Action Alert: Support MEFAP and SNAP The Massachusetts budget season is in full swing, and we’re counting on our friends in the community to let legislators know the importance of funding good food policy. There are two important Food Policy Council priorities being considered in the upcoming budget battle – increased MEFAP funding and legislation […]
We just received an important update on the Massachusetts Food Trust, and want to share it with all of you. Originally approved in 2014, the Mass Food Trust will provide flexible funding options for food-related programs and food entrepreneurship. When considered in tandem with new urban agriculture ordinances for the city of Worcester, the Food […]
Eating healthy on a limited budget requires thinking outside the box – and not just the mac and cheese box. That’s why you won’t find the usual “healthy eating tips” that you can find in any newspaper or magazine. We’re not going to tell you to plan your menus and buy in-season fresh fruits and […]
Great News to Share! We were informed today by the city that the Urban Agriculture Ordinance will be submitted to the City Council at the February 28 City Council meeting. Based on that, and on other items that are on tonight’s City Council agenda, we’re going to confine our public remarks to one speaker in […]
Action Alert Join us at City Hall Tuesday, January 31, to help support the growth of urban agriculture in Worcester. City Councilor Sarai Rivera is requesting that the City Manager update the Council on progress toward releasing a draft of the city’s proposed Urban Agriculture Ordinance, which was originally proposed in 2014. Our city councilors […]
