grant/) - Stamford’s Fairgate Farm to Add Amenities, Thanks to AARP GrantThe AARP has awarded Stamford’s Fairgate Farm a $9,800 “Community Challenge” grant for the development of an ADA-compliant walkway through the farm. The work will also include a bicycle rack, benches, picnic tables and elevated raised garden beds, which will provide a space to garden for
- [Interview with Farm Manager Pete Novajosky](https://vitastamford.com/interview-with-farm-manager-pete-novajosky/) - Interview with Farm Manager Pete NovajoskyMarysol Castro of Connecticut Public tours Fairgate Farm and interviews Farm Manager Pete Novajosky. She asks how the farm has had to adjust during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo from Summer 2019
- [Produce from Fairgate Farm Featured During Stamford Restaurant Weeks](https://vitastamford.com/produce-from-fairgate-farm-featured-during-stamford-restaurant-weeks/) - Produce from Fairgate Farm Featured During Stamford Restaurant WeeksDozens of restaurants are getting ready to make new connections as Stamford Restaurant Weeks kicks off with a special twist this year. This year, several of the restaurants participating during Restaurant Weeks are adding the hyperlocal produce to their menus. Read the article
- [Locally Grown for Flavor, Community and Environmental Impact](https://vitastamford.com/locally-grown-for-flavor-community-and-environmental-impact/) - Locally Grown for Flavor, Community and Environmental ImpactLocal food initiatives have always been about more than just growing healthy food. “There are very few things that people connect with more than food,” says Peter Novajosky, Farm Manager at Stamford’s Fairgate Farm. “Food culture, the memories and emotional attachments to foods, the seasonality of waiting for
- [Inside Fairgate Farm: How Stamford's Urban Farm is Growing Food, Community and Opportunity for All](https://vitastamford.com/inside-fairgate-farm-how-stamfords-urban-farm-is-growing-food-community-and-opportunity-for-all/) - Inside Fairgate Farm: How Stamford’s Urban Farm is Growing Food, Community and Opportunity for AllTucked away on Stillwater Avenue, Fairgate Farm is proving that an urban farm can be much more than a place to grow food. Opened in 2011, the farm originally focused on connecting people to the food system. Over the years, that
- [West Side NRZ Update](https://vitastamford.com/west-side-nrz-update/) - We’ve invited community agencies and service providers to join us, sharing information about services that can benefit our community. March meeting highlights: Greenfield, the 45-unit mixed income housing community on Merrell Avenue, that is the third phase of the Vidal Court relocation, is on schedule to open this fall. This new complex is shaping up
- [Healthy Places: March 2015](https://vitastamford.com/healthy-places-march-2015/)
- [Case Study by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development](https://vitastamford.com/case-study-by-u-s-department-of-housing-and-urban-development/) - Stamford Hospital and Charter Oak Communities are the focus of the latest case study on the Vita Health and Wellness initiative by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 2011, two major institutions in the neighborhood, Stamford Hospital and the local public housing agency Charter Oak Communities (COC), took advantage of their partnership,
- [Vita Impact is featured on MeasureUp](https://vitastamford.com/vita-impact-is-featured-on-measureup/) - Vita Impact is live on MeasureUp! Build Healthy Places Network's resource page that offers a collection of some of the best mapping tools for community development and health. The Vita Health and Wellness district VitaImpact website is an interactive tool, designed to show linkages between targeted social initiatives and the many other aspects by which they can broadly impact
- [New Farmers Market Opens in Stamford](https://vitastamford.com/new-farmers-market-opens-in-stamford/) - A New Organic Farmers Market Opens in May at Fairgate Farm On May 31, 2018, Fairgate Farm, located at 129 Stillwater Avenue, will introduce its first Farmers Market featuring organic produce from five farms. The Market will be open May through October on Thursdays from 12 noon to 6 pm and Saturdays 9 am to
- [Fairgate Farm in Stamford Raises Funds to Provide Seating for Its New Outdoor Classroom!](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm-in-stamford-raises-funds-to-provide-seating-for-its-new-outdoor-classroom/) - The nonprofit Fairgate Farm in Stamford is raising funds to provide 6 teak benches for its Outdoor Classroom under the Pellicci Pergola at Fairgate Farm. You can learn more about the project here According to Vin Tufo, the chief executive officer of Charter Oak Communities, sponsor of the Farm, said: “In the past year, the number of visitors
