Vetiveah Harrison and Héctor Freedom Gerardo, discuss their unique journeys that led them to the food justice movement and ultimately to
the formation of the Liberated Land Cooperative ( https://www.liberatedlandcooperative.com/). This group of BIPOC farmers and food justice activists has created a network of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) farms that together are making a significant dent in food and nutricion deficits that plague so many urban and rural communites in Connecticut.
Hosts: Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella

The Organic Farm Stand, Jan. 16, 2025:
-Hot Topics with Diane Lauricella
-Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT
-Update from CT NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association)
-Louise Washer, President of the Board of Directors of the Norwalk Watershed Association, discusses the systemic dangers of neonicotinoids and the fight to limit their uise in Connecticut.
Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella

The Organic Farm Stand
--Hot Topics: The return of light, the polar vortex, what to do with fire place ash
--The Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye
--John Kenny of Big Train Farm talks about the history of his CSA and the trials and tribulations of organic certification
Hosts: Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella