Team Rubicon members gather at Little Free Pantry. 
Volunteers take a break after assembling garden beds.
SEYMOUR - Team Rubicon members arrived Saturday at The Little Free Pantry on Skokorat to assist with expanding the pantry’s community garden footprint. Team Rubicon’s seven volunteers provided the manual labor to lay landscape fabric and mulch,cut, and assemble seven additional 4x8 garden beds, and fill them with almost 14 yards of compost and soil.
Team Rubicon is a national veteran-led humanitarian organization serving global communities before, during, and after disasters. They also offer an opportunity for our veterans to continue to utilize their talents and skills serving both locally and abroad.
Team Rubicon connected with The Little Free Pantry on Skokorat through local business owner Lauren Cust of Tranquil Hive Honey Co. in Seymour. Cust is a member of TEAM Rubicon and also serves as the pantry’s beekeeping mentor. The Little Free Pantry on Skokorat first opened on July 4, 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The initial goal of the pantry was to provide an additional community resource for neighbors struggling to put food on the table.
Its mission now includes organizing, advocacy, education as part of All In For Seymour and the broader All In Movement throughout the Valley.
All In groups from Ansonia/Derby, Shelton, Oxford, and Milford are working with TEAM, Inc., a national leader in not-for-profit management and program performance in the field of human services, early childhood, family support, and community engagement in Derby. The goal of All in for Seymour and the broader All In Movement is to advocate for everyone to access to a safe and affordable place to live, a place where access to food is secure, and place in the decision-making that affects our lives.
The Little Free Pantry on Skokorat is run by Seymour native Jenny Rice along with her husband and two children out of their home at 58 Skokorat St.
The site is open 24/7 and includes the pantry, a little free library, community garden, and off-street parking space.
This is a press release from The Little Free Pantry on Skokorat.
ANSONIA - Not sure if you’re ready for a hike? Being prepared leads to a better, more worry-free enjoyable hike.
Learn the tried and true methods at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Ansonia Nature Center to ensure you are prepared for a day in the woods.
In this program, we will use the Ten Essentials and Leave No Trace principles to plan and map our hike.
Bring a small backpack, 2 liters or 32 oz water, nonperishable snacks, a hat, bug repellent, and hiking or trail running shoes with synthetic or wool socks (not cotton).
FREE, for ages 12 to adults. Register at ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org
The Nature Center is at 10 Deerfield Lane.
This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature Center.
DERBY - Derby City Hall will be open for regular hours on Thursday, June 8 - 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
The problem has been repaired and the impacted area will be sanitized.
We appreciate your concerns and understanding.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Garofalo, MPA, CMC, MCTC - Town / City Clerk
