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Made in Connecticut: nOURish Bridgeport

It was built in 2021 and in its first eighteen months it distributed eleven tons of healthy greens grown in its garden to feed the food insecure.

Rebecca Surran

Jan 21, 2025, 8:04 AM

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nOURish Bridgeport is the first nonprofit, indoor, hydroponic farm founded by the Reverend Sara Smith of the United Congregational Church of Bridgeport.

It was built in 2021 and in its first eighteen months it distributed eleven tons of healthy greens grown in its garden to feed the food insecure.

What was once called a “crazy idea” now generates the food production equivalent of 5 acres of land.

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