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Filling the Gaps: Creating a Central Mass Buy Local Program
By FALPC Intern Jacquelyn Burmeister If you want to be connected to the local food network in Worcester County, Maleah Gustafson is your woman. She is author of the Central Mass Local Food website and Facebook page, where she boasts more than 650 followers. Not bad for a mom that works full time. The popularity […]
The Worcester Food Hub: An Economic Development Project Around Local Food
By FALPC Intern Jacquelyn Burmeister Worcester County boasts being the one of the most important agricultural producers in the state. The majority of our producers are small farms, containing 65 acres or less of land. This means that when we buy local in Worcester, we are directly supporting families and small businesses, and not large, […]
WPI Center for Sustainable Food Systems
In a college town like Worcester, the many colleges and universities are an amazing resource for the community and for coalitions like ours. They provide resources in the way of student volunteers and interns, as well as the capability to do research projects to benefit organizations such as ours that have very little capacity to […]
NOFA Winter Conference in Worcester
This past weekend was the annual Northeast Organic Farming Association (MA Chapter) Winter Conference at Worcester State University. The conference seemed to be a great success, drawing over 750 people from across MA and beyond. Workshops and seminars cover topics covering all aspects of the food system, but mostly focused on the intricacies of production […]