Posts in COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY
The Wellness Farm: Providing Nutrition to Worcester’s Neediest Students
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, WINTERMargaret LeRouxwinter, Winter, winter 2026, Winter 2026, indoor farm, container farms, Worcester, USMass Chan Medical School, philanthropy, healthy food initiatives, worcester county, EW27
Student Hunger In One of America’s Wealthiest States
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FALL, FEATURES, FOOD TECH / SCIENCE / EDUShayna Scottfall, Fall, fall 2025, Fall 2025, hunger relief programs, food pantry, schools, universities, colleges, Bunker Hill Community College, food insecurity, SNAP benefits
Little Champions
FALL, FOOD PRODUCERS, FARMS / GARDENS, COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, EDITORS PICKSMargaret LeRouxfall, Fall, fall 2025, Fall 2025, mushrooms, mushroom farming, indoor farm, mushroom farm, Worcester county
Mutual Aid Grows From a Community Garden in East Boston
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, CLIMATE / CONSERVATION, FEATURES, SUMMERJacqueline Cainsummer, Summer, summer 2025, Summer 2025, Eastie, eastie farm, Eastie Farm, urban farm, urban farming, CSA, csa farm, mutual aid, neighborhoods, city farm
Daily Table Closure Leaves ‘Food Desert’ Communities Out to Dry
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, SUMMERJacqueline Cainsummer, Summer, summer 2025, Summer 2025, Daily Table, food desert, closures, supermarkets, food policy, food insecurity
Authenticity Sells in Somerville: Nibble Entrepreneurship Program is a Global Food Pipeline
FEATURES, RESTAURANTS / CHEFS, SPRING, COMMUNITY / ADVOCACYJacqueline Cainspring, Spring, spring 2025, Spring 2025, Nibble Kitchen, Bow Market, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship program, pop-ups, immigrant chefs, Somerville, Somerville Arts Council, EW24
Living Abundance: A 75-year-old backyard gardener donates her harvest to local food pantry
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, ONLINE MAGAZINEAlison Mooregardener, philanthropy, food philanthropy, food donation, food donations, Amesbury, Our Neighbors Table, North Shore, Merrimack Valley, Giving Tuesday
Worcester Regional Food Hub: Scaling Up a Recipe for Opportunity
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, RESTAURANTS / CHEFS, WINTER, FEATURESMatt Totawinter, Winter, winter 2025, Winter 2025, worcester food hub, food distribution, kitchen incubator, Union Station, Worcester, Worcester County
Let’s Talk Womxn
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, RESTAURANTS / CHEFS, WINTERLesley Mahoney O'Connellwinter, Winter, winter 2025, Winter 2025, women's groups, women entrepreneurs, women in food, restaurants, business groups, small businesses
Sustainable Food Security for the Seacoast
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FALL, FEATURESAlison Moorefall, Fall, fall 2024, Fall 2024, food insecurity, food philanthropy, seacoast region, Newburyport, Salisbury, Amesbury, food pantry
Hanging with a Pop-Up Star
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, FALL, RESTAURANTS / CHEFS, EDITORS PICKSTamika R. Francisfall, Fall, fall 2024, Fall 2024, pop-ups, Thai food, Thailand, chefs, home cooks, gaaeng, Thai supper club, supper club
The Agro-Eco Project
CLIMATE / CONSERVATION, COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, FALLGreg Levinskyfall, Fall, fall 2024, Fall 2024, agroforestry, agroecology, farms, farmland, farming, central massachusetts, food philanthropy
A Guide to Greater Boston and Worcester’s Food Nonprofits
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, ONLINE MAGAZINETara Taftnonprofits, non profits, volunteers, volunteering, food advocacy, food access, food rescue, hunger, hunger relief programs
Edible Food Find: LexFarm
FARMS / GARDENS, SUMMER, COMMUNITY / ADVOCACYXana Turner-Owenssummer, Summer, summer 2024, Summer 2024, farm, community farm, Lexington, food access, foos justice, food education, education, farming, farmstand, local farmstand, EW21
Q + A: Sheldon Lloyd, City Fresh Foods
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, Q + A, SPRINGNina Livingstonespring, Spring, spring 2024, Spring 2024, Sheldon Lloyd, City Fresh Foods, food assistance, food philanthropy, food as medicine, school food program, City of Boston, urban farming institute, black owned businesses, EW20
Re-Potted and Thriving: A family effort brings new life to the Gardner Agway
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FARMS / GARDENS, FEATURES, SPRINGMargaret LeRouxspring, Spring, spring 2024, Spring 2024, Gardner, central massachusetts, agriculture, garden store, gardening, EW20
A Food Fight is Raging Again in Congress
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, SPRINGAlison Arnettspring, Spring, spring 2024, Spring 2024, food insecurity, SNAP, SNAP benefits, food stamps, Representative Jim McGovern, worcester county, Jim McGovern, policy, food policy, EW20
An Heirloom Finds Its Way Home: Return of the Worcester Mammoth Bean
COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, HISTORY/TRADITIONS, FEATURES, WINTERElisabeth Morganwinter, Winter, winter 2024, Winter 2024, beans, gardening, seeds, food history, tradition, seed catalog, Worcester, Worcester County, central massachusetts
Softening the Blow: Crop insurance can help farmers survive the setbacks of a risky business
CLIMATE / CONSERVATION, COMMUNITY / ADVOCACY, FEATURES, WINTERAlison Arnettwinter, Winter, winter 2024, Winter 2024, crop insurance, food policy, food policy platforms, Alison Arnett, small farms, diversified farms, local agriculture
Edible Food Find: Nubian Markets
FALL, FOOD PRODUCERS, MARKETS + SHOPS, COMMUNITY / ADVOCACYJolivia Barrosfall, Fall, fall 2023, Fall 2023, Nubian Square, grocery, cafe, market, shops, halal butcher, butcher, Roxbury, EW18
