Give & Grow

Day of Service/Team Building

Join Massaro Community Farm in working to provide fresh, healthy food for the Greater New Haven and Naugatuck Valley region. Get outside and get your hands in the soil to help with a variety of farm tasks, and learn how we manage our 57-acre farm and forest property using organic, climate smart and regenerative practices. Give & Grow group participants provide critical work tending to the fields to help us grow nutritious produce for the community, including the fresh produce we donate to our local health, human service and hunger relief agency partners. Give & Grow programs run for two to three hours, led by our farm staff on weekday and Saturday mornings, April to November.

Coming to Massaro for our Give & Grow program benefits your company by: 

  • Illustrating your company’s philanthropic values
  • Making a tangible difference in addressing food insecurity, and hunger within our communities
  • Offering a chance to engage in fulfilling work outside the typical office setting, fostering camaraderie, and improving teamwork dynamics including communication, collaboration, trust and mutual respect
  • Taking action on climate change and contributing to local environmental sustainability efforts by participating in hands-on activities at our organic farm
Book Your Give & Grow

Give & Grow

Please fill out the form below and we will get back to you soon.
Name
Mailing Address
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What is your primary purpose for bringing a group to the farm?
In addition to contributing volunteer efforts do you anticipate conducting other activities (sharing a meal, conducting a workshop or talk?)
Would your group like a farm tour?
Is this your group's first visit to the farm?
Do you have any participants who have physical or other limitations that you would like to try to accommodate?

Plan Your Farm Visit

Your day can be customized to fit your needs. Special arrangements can be made to accommodate larger groups.

Option #1 (sample) – Hands in the soil

Group size up to 30 people, 2-3 hours; 9am–12pm

Step out on the farm and get your hands in the soil to help us grow vegetables for the community, including our fresh produce donations to health, human service and hunger relief partner agencies.

  • 9:30am: arrival and welcome
  • 9:30-10am: overview of Massaro Community Farm, icebreaker, safety review, farm tour
  • 10-11:30am: seasonal farm project with farm crew
  • 11:30-12pm:  finish up and closing reflection
  • 12pm: wash up and stay for your own picnic or catered lunch in our pavilion or field tent

Option #2 (sample) – Farm Talk and Tour

Group size up to 30 people, 1.5-2 hours; 10am–12pm

Enjoy a facilitated tour of the farm with one of our farm staff.  Learn about our organic, regenerative and climate smart farming practices, discuss what is happening in the current season, the crops that we are growing on the farm, and

  • 10am:  Arrival and welcome
  • 10-10:30am:  Overview of Massaro Community Farm, ice breaker
  • 10:30-11:45am:  Farm talk and tour with one of our farm staff
  • 11:45-12pm:  Wrap up and closing reflection and conversation
  • 12pm:  Stay for your own picnic or catered lunch in our pavilion or field tent (optional)

Sample farm activity list:

seeding, planting, harvesting, spreading mulch, spreading compost, preparing and clearing beds, weeding, pruning, nature trail maintenance, washing & packing produce