The Central Connecticut River Valley Institute ("CCRVI"), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, exists to create educational programs and innovative social, cultural, and economic institutions which encourage people to experience the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual benefits of living in deep connection with the natural world, with themselves, and with each other.
Food Security Projects
CCRVI engages in various programs intended and designed to help foster a deeper awareness of the inter-relationships between humans and the rest of the natural world which surrounds and feeds us while encouraging a stronger experience of “we are all in this together” regarding our food supply.
1. March 2009 Study by Conway School of Landscape Design: Cultivating Resilience: Shelburne Falls Food Security Plan - Phase One
2. Connecting those who have land with those who want to garden/farm. Click on this link if you have land or space you would like to share or, on the other hand, if you would like to garden, garden more, or start a small farm, but don't have a sunny spot or enough of yard or land?
3. Connecting those who know how to garden/farm with those who want to learn.
4. Possible new project: Creating a Community Garden modeled on the English/European Allotment Concept. Learn about allotment gardens.