- [West Side Farm Raises Funds to Honor Pellicci](https://vitastamford.com/west-side-farm-raises-funds-to-honor-pellicci/) - A collection of six new teak benches would be the “cherry on top” of a memorial meant to honor the life of West Side resident Anthony Pellicci. That’s what Vin Tufo, CEO of Charter Oak Communities, sponsor of Fairgate Farm, said of the incoming benches, which would be placed under “Anthony’s Arbor,” a pergola constructed
- [Fairgate Farm Farmers Market Opens 6/4 with Curbside Pickup!](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm-farmers-market-opens-6-4-with-curbside-pickup/) - Your treasured community resource, Fairgate Farm, has adapted to operation during the pandemic and our dedicated team is excited to receive patrons back to our Farmers Market to share life-affirming benefits of healthy, locally grown, delicious produce! The 2020 season will begin, although with some restrictions, with offerings of Farm-grown lettuces, strawberries, radishes, green onions,
- [Case Study by the Georgia Health Policy Center](https://vitastamford.com/case-study-by-the-georgia-health-policy-center/) - Aligning Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and managed by the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), is focused on learning from stakeholders across the nation about effective ways to align these three sectors to better meet people’s goals and needs. Given variance
- [The Beautiful Beet: A True Superfood](https://vitastamford.com/the-beautiful-beet-a-true-superfood/) - Beets are hard to beat in the nutrition category – you can tell by their gorgeous color that they’re great for your health! They’re -packed with good-for-you calcium, sodium, vitamin A, chlorine, sulfur, B6, iron, potassium, choline and folate. It’s easy to grow your own beets; they’re not very picky about soil and sunlight. There
- [Healthy Places: April 2015](https://vitastamford.com/healthy-places-april-2015/)
- [Fairgate Farm Awarded $22,640 Grant by the Harvard Pilgrim Health](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm-awarded-22640-grant-by-the-harvard-pilgrim-health/) - The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has awarded Stamford’s Fairgate Farm a $22,640 Healthy Food Fund grant to assist it in building volunteer participation and increasing access to healthy, locally-grown organic produce. Fairgate Farm, located at 129 Stillwater Avenue in the West Side neighborhood of Stamford, is among 25 local initiatives that received a total
- [September 2017: Carwin Park Concert Series](https://vitastamford.com/september-5-2017-carwin-park-concert-northern-gates-good-news-on-the-westside/) - WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ZONE in partnership with the Take Back Carwin Park Committee and the City of Stamford, Mayor’s Community Arts Grant invite you to experience music in Carwin Park the following dates: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 from 6:30pm to 9pm Northern Gates "Good News on the Westside" Thursday, September 14th, 2017 from 6:30pm to
- [What's Going On In Your Part of Stamford](https://vitastamford.com/whats-going-on-in-your-part-of-stamford/) - A large arbor dedicated to Anthony Pellicci, the popular West Side restaurant owner who died in 2014, is planned for Fairgate Farm. Organizers have raised about $6,600 of the $15,000 needed for the pergola. Click here to read the article
- [Donations Needed to Build the Pellicci Pergola at Fairgate Farm](https://vitastamford.com/donations-needed-to-build-the-pellicci-pergola-at-fairgate-farm/) - The Stamford community is joining forces to raise funds to build the Anthony Pellicci Pergola at Fairgate Farm, 129 Stillwater Avenue, in the historic West Side neighborhood for which Pellicci gave his impassioned support. Architects, contractors, and volunteers are donating the design and labor but need to raise $15,000 by March 1, 2018, for the
- [Urban Institute Case Study](https://vitastamford.com/urban-institute-case-study/) - The Vita Health & Wellness District is a one-mile corridor in Stamford, Connecticut, that has positioned itself as a “health-themed neighborhood,” offering mixed-income housing, health care services, community farming, early childhood education programming, and supportive services to residents. Led by the city’s public housing authority Charter Oak Communities and Stamford Hospital, this collaboration of city
- [Stamford's Organic Community Farm Announces New Manager](https://vitastamford.com/stamfords-organic-community-farm-announces-new-manager/) - Fairgate Farm, located at 129 Stillwater Avenue and part of the Vita Health & Wellness District, is managed by the newly-appointed farm manager, Peter Novajosky, who brings a wealth of experience in horticulture and gardening along with a devotion to promoting healthy lifestyles. Besides managing the farm, Peter is eager to expand the community of
