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Wakeman Town Farm is working towards building a community classroom to teach year-round classes in agriculture and sustainability to Westport residents.
Over the past month, many of the Town Farm’s fundraising initiatives, which have been in the works for quite a while, have borne fruit.
They include a grassroots “voting” campaign for a Seeds of Change Grant, in which the whole town -- from RTM members, to the First Selectman’s office, to the Westport Parks and Recreation team, to local students and farm fans -- got out the vote every day for two months to win the Farm $10,000.
In addition, Wakeman Town Farm’s 2015 Capital Campaign direct mailer recently brought in a $10,000 check from a local family foundation, as well as a number of additional donations from individuals and families in town.
A recent fundraising luncheon at Artisan in Southport featuring New York Times bestselling author Jane Green raised $5,000, and a farm apprentice won a $500 grant for the Farm from Connecticut Block Party, a local charity geared towards teaching students philanthropy. In addition, the Farm Team won a $2,000 grant from the Westport Rotary.
Finally, the Farm earned a $2,000 donation of yoga and physical education equipment grant as part of Wakeman Town Farm’s partnership with Staples High School’s Health Department, via a Pell Grant.
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