Welcome

Billings Forge Community Works (BFCW) is a driving force for community participation and empowerment in Frog Hollow through promoting access to healthy food; engaging youth; and developing employment opportunities and economically sustainable social enterprises. 

Farm to table job training café, bakery, catering and teaching kitchen. Click for Cafe Menu, Catering Menu, or Classes.
Offering local food to the community year round
A community garden and edible classroom
A performance, event, class and community space
Programs to provide out-of-school time opportunities to our neighborhood
A new cafe downtown, expanding our job training

Our mission-driven partners:

An award winning farm to table restaurant and neighborhood employer
A mixed-income housing complex where home is more than 4 walls and a roof

NEWS and UPCOMING EVENTS

WE'RE GROWING, WE'RE HIRING!! Click below for job descriptions.

Director of Community Building
Director of Development 

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WINTER MARKET

***Official start of the outdoor summer market is Thursday, June 6th!!!***

Join us every Thursday in the Studio for the freshest products Connecticut has to offer! Plenty of produce, eggs, cheese, grass-fed meat, baked goods, and lunch options.

Hours: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
November - May

And check out the Farmers' Market on the front page of the courant!

A big thanks to our market partners Wholesome Wave and the March of Dimes.

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***Take a look at the work of our Afterschool Program students and the Ballard Institute, in collaboration with current AiR's James Holland & Alycia Bright Holland!***

Sponsored by the United Arts Campaign

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