- [From Guard Towers to Gardens](https://vitastamford.com/from-guard-towers-to-gardens/) - The scope of Stamford's efforts has made it a national model in the era of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which requires non-profit hospitals to play a role in preventing disease, "something hospitals really haven't done before," notes Pam Koprowski, Stamford Hospital's director of public affairs. "We have to work with community developers and other
- [Our Garbage Can – And So Can Yours!](https://vitastamford.com/our-garbage-can-and-so-can-yours/) - Good soil is teaming with life, and the more you work with this life, the more they work with you. Less than one 8-ounce cup of healthy soil has more microbes than there are humans on earth. At Fairgate Farm we are committed stewards of our precious soil. We understand that the vibrant life below
- [Stamford Wins Grant for West Side Health Offerings](https://vitastamford.com/stamford-wins-grant-for-west-side-health-offerings/) - A grant from a national philanthropic organization is helping the city identify ways to improve health and safety in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The city has been awarded $60,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a private nonprofit dedicated to promoting health, for a new program focused on the West Side and bordering Waterside. Click here to
- [22nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting](https://vitastamford.com/22nd-annual-christmas-tree-lighting/) - Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:30pm Located at Jackie Robinson Park West Main Street (Jackie Robinson Way & Richmond Hill). Enjoy caroling, music and refreshments. Featuring Project Music Rhapsody Ensemble & Choir. Join in as we light our community tree for the holiday season! Click here for more information Presented by Jackie Robinson Park of Fame,
- [Parents as Co-Educators Families Visit Fairgate Farm](https://vitastamford.com/parents-as-co-educators-families-visit-fairgate-farm/) - We had a very successful farm visit with the Parents as Co-Educators families! "Thank you! It was a great experience for all the children and their families. I love the way Maxon phrased it: 'The farm belongs to you.' I am hoping all the families feel that they can get involved and become part of
- [Springing Into Action: Our Farm Gets Going for the 2016 Season!](https://vitastamford.com/springing-into-action-our-farm-gets-going-for-the-2016-season/) - If you drive by our Farm (129 Stillwater Avenue) you will see that we're springing to life ... but, actually, we got started weeks ago. These 1,400 seedlings are growing up in our heated, hydroponic greenhouse and getting ready to graduate to the gardens. COME CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH US AT OUR 2ND ANNUAL FARM
- [Charter Oak Communities, Stamford's Housing Agency, Earns Top Marks](https://vitastamford.com/charter-oak-communities-stamfords-housing-agency-earns-top-marks/) - Stamford housing agency Charter Oak Communities has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with the highest possible operations rating for the sixth year in a row. Click here to read the article
- [A Busy 2016 Summer for Vita!](https://vitastamford.com/a-busy-2016-summer-for-vita/) - Orr summer season has begun! Farm coordinator Maxon Keating reports on the kickoff Strawberry Festival (June 11): “It was beautiful and full of community fun! Our event was physically healthy with strawberry salads, smoothies, and freshly picked organic strawberries -- but maybe even more healthy for the soul with music, painting, poetry, laughs and smiles
- [The Role of Anchor Institutions in Restoring Neighborhoods](https://vitastamford.com/the-role-of-anchor-institutions-in-restoring-neighborhoods/) - The Role of Anchor Institutions in Restoring Neighborhoods: Health Institutions as a Catalyst for Affordable Housing and Community Development
- [Vita community Westwood creates its own food pantry](https://vitastamford.com/vita-community-westwood-creates-its-own-food-pantry/) - Vita community Westwood creates its own food pantry, with groceries donated by residents and fresh produce from Fairgate Farm. Click here to read a great story
- [Fairgate Farm Coordinator/Community Builder Maxon Keating](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm-coordinatorcommunity-builder-maxon-keating/) - Fairgate Farm Coordinator/Community Builder Maxon Keating is a local celebrity, featured in this front-page Stamford Advocate profile.
