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 […]
By FALPC Intern, Jacquelyn Burmeister Visiting one of the REC Farmers Market in Worcester, you may notice something distinctive about the YouthGROW farm stand. Besides being manned by mostly youth, they are one of the few places in the market that offers something apart from the raw produce that their farm yields. Next to the […]
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, […]
At a City Council meeting in January, Mayor Petty of Worcester brought up the issue of urban agriculture. This would mean making an amendment to the zoning code to allow for commercial growing in a variety of zones in the city. The Mayor cited Boston’s recent work in this realm – Article 89 – which […]
Written by FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo Pictures by FALPC Intern, Katie Irwin Isabella Burgess and Lauren Wetherbee, from the Worcester Kindergarten Initiative, recently wrote a great post about their field trip to the Community Harvest Project (CHP). Inspired by their visit, Katie and I made our way to the farm for a look around. We […]
