General Info:
working amid the chard Our mission is to grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. We produce healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs and provide youth leadership opportunities. Most importantly, we strive to inspire and support others to create change in their own communities. Each year, we work with over 140 teens and thousands of volunteers to farm on 31 acres in rural rural Lincoln MA, 9 acres in Beverly and Ipswich, 2 1/2 acres in Boston and 1 acre in Lynn. We grow nearly a quarter-million pounds of food without chemical pesticides, donating thousands of pounds to local shelters. We sell the remainder of our produce through Community Supported Agriculture ( CSA ) crop shares and farmers' markets. Locally, we educate urban gardeners about lead-contaminated soil and promote raised bed gardening by residents and organizations in Boston and Lynn. The Food Project also works as a resource center for organizations and individuals worldwide. We provide unique capacity building for organizations and educators who learn from The Food Project's expertise through materials, youth training and professional development opportunities. Even projects completely unrelated to farming can draw on our methods for building inspired, diverse and productive youth communities. The Food Project has been the subject of a number of research papers, some of which we've been able to make available online. We have also made and been the subject of a number of videos available for your viewing. A short history of The Food Project explains how we got where we are today.