- [Program Aims to Integrate Immigrants One Family at a Time](https://vitastamford.com/event-title-2/) - Read this profile of Parents As Co-Educators
- [Our New Parents As Co-Educators Program In the News](https://vitastamford.com/our-new-parents-as-co-educators-program-in-the-news/) - Stamford's Vita Launches Pilot Program To Support Low-Income Families
- [Community Close Up: Vita Health & Wellness District, Stamford, Connecticut](https://vitastamford.com/community-close-up-vita-health-wellness-district-stamford-connecticut/) - Hospital Partners with Housing Authority to Put Health at the Center of a Neighborhood Transformation
- [Investing in the Future: High-Quality Pre-K Programs Deliver Huge Benefits to Society](https://vitastamford.com/investing-in-the-future-high-quality-pre-k-programs-deliver-huge-benefits-to-society/) - Research shows that every $1 invested in high quality pre-k programs returns $4 - $9 in better health, educational achievement, social and economic achievement and reduced need for social spending. Insightful and inspirational interview with Marc Jaffe, CEO of Childcare Learning Center, Vita partner and co-sponsor of our new Parents As Co-Educators program. http://sustainability.thomsonreuters.com/2016/03/02/727288/
- [March Is Nutrition Month: Vita Veggiecation Programs & More ...](https://vitastamford.com/march-is-nutrition-month-vita-veggiecation-programs-more/) - March is Nutrition Month! Fairgate Farm is participating in a month-long, citywide celebration of good, healthy food! Download the schedule of events
- [A Healthy, Happy Holiday to All](https://vitastamford.com/a-healthy-happy-holiday-to-all/) - A Healthy, Happy Holiday to All from the Vita Health & Wellness District and Fairgate Farm! We invite you to read this new article on the Vita Health & Wellness District from the latest copy of Stamford Plus Magazine; as you can see, we have had a productive year and we’d like to thank the many individuals
- [Parks, Bees and Community Safety: The March 22 West Side NRZ Meeting](https://vitastamford.com/parks-bees-and-community-safety-the-march-22-west-side-nrz-meeting/) - On March 22, 2016, residents, friends, and partners met for the West Side NRZ Meeting at the Fairgate Community Center. The meeting began with Mike Cotela, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Stamford. Cotela detailed plans and progress of the Boys and Girls Club, highlighting its partnership with the City of Stamford
- [Winter 2016](https://vitastamford.com/winter-2016/) - Off to a Great Start: Our New Parents as Co-Educators Program from the Vita Health & Wellness District and Fairgate Farm! Parents as Co-Educators prepares low-income, immigrant families to help their children succeed academically. In partnership with Family Centers, Neighbors Link and the Childcare Learning Center on Palmer’s Hill, we launched our small pilot last
- [Stamford West Side Transportation Study ](https://vitastamford.com/stamford-west-side-transportation-study-/) - This report is a summary of key findings from the study effort and a ‘Blueprint for Placemaking’ detailing actions to be undertaken by the City of Stamford that both complement and augment the current development program along Stillwater Avenue. Click here to download a copy of the report
- [October 2015 Update](https://vitastamford.com/october-2015-update/) - So much happening in our neighborhood this month ... mark your calendars! Saturday, October 3, 9 am - 2 pm at the DOMUS Center, 83 Lockwood Avenue: HISPANIC HEALTH FAIR sponsored by the Hispanic Advisory Council of Greater Stamford. No-cost health screenings including blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, pulmonary, mobile mammography and more. Monday, October 5,
- [Reminder WS NRZ Meeting 9-15](https://vitastamford.com/reminder-ws-nrz-meeting-9-15/) - SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendar; Autumn WS NRZ Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, 6:30 pm Our jam-packed agenda includes: Traffic problems and plans to solve them. Fitzgerald and Haliday, the consultants who have partnered with the community to analyze West Side traffic issues, are presenting their recommendations to the Stamford Planning Board earlier in
- [September 2015 Update](https://vitastamford.com/september-2015-update/) - Autumn Meeting: Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 pm. We'll hear findings from the West Side Traffic Study -- seek opinions on the proposed Medical Marijuana Production Facilities & Dispensaries – describe our new “Parents as Co-Educators” program – and share updates on the West Side Merchant’s Association and Fairgate Farm (Click here for more agenda details)
