Keney Park Sustainability Project

At the Keney Park Sustainability Project our goal is to support the development and sustainability of community-based food systems, i.e., farmers markets, community gardens, school based gardening, agricultural project and home gardens. We protect and preserve the 693 acre urban forest named Keney Park by providing individuals employable landscaping and forest management skills. As a result creating the next generation of employable parks workers and Environmental stewards. Additionally we educate families about the impact of the environment on mental, physical and spiritual health by practicing sustainable techniques that promote a healthy symbiotic relationship between us and our environment.

The Mobile Teaching Kitchen at KPSP is a repurposed, decommissioned school bus with an interior transformed into a mobile teaching kitchen. This project is intended to bring relief to the food deserts of Hartfords poorest neighborhoods. The objective is to teach residents how to cook healthy meals with the produce theyve just purchased from both mobile and standard farmers markets or harvested from a local garden.