About Grown ConNECTed
Get ConNECTed.
Find Your Local Farm.
Grown ConNECTed hopes to make local, farm-fresh food easier to find for YOU, the residents of the “Quiet Corner” of Northeastern CT (NECT). Our region has a vibrant farming community, yet small farms sometimes need a boost reaching residents to promote all of the delicious products they grow. That’s where we step in!​
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Farms are a vital part of our community, and by supporting them we can grow and thrive through our connections to each other. Whenever we shop at any of the more than 170 farms and farmstands or one of the 20 farmers markets to chat with farmers while picking up ingredients for meals at home, we not only feed ourselves but our community’s resiliency.
We hope to see you soon at farmers markets and farms throughout Northeast Connecticut!
Behind the Connections
Grown ConNECTed is coordinated by UConn Extension. We work with food-producing farmers across the region to support their hard work in providing local food to their communities. Our hope is that more customers support these farmers while also enjoying the full taste of local flavor on their plates.
Jiff Martin is an active program manager of several extension programs promoting local food and assisting new farm enterprises for the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. She has worked for over 12 years on food and agriculture issues in Connecticut.
UConn Extension Educator,
Food Systems
Jiff Martin
Jiff Martin
Petros Papadopoulos
Petros has found a true passion in farming, and works seasonally at Assawaga Farm in Putnam, CT. He believes the most nutritious and flavorful food can be grown sustainably while promoting soil health and biodiversity. He is eager to work with farms, municipalities, and organizations to find more ways to get locally grown food into the homes of as many people as possible.
Food Access Outreach Specialist
Petros Papadopoulos
Communications Coordinator
Ginger Jenne
A farmer herself, Ginger runs Coruscant Farm in Ashford where she raises poultry, beef, eggs, veggies, fruits and nuts! With a background in graphic design and a passion for local agriculture she is excited to use all her talents to uplift farms in her community.
Project Coordinator
Organizational Partners
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All of the towns in the Grown ConNECTed Northeast CT region are part of the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. We work closely with them and their work to "connect people with the abundant and diverse natural, historical and cultural resources within eastern Connecticut ... We advocate to sustain our region’s legacy for future generations."
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They have and continue to be invaluable thought partners in helping us engage and take pride in our community that are shaped by their open spaces - farms, forests, and fields alike. To learn more about The Last Green Valley, and support what they do, visit their website at: thelastgreenvalley.org
A multi-cultural, multi-service, kitchen connecting farmers chefs and food lovers. Our producers buy local ingredients, support local farms, and help grow our local economy—right here in Windham County.
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Our commercial kitchen facilities allow food entrepreneurs and farmers to grow their businesses without taking on the debt or risk of an entire kitchen all by themselves. We foster a network between food producers by connecting our member businesses to local farms to increase consumer access to fresh nutritious foods.