- [Healthy Places: May 2015](https://vitastamford.com/healthy-places-may-2015/)
- [Shaping What’s Possible: Thoughts on Nicholas Kristof’s Op-Ed Column, It’s Not Just About Bad Choices](https://vitastamford.com/shaping-whats-possible-thoughts-on-nicholas-kristofs-op-ed-column-its-not-just-about-bad-choices/) - Whenever I write about people who are struggling, I hear from readers who say something like: Folks need to stop whining and get a job. It’s all about personal responsibility. That’s the beginning of a June 13, New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof, titled “It’s Not Just About Bad Choices.” His provocative lead resonated for me
- [A "Peachy" Summer at the Farm!](https://vitastamford.com/a-peachy-summer-at-the-farm/) - It's hard to believe that we're halfway through our fifth summer at Fairgate Farm! New this year are fruit trees (like this gorgeous peach), including apple, pear and plum ... along with more plants for our ethnic collection, such as Caribbean callaloo -- Bangladesh squash -- Mexican tomatillos -- Asian ghost peppers -- Eastern European
- [Vita Health & Wellness District Receives “Action Award” from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Program for 2015 ](https://vitastamford.com/vita-health-wellness-district-receives-action-award-from-robert-wood-johnson-foundations-county-health-rankings-roadmaps-program-for-2015/) - STAMFORD, Conn., May 13, 2015 -- Stamford’s Vita Health & Wellness District has been selected to receive an Action Award from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) program. Stamford is one of 20 communities nationwide to receive a Roadmaps to Health Action Award this year. The Action Awards
- [Greenfield Dedication and Ribbon Cutting](https://vitastamford.com/greenfield-dedication-and-ribbon-cutting/) - As the redevelopment of the former Vidal Court housing project rolls on, the latest section -- Greenfield -- celebrated its official dedication Wednesday. Once a working-class neighborhood, the West Side area around Vidal began to see increased crime and blight in more recent times. Charter Oak Communities -- which is the city's public housing authority
- [At Stamford’s Fairgate Farm, Every Day is Earth Day](https://vitastamford.com/at-stamfords-fairgate-farm-every-day-is-earth-day/) - STAMFORD, Conn. -- A small urban farm on Stillwater Avenue in Stamford’s West Side is bringing better health to the land, to the volunteers who work there, and to the neighborhood where it's located. Established in 2011, Fairgate Farm – part of the Vita Health & Wellness District – is entering its fourth growing season.
- [Farm-to-Table Cookbook](https://vitastamford.com/farm-to-table-cookbook/) - We invite you to download (and enjoy) this free copy of our Fairgate Farm 2014 Farm-to-Table cookbook, with delicious recipes from Stamford Hospital chef/dietitian Gavin Pritchard, along with photos and happy memories of our 2014 growing season – volunteers, special events, Farm to Table workshops and more. Click here to download your copy of the
- [Winter News from Vita Health & Wellness District](https://vitastamford.com/winter-news-from-vita-health-wellness-district/) - Good news all, February only seems like the longest month of the year … spring will soon be here! Read on to meet some new folks in our Vita Health & Wellness world – to see what’s new with some of our community partners – and to get a preview of our plans for Fairgate
- [Stamford's Vita Program in the Running for Big Prize](https://vitastamford.com/stamfords-vita-program-in-the-running-for-big-prize/)
- [Fairgate Farm Slide Show 2014](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm-slide-show-2014/) - Fairgate Farm Volunteers - You made 2014 a banner year at the Farm! Click here to view the PDF slideshow or click here to download the original Powerpoint version
- [2014 Harvest Festival](https://vitastamford.com/2014-harvest-festival/) - We had an amazing summer, culminating with a very successful 2014 Harvest Festival on October 18. More than 200 people attended and enjoyed a fun day of pumpkin painting, healthy food samples (grilled corn, pumpkin cornbread and more!), toured our gardens and took helped themselves to freshly harvested produce. It was a great day!
