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Pancakes at the Farm!
Last weekend we bundled ourselves and our little boy up and headed to Heifer International’s Overlook Farm Learning Center in Rutland. I’m embarrassed to admit this was my first trip to the farm even...
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NOFA & Worcester
Guest Post By Jenna Wills, FALPC Intern For this post Jenna spoke with Julie Rawson, Executive Director of NOFA/Mass. The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) is a regional organization that...
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What’s a “Healthy Farm?”
By Kristina Kalolo, FALPC Intern Recently the Union of Concerned Scientists released a report that puts forth a vision for U.S. agriculture that aligns with more sustainable practices in farming, as...
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Kindergarteners on the Farm!
By Isabel Burgess and Lauren Wetherbee, Worcester Kindergarten Initiative It’s been a busy year at the Worcester Kindergarten Initiative! The initiative, which is facilitated by the Massachusetts Farm...
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Are You Defending Your “Right to Know”?
By Kristina Kalolo, FALPC Intern Two Massachusetts legislative committees are considering five bills that would require the labeling of GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Essentially, these bills...
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Factory Farms, Local Meat, and Being Vegetarian in Worcester
One conversation that seems to make people instantly uncomfortable and evasive is talking about the meat we eat and where it came from. It is understandable considering the immense factory farming, or...
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Corporations, Cultural Genocide, & Food Sovereignty: The Sociocultural Side...
By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo Earlier this summer we posted about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and how labeling legislation is being considered in Massachusetts. While that post talked...
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Dethroning King Corn
By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo Do you ever wonder what would happen if one-fourth of the nation’s agricultural land, and one-third of American’s calories, weren’t dedicated to corn? Well, lucky for...
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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...
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Drop It Like It’s Hot: Worcester Youth Cook Up a Spicy Sauce from Organic...
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,...
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Day 2 – 31 Days of Giving: Regional Environmental Council
Today's focus in 31 Days of Giving is the Regional Environmental Council, one of the local organizations that are most involved at the intersection of food justice, youth and environmental...
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