Origin Stories | Grace Farms Tea and Coffee

Grace Farms Foundation’s Origin Stories series kicks off with Adam Thatcher, Co-Founder and CEO of Grace Farms Tea & Coffee, sharing the journey behind this mission-driven initiative. As a certified B Corp, it prioritizes ethical sourcing, sustainability, and partnerships with women-owned collectives, with 100% of profits supporting the Foundation’s humanitarian work to end forced labor. Voices from the field will highlight how purpose-driven leadership creates lasting impact across industries and communities. About Origin Stories Origin Stories is a series exploring…

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September 27, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

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365 Lukes Wood Road
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States

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Free

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Grace Farms Foundation’s Origin Stories series kicks off with Adam Thatcher, Co-Founder and CEO of Grace Farms Tea & Coffee, sharing the journey behind this mission-driven initiative. As a certified B Corp, it prioritizes ethical sourcing, sustainability, and partnerships with women-owned collectives, with 100% of profits supporting the Foundation’s humanitarian work to end forced labor. Voices from the field will highlight how purpose-driven leadership creates lasting impact across industries and communities.

About Origin Stories

Origin Stories is a series exploring the journeys of visionaries—artists, business leaders, designers, and social entrepreneurs—who have reimagined the world around us. Through candid conversations and immersive retail experiences, we’ll uncover the pivotal moments that shaped their leadership, the unexpected outcomes of their work, and how creativity and purpose can drive meaningful change. This year, meet Adam Thatcher, Nasreen Sheikh, and Jennifer Stucko in a discussion moderated by Karen Kariuki, Grace Farms Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives.

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Studio Beginnings

Our youngest artists, designers, and builders are invited into the Arts Studio to have fun making art inspired by the River building and surrounding landscape. Learning through art, children will think, play, create, and experiment with texture, form, line, color and space. Led by Grace Farms Arts Educator Nancy Jameson, Studio Beginnings provides a new prompt weekly. This session is recommended for ages 1-5 and their caretakers. Thursdays | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Imagination Playground

Children can build skills, solve problems, and make friends in the Court using an innovative system of large-scale, lightweight blocks designed to encourage fun and learning through curiosity-driven play. For ages 8 and under with adult caregivers. Available throughout September and October: Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sundays | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Grace Farms Tour

This comprehensive tour invites a closer look at the architecture of the River building and Barns. Take in 360–degree views of the surrounding landscapes while exploring the building’s sustainable design, curated interiors, and materials choices. During the tour, sample a cup of tea from Grace Farms Tea & Coffee, a Certified B Corp that demonstrates and educates about ethical and sustainable supply chains. The River building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning firm, SANAA, holds LEED Gold certification for Building Design and…

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