Common Ground’s unique place — 20 acres of city park land, on the edge of a forested state park, within the City of New Haven — is at the root of everything we do. Our work starts here are ripples outward.
Watch 7 short student-produced videos, sharing sustainable design principles at work in Common Ground’s new Springside Center, and learn about other ways that Common Ground is trying to live out our commitment to sustainable change.
Learn More & Visit
- See a calendar of events
- Explore our urban farm
- Get directions & schedule a visit
- Hike the Old Oak Nature Trail: Map, Informational Guide
Recent Blog Posts about Our Place
New Haven Register: Funds to Build a Museum
By: Elizabeth Benton NEW HAVEN — Common Ground High School has received grants from the American Honda Foundation and the Toshiba America Foundation to build an outdoor museum at the school’s West Rock site. Preliminary
New Haven Independent: Governor Delivers Check
By: Paul Bass All the talk about how community gardeners and local farmers will make use of a new kitchen was making the governor hungry. Gov. M. Jodi Rell was stopping by Common Ground High