by Kiersten Chou | Aug 11, 2021 | Farmstand Spotlight, Uncategorized
Like the rest of New England, Fairfield has a long agricultural history. Though most of our former farmland has been developed into residential plots, Fairfield and our surrounding towns are still home to many thriving farms. These growers share an invaluable set of...
by Kiersten Chou | Jul 10, 2021 | Farmstand Spotlight, Uncategorized
Like the rest of New England, Fairfield has a long agricultural history. Though most of our former farmland has been developed into residential plots, Fairfield and our surrounding towns are still home to many thriving farms. These growers share an invaluable set of...
by Kiersten Chou | Jul 5, 2021 | Archive, Uncategorized
For some residents of Fairfield and surrounding towns, simply having enough food on the table can be a challenge. We are fortunate to have wonderful social services available here in Fairfield, and through these services, the abundance of our local farms and gardens...
by Kiersten Chou | Jul 4, 2021 | Archive, Uncategorized
As one travels around Fairfield, it is clear we are home to many avid gardeners. From window boxes, to vegetable beds, to landscape design, every inch of our outdoors is a canvas for planting, and this town is full of green thumbs. If you have the...
by dustinryanmandre | Jun 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Sustainable Fairfield Task Force and the Solid Waste and Recycling Commission have developed a simple flyer which will go into over 25,000 tax bills that will help educate Fairfield Residents about how to recycle correctly. fairfield_recyclingDownload We need YOUR...
by shawno'sullivan | Jun 10, 2021 | Earth Day 2021, Uncategorized
-by Shawn O’Sullivan They came from every direction: by ones, twos, and threes, in posses, in droves; some with newfound independence, some with proud parents in tow. Not quite a flash mob; more like an ad hoc parade: shiny happy kids, dressed in stickered...
Once again, it’s that time of year when everyone is thinking about how to make their home as energy efficient and comfortable as possible as the mercury dips. The Sustainable Fairfield Task Force (SFTF) wants […]
Background: While the world wastes about 1.4 billion tons of food every year, the United States discards more food than any other country in the world: nearly 40 million tons — 80 billion pounds — […]
The last time you threw that banana peel or cereal box into your kitchen trash bin, did you maybe wonder exactly how much trash you and your household generate every year? Well, the Sustainable Fairfield […]