Help Stop Cuts to Food Programs! Call your senator and congressional rep today and tell them to Stop Cuts to Food Programs Last week, the Trump administration released its budget proposal which contains deep cuts to several food programs. These programs form a vital backbone to the effort to end hunger among our neighbors. The […]
The State Senate has released its budget proposal for FY18 and we’re asking you to step up and help us move toward being a Hunger-Free community. These three emergency food and food access programs are key pieces in the fight to increase access to healthy food for all members of our community. Three Amendments to […]
As Worcester considers its Urban Agriculture zoning ordinance, we’ve been doing a lot of talking about “food entrepreneurship,” one of those terms of art that sound fancy but may be hard to imagine. What is a food entrepreneur, exactly? You may think it refers to farms and restaurants, but there’s so much more to it […]
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 […]
