Interim Farm Manager
Spring-Fall 2018

Organization Overview
Common Ground is a center for environmental learning and leadership in New Haven,
Connecticut where a

Board of Directors Meeting November 20, 2017 
Present: Melissa Spear, Wendy Battles, Michael Doolittle, Bob Parker, Claudia Merson, Frank Mitchell, Beth

By Melissa Spear
Executive Director
With the season’s first snow this past weekend, our site is covered in a cold blanket of

NatureYear parent Tim Sway is an artist and upcycler, and one of his many hobbies includes making things and having adventures with

Organization Overview

Common Ground is a center for environmental learning and leadership in New Haven, Connecticut where a diverse community of

Jesus Reyes, Common Ground Class of 2015, worked with the School Garden Resource Center and with the site crew as

Elmer Gálvez, Class of 2015, worked many Green Jobs Corps placements, including on the farm, with site crew, and with

Samantha Torres, class of 2014, did maintenance at the Common Ground site, worked as a camp counselor, planted trees with

At Common Ground, Carlos Granda (Class of 2014) worked with the Urban Resources Initiative and as an environmental educator in

By Tom Gaudioso
Green Jobs Corps Program Manager
At Common Ground, we have lots of hopes for our students: That they will