by Melissa Spear
Executive Director

A Story About Race and Racism
When I was in 6th grade my school in Richmond, CA was

By Kate Cebik
Five years ago, I stood in a crowded mall, a checklist of those near and dear to me

Present: Frank Mitchell, Mike Doolittle, Bob Parker, Monique Frasier, Kim Futrell, Wendy Battles, Claudia Merson, Jane Lee, Babz Rawls Ivy, Kimball

By Joel Tolman
Director of Impact & Engagement
Last Wednesday, when Common Ground teachers would normally be sitting down to our weekly faculty

By Shannon Raider-Ginsburg
Farm Manager & Director of Agricultural Programs
The Common Ground Farm is a dynamic place. All farms are. But

Autumn is all around—in the rich hues of the changing leaves, in the crisp morning air, and it should be

Jill Keating-Herbst
Program Manager, CT School Garden Resource Center
It is late on a Wednesday afternoon in September. At Edgewood School in

Present: Frank Mitchell, Bob Parker, Kim Futrell, Jane Lee, Mike Doolittle, Beth Klingher, Monique Frasier, Rebecca Holcombe, Liz Cox, Kimball

by Melissa Spear, Executive Director; Liz Cox, School Director;
and Joel Tolman, Director of Impact & Engagement
Late in August -- just as our

This is a fantastic way to use all those wonderful farm stand treasures in one amazing dish. And Pixar's loveable