- [Stamford Advocate Celebrates 75th Anniversary with COC Profile](https://vitastamford.com/stamford-advocate-celebrates-75th-anniversary-with-coc-profile/) - We loved yesterday’s profile acknowledging the 75th anniversary of Charter Oak Communities – describing Fairgate as looking like “the set for a movie about an idyllic suburb.” (Nice in a week in which our city was also ranked in the Top 100 “most livable” mid-sized cities in the US.) Read it here. Meet
- [Healthy Ways to Enjoy Pumpkin](https://vitastamford.com/healthy-ways-to-enjoy-pumpkin/) - Stamford Hospital chef/dietitian Gavin Pritchard recently visited with Channel 12’s Gillian Neff at Fairgate Farm, where they discussed (and sampled!) some delicious recipes made from fresh pumpkin. See the interview here. Olive Oil-Pumpkin Bread # of Servings: 8 Serving size: 1 slice What you need! 2/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour ¾ cup whole-wheat flour 2
- [Watermelon -- Wow, Way Healthy!](https://vitastamford.com/watermelon-wow-way-healthy/) - Nothing says "summer" like fresh watermelon! Though you can now buy it in supermarkets just about year-round, the shipped-from-afar fruit pales in comparison to the bright, juicy, super-sweet melons now in season and available from local farms. It’s a tasty treat in its own right but did you know that watermelon is also considered a
- [Sweet Potato Recipes](https://vitastamford.com/sweet-potato-recipes/) - Rosemary-Garlic Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges #Servings: 4 Serving size: ¼ of the wedges What you need! 2-3 medium (about 1 pound) Sweet potatoes, washed, peel-on 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons Fresh rosemary leaves, minced 1 teaspoon Garlic powder ½ teaspoon Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon Sea salt (optional) What you do! 1.
- [Back in Action … a Busy Autumn at the West Side NRZ](https://vitastamford.com/busy-autumn-at-the-west-side-nrz/) - The West Side NRZ is having a busy fall with both September and October meetings focused on contributing our ideas and insights to the City of Stamford's growth plans. At the September 24 meeting, Land Use Bureau Chief Norman Cole shared the City's vision for the West Side neighborhood and encouraged participation in the October
- [Garden Vegetable Cacciatore Recipe](https://vitastamford.com/garden-vegetable-cacciatore-recipe/) - Stamford Hospital’s new dietitian/chef Gavin Pritchard served his family this delicious meal he made from vegetables he picked earlier in the day at Fairgate Farm. So delicious! Garden Vegetable Cacciatore Makes: 4 servings Serving size: about 2 cups Nothing beats a warm, satisfying dish on a cool early fall night! What better way to use
- [KEEP IT COOL WITH CUCUMBERS:  Cancer-Fighters, Skin Soothers & So Delicious and Easy!](https://vitastamford.com/keep-it-cool-with-cucumbers-cancer-fighters-skin-soothers-so-delicious-and-easy/) - Summer has settled in and now no one wants to heat up their kitchens! If you want to keep your cool—both in the kitchen and out—you need look no further than the delightfully crisp and crunchy vegetable staple, the cucumber. We’re now harvesting lots of them at Fairgate Farm. This easy-to-eat, low-cal snack can and
- [Stamford Hospital Women's Cancer Early Detection Program](https://vitastamford.com/stamford-hospital-womens-cancer-early-detection-program/) - Stamford Hospital Women's Cancer Early Detection Program is sponsored by the State of Connecticut Department of Health with funding provided by the US Centers for Disease Control.
