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The newest social enterprise from Hartford's Forge City Works nonprofit is a grocery store, addressing the issues of food insecurity and limited food access.

Chef Andrew Perri, Executive Chef Fire By Forge and Ben Dubow, Executive Director of Forge City Works join us for a great conversation about food, sustainable restaurants and community!

Chef Andrew Perri, Executive Chef Fire By Forge and Ben Dubow, Executive Director of Forge City Works join us for a great conversation about food, sustainable restaurants and community!

Chef Andrew Perri, Executive Chef Fire By Forge and Ben Dubow, Executive Director of Forge City Works join us for a great conversation about food, sustainable restaurants and community!

Chef Andrew Perri, Executive Chef Fire By Forge and Ben Dubow, Executive Director of Forge City Works join us for a great conversation about food, sustainable restaurants and community!

Chef Andrew Perri, Executive Chef Fire By Forge and Ben Dubow, Executive Director of Forge City Works join us for a great conversation about food, sustainable restaurants and community!

Chef Andrew Perri, Executive Chef Fire By Forge and Ben Dubow, Executive Director of Forge City Works join us for a great conversation about food, sustainable restaurants and community!

A year after the city launched the Hart Lift grants to fill vacant storefronts, the program — financed by federal pandemic relief funds — has notched some early wins and has captured the attention of other towns and cities.

Fire by Forge is opening April 25 in Hartfords former Firebox restaurant space at 539 Broad Street.

LEVO works in the city by creating an ecosystem of micro-farmers who grow crops in their own backyards and providing growers with hydroponics and a financial market.