Grace Farms Foundation

We are thrilled to announce tickets are now available for our 9th anniversary celebration, with a moving and site-responsive program by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, on Monday, October 21, 2024. Uniquely groundbreaking and exhilarating to watch and hear, the London Philharmonic Orchestra has been celebrated as one of the world's great orchestras since Sir Thomas Beecham founded it in 1932. Our 9th Anniversary promises to be an awe-inspiring evening with views of the picturesque autumnal foliage surrounding the glass-enclosed Sanctuary. A chamber of 29 select musicians from the Orchestra, conducted by LPO 2023/24 Fellow Conductor, Luis Castillo-Briceño, will present a captivating program that illustrates our theme Architecture Moves Us, and illuminates the purpose of our Foundation. Following the performance, we invite you to join us for a celebratory cocktail reception as we toast to nine incredible years of culture, collaboration and new outcomes at Grace Farms. For more information on attending our 9th Anniversary Benefit, which supports the ongoing preservation and sustainability of Grace Farms, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eSMSPdaJ We look forward to celebrating with you on this extraordinary evening!

Planning your next visit to Grace Farms? Download our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app! https://lnkd.in/ea2NndEp This easy to use digital guide includes a helpful interactive map of the River building and grounds, upcoming program and events, information about our humanitarian mission, and more. It's also a fantastic digital companion for our new long-term Design for Freedom by Grace Farms exhibition, With Every Fiber. Listen to short recordings for more insight into building materials at risk of forced labor that are highlighted in the exhibit such as timber, concrete, and textiles. Learn about ethical decarbonization, and discover more the exhibit's featured artworks, including "Blue, Red, Black" by international humanitarian photographer and fine artist, Lisa Kristine. These are just some of the With Every Fiber audiovisual components available on the app. With content available in multiple languages, our Bloomberg Connects digital guide is a great addition to your next visit, before, during, or after! Photo: Visitors in the With Every Fiber exhibit by Jacek Dolata

Enjoy a lively bluegrass concert featuring virtuoso guitarist, Rick Snell, on July 20th at Grace Farms! Fun for the whole family! https://bit.ly/3XOCScy Learn even more about Rick Snell and register to attend this vibrant summer concert that's perfect for all ages to enjoy. Photo Credit: Instagram (@monasbluegrass)

We're excited to invite Grace Farms Members to enjoy a complimentary visit to the incredible Storm King Art Center on July 13th! https://lnkd.in/e7BaeFFj For the third year in a row, Grace Farms members can delight in a trip to this 500-acre outdoor museum, nestled in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley. On a self-guided exploration, feel the summer air and experience bold large-scale sculptures and site-specific commissions, including Arlene Shechet’s Girl Group, featuring the debut of six monumental sculptures created for Storm King Art Center. Photo Credit: Storm King Art Center Instagram (@stormkingartcenter)

The Justice Collaboratory doing what we do best: collaboration. Scenes from our 2024 retreat dedicated to Sustainability & Nourishment. A special thank you to Grace Farms Foundation for bringing this theme to life and to all of our incredible members for being there. Caroline Nobo Dana Greene PhD

Happy Summer! An array of Grace Farms Tea & Coffee teas can now be found in 26 Whole Foods Markets across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts! My Co-Founder Adam Thatcher, Frank Kwei, and our growing team are dedicated to advocating for positive change every day. Your support helps us uphold the same positive impact we witnessed in Darjeeling in even more places. Enjoy the refreshing flavors of Hibiscus Orange, Spearmint Rose and Rooibos Chai ice tea this season! Incorporate Grace Farms’ distinctive coffees and teas into your workspace and join esteemed organizations like J.P. Morgan, Humanscale Pentagram Auberge Resorts Collection, and the World Economic Forum in championing ethical and sustainable supply chains. Thank you for your incredible support! Let's continue to build ethical sourcing and sustainability together. 🫖🍃 Photographer Siddhartha Joshi. #ethicalsourcing #tea #gracefarms

Come with family and friends and dance to the sounds of lively bluegrass music performed by acclaimed bluegrass guitarist Rick Snell on Saturday, July 20th, at Grace Farms! Hailing from Brooklyn, N.Y., Rick Snell is an accomplished musician having taken to the stage with the likes of Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Rachel Ziegler, Will Ferrell, bluegrass musicians, Billy Strings, Michael Cleveland, and more. In addition, he's played on such Broadway musicals as Wicked and Oklahoma and at such legendary New York venues as The Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, Lincoln Center, and many more. It's going to be a dazzling afternoon of music and we are so excited to invite you to enjoy it! Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/gmKG7fHD

Have ever you stepped foot into a space that leaves you speechless, excited, full of emotion, or in complete amazement? Comfort. Curiosity. Wonder. Contemplation. Architecture leaves an indelible imprint on our lives, becoming part of our story. It shapes and moves us – physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The power of architecture is woven into the fabric of everything we do at Grace Farms. The River building, designed to break down barriers between people and nature, offers visitors the meaningful opportunity to embrace new perspectives as they make their way through each of its glass-enclosed volumes. No two views are the same. It brings people from all walks of life together every single day. A demonstration of how architecture moves us towards creating an active community, locally and globally. It is also an expression of sustainability and the impact of building ethically, underscoring the work of the Design for Freedom by Grace Farms movement which seeks to end modern slavery in the building materials supply chain. This global movement’s mission is to create a more humane built environment and showcase architecture’s capability of moving us towards justice. It is also a demonstration of how architecture moves us towards peace – nestled into the surrounding 80 acres of restored meadows, woodlands, and ponds, it is a place for contemplation, appreciation, and respect for wildlife, the natural world, and our place in it. At the heart of all of this is the extraordinary vision of our CEO and Founder, Sharon Prince – that architecture has the ability to move us towards achieving humanitarian outcomes across sectors. As we prepare to celebrate our 9th Anniversary, we are inviting you to think about how architecture moves you. This meaningful anniversary will see us welcome a 31-musician chamber ensemble of musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by LPO 2023/24 Fellow Conductor Luis Castillo-Briceño. The moving program will incorporate our theme Architecture Moves Us, further illuminating our mission and work. To learn more and purchase a ticket, visit: https://lnkd.in/eSMSPdaJ In the meantime, we invite you to share a time when architecture moved you – tell us about your experience in the comments.

Day 1 at the Summer Fancy Food Show! ☀️ Stop by booth #4521 to experience the exceptional flavors of Grace Farms Tea and Coffee! #GraceFarms #SpecialtyTea #SpecialtyCoffee #SFFS Specialty Food Association Javits Center

We were delighted to welcome the new Connecticut Arts Foundation to Grace Farms recently as part of our Space Grants program. Learn more about their visit to Grace Farms and mission to support working artists and foster the creative arts community across the state of Connecticut. https://lnkd.in/egpXjGte