- [Vita Health and Wellness District Strategic Plan](https://vitastamford.com/vita-health-and-wellness-district-strategic-plan/) - Download a copy of the Vita Health and Wellness District Strategic Plan
- [KALE: IT'S A-OKAY!](https://vitastamford.com/kale-its-a-okay/) - Kale, a leafy green vegetable with a hefty texture and a hearty, earthy taste, is enjoying its moment in the sun – literally, because we’re harvesting plenty of it at Fairgate Farm right now. And figuratively, too, because this healthful vegetable has been cropping up on restaurant menus everywhere! It’s all good … because kale
- [NEWS FROM FAIRGATE FARM](https://vitastamford.com/news-from-fairgate-farm/) - It’s been a cool, dry spring says Fairgate Farm manager Bill Callion, noting that by early May we’d had only 11 inches of rainfall, compared to an average of 16 inches. This means extra watering and crops will take longer to mature. On the plus side, we’re also enjoying the longest days of the year
- [Vita Health and Wellness District - Project Update: May 21, 2013 Community Meeting](https://vitastamford.com/vita-health-and-wellness-district-project-update-may-21-2013-community-meeting/) - Click here to download the presentation from the Vita Health and Wellness District May 21, 2013 Community Meeting.
- [Demolition of #42 Merrell Ave Stamford](https://vitastamford.com/demolition-of-42-merrell-ave-stamford/) - [youtube height="HEIGHT" width="WIDTH"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJRDvmwU6nY[/youtube]

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- [Home](https://vitastamford.com/) - Bringing new health and vitality to Stamford’s West Side neighborhood with partnerships, a volunteer-powered urban farm and green, mixed-income housing.
- [Fairgate Farm](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm/) - “Thank you Fairgate Farm for donating some strawberries plants and vegetable seeds for the garden of one my home childcare providers. The provider and her children planted the seeds and strawberries in April. They nurtured, watched them grow and the best part for them was to be able to pick them up and make a
- [Partnerships](https://vitastamford.com/partnerships/) - The Vita Health & Wellness District Community Collaborative The Vita Health & Wellness District Community Collaborative is a network of affiliated agencies working together to improve the health of our community. The Community Collaborative is a joint initiative of Charter Oak Communities, Stamford Hospital and the City of Stamford. “Fairgate Farm hosted 30 of our
- [Programs](https://vitastamford.com/programs/) - “I am full of joy! Our clients can’t say enough of how the Parents as Co-Educators program has impacted their lives and their children’s lives. I would like to extend their gratitude to all the agencies that are part of the Vita Collaborative. Thank you for giving me the opportunity of being part of this program
- [About Vita](https://vitastamford.com/about-vita/) - Vita Partnership - Collaborating for a Healthy CommunityThe Vita Health & Wellness Partnership is a network of local agencies working collectively to assist all who live throughout our community to be as healthy as possible. Our work ranges from expanding access to medical and mental health care to linking education with social services, to improving
- [Strategic Plan](https://vitastamford.com/strategic-plan/) - Click here to download a copy of the Vita Health and Wellness District Strategic Plan Click here to download the appendix
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- [Test](https://vitastamford.com/test/) - The Vita Health & Wellness District in Stamford, CT: A transformative, health-focused neighborhood. Programs2 Stamford Nonprofits Receive Grants From New Canaan Community Foundation Inside Fairgate Farm: How Stamford’s Urban Farm is Growing Food, Community and Opportunity for All Locally Grown for Flavor, Community and Environmental Impact Blog September 2017: Carwin Park Concert Series 22nd Annual
- [Media, News & Updates](https://vitastamford.com/news-updates/) - 2 Stamford Nonprofits Receive Grants From New Canaan Community Foundation Inside Fairgate Farm: How Stamford’s Urban Farm is Growing Food, Community and Opportunity for All Locally Grown for Flavor, Community and Environmental Impact Produce from Fairgate Farm Featured During Stamford Restaurant Weeks Stamford’s Fairgate Farm to Add Amenities, Thanks to AARP Grant Interview with Farm
- [Media](https://vitastamford.com/media/) - 2 Stamford Nonprofits Receive Grants From New Canaan Community Foundation Inside Fairgate Farm: How Stamford’s Urban Farm is Growing Food, Community and Opportunity for All Locally Grown for Flavor, Community and Environmental Impact Produce from Fairgate Farm Featured During Stamford Restaurant Weeks Stamford’s Fairgate Farm to Add Amenities, Thanks to AARP Grant Interview with Farm
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- [Fairgate Farm Schedule: 2016](https://vitastamford.com/fairgate-farm-events/) - 2016 Spring Hours Spring has sprung! We’re cleaning up and preparing our Farm for our sixth growing season. Stop by and say hello and pitch in – here’s our schedule of open hours. Weather permitting, you’ll find the farm open and us hard at work! · Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 8 am – noon, 3 –
- [Farmers Market](https://vitastamford.com/farmers-market/) - The Fairgate Farm Farmers Market is open May 31, 2018, through October on Thursdays from 12 noon to 6 pm and Saturdays 9 am to 12 noon. Thanks to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farmers Market Program (FMPP) grant, Fairgate Farm can provide the community with fresh, organic produce from five farms rooted in
- [Housing](https://vitastamford.com/housing/) - Fairgate, Westwood and Palmer Square, affordable, “green” residential communities designed to facilitate walking, biking and the use of public transportation.
