Sweet Work at Gemstone
Val Jensen, Prospector Theater's founder and visionary has given adults with disabilities another reason to sparkle - it's called Gemstone Farm. Located on the Wilton/New Canaan border, Jensen calls farm employees "Gems" and works alongside them to bring good things to life.
Jensen says, "While Planet Earth experienced panic, pandemic and pandemonium, we looked to our backyard and tapped maple trees for support."
Creating competitive and integrated employment, Gems worked under the leadership of Gemstone Maple Master Kevin Meehan and lifelong maple-sugaring prospect, Gabe Kavookjian and tapped hundreds of trees. The end result? Delicious Maple Syrup infused Gourmet Popcorn that is now sold at the Prospector Theater!
Jensen says that the work done at Gemstone is a vibrant part of the Theater's mission. "When individuals reach out to us asking how to create a movie theater in their hometown we tell them the story of Gemstone."
Learn more about the Prospector Theater (located at 25 Prospect Street in Ridgefield) online here.