Hey, there! Log in / Register

Building a local food economy in Boston

Yes examines the growth of urban farms - and the co-ops and companies being built around them in Roxbury and Dorchester:

From a community land trust that preserves land for growing, to kitchens and retailers who buy and sell locally grown food, to a new waste management co-op that will return compost to the land, a crop of new businesses and nonprofits are building an integrated food economy. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land and labor in the community.

“We don’t need big corporations like Walmart to come in and save us," Lloyd said. "We have homegrown solutions right here.”

Neighborhoods: 
Free tagging: 


Ad:


Like the job UHub is doing? Consider a contribution. Thanks!

Comments

What about Katsiroubas Brothers ? They be home grown....

http://www.katsiroubasproduce.com/pdf/our_history_2013.pdf

up
Voting closed 0

pro tip: Walmart isn't saving anyone. Taxpayers are saving Walmart by subsidizing their employees to work for menial wages.

up
Voting closed 0

I tried to buy at one of the local markets but I did not have an bet card or live in public housing so they charged me double what I would have paid in a market. I took My medicine and never went back.
I barely break even never mind being penalized but self serving non profits that actually act like corporations. This is B.S.

up
Voting closed 0

I'm not quite sure which markets or which non-profits you're talking about here or where you're trying to assign blame.

up
Voting closed 0

bet card

? More white people are on food stamps than blacks.
http://www.snaptohealth.org/snap/snap-frequently-asked-questions/#myths
According to demographic data, 43% of SNAP participants are white, 33% are African-American, 19% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, and 2% are Native American.

up
Voting closed 0

and she meant EBT not bet. A lot of the farmers markets do take EBT cards now which is cool.

up
Voting closed 0