- [Workforce](https://vitastamford.com/workforce/) - The demand for skilled healthcare workers continues to grow, creating both a need and an opportunity that the Vita Health & Wellness District is uniquely equipped to address. Our close proximity to the growing Stamford Hospital medical campus, our experience in developing affordable housing solutions and our commitment to creating a community that supports health
- [Maps & Plans](https://vitastamford.com/maps-plans/) - [toggle_box] [toggle_item title="Community Presentation" active="true"]Click here to download a copy of the Community Presentation from Jan. 15, 2013[/toggle_item] [toggle_item title="Map" active="true"][/toggle_item] [/toggle_box]
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- [Access to Healthcare](https://vitastamford.com/access-to-healthcare/) - Reducing health disparities and improving the health of vulnerable populations are key goals and we are making excellent progress. Our Vita Collaborative, a partnership with Stamford Hospital and more than a dozen community agencies, is working to coordinate and improve access to healthcare. We aim to improve health, reduce the chronic disease burden and lower
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- [Reducing Health Disparities](https://vitastamford.com/reducing-health-disparities/) - We are making excellent progress in our goal to reduce health disparities and improve the health of vulnerable populations – first here in Stamford’s West Side community and eventually, throughout our city. The unique Vita partnership (Charter Oak Communities, Stamford Hospital and the City of Stamford) has brought together more than a dozen community service
- [Media (Archive)](https://vitastamford.com/media-archive/) - Our garbage can – and so can yours! – April 27, 2017 Stamford Wins Grant for West Side Health Offerings – December 2, 2016 Westhill Graduate Leaves Parting Gift in Campus Garden, Greenhouse Revitalization – October 14, 2016 Hospital Expansion a Boon for Stamford Neighborhood – September 29, 2016 Charter Oak Communities, Stamford’s Housing Agency,
- [](https://vitastamford.com/the-stamford-community-collaborative/) - The Stamford Community Collaborative, a partnership with community organizations, is focused on helping the Stamford community, including the people who live and work in Stamford’s West Side, to be as healthy as possible. View this video to learn more about how the collaborative is working together to impact the health of our community. We are
- [Vita Health & Wellness District, a Neighborhood in Transition](https://vitastamford.com/vita-video/)
- [Fairgate Farm Volunteers](https://vitastamford.com/volunteers/) - Fairgate Farm Open Volunteer Hours – 2016 · Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 8 am – noon, 3 – 7 pm · Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays: Closed · Saturdays: 8 am – noon Just stop by … all are welcome! Our all-organic, volunteer-powered community farm is part of the Vita Health & Wellness District in Stamford, Conn. Come one,
- [Composting at Fairgate Farm](https://vitastamford.com/composting/)
- [Healthy Places](https://vitastamford.com/healthy-places/) - In Stamford, Conn., we’re highly focused on aligning growth in our community to benefit everyone who lives here. Like all stories of transition, ours has several chapters (read about it here) but, in a nutshell, we’re working to improve the health of the neighborhood in every way as a new $450 million hospital is being

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