BRIDGEPORT, CT (May 23, 2025) – For the sixth year, Bridgeport Hospital is helping to bring fresh produce to the community with its weekly Farm Stand. The stand, featuring fresh fruits and vegetables from Smith’s Acres, will run Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:30 pm starting July 10.
“Food insecurity and limited access to fresh produce have long been major challenges in our community,” said Gina Smith, community health manager in the Office of Health Equity and Community Impact. “Our aim is to provide convenient access to fresh, healthy options for those living in the neighborhood or visiting Bridgeport Hospital.”
The Farm Stand is open to the whole community along with staff, patients and visitors. The first 35 customers each week will receive a five-dollar voucher, good toward a produce purchase.
The Farm Stand will accept cash, credit/debit cards, senior and WIC farmers market program incentives and SNAP/EBT benefits. The SNAP/EBT dollars will be doubled through a partnership with the Bridgeport Farmers Market Collaborative and End Hunger CT.
The Farm Stand is located at 200 Mill Hill Avenue in Bridgeport and runs through Oct. 30.
Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital). Its Bridgeport and Milford Campuses serve patients from across the region. The hospital admits more than 23,000 patients and provides nearly 350,000 outpatient treatments annually. The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is the only burn center in the state and one of only 64 verified burn centers in the United States. Bridgeport Hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost efficient care to its patients and the community. www.bridgeporthospital.org
