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Eastie Farm Celebrates First Day of Spring and Hydroponic Growing System
On Thursday, March 20, Eastie Farm celebrated the Spring Equinox with a party and held a ribbon cutting to commemorate their acquisition of Field Farm, a new investment for growing fresh produce such as lettuce and leafy greens hydroponically. They…
Eastie Farm Celebrates Youth Green Job Program
Photos & Story by Marianne Salza Eastie Farm celebrated the completion of its year-long Climate Corps Program on December 3 in its greenhouse. Supported by a $1 million National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge grant, Climate Corps is a paid…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Host Free Cruises for Eastie Farm Members
This July, 35 youth from Eastie Farm joined over 154 other young people from East Boston families enjoying free cruises with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay to Georges and Spectacle Islands. So far nearly 4,000 youth and families have joined…
Eastie Farm Offering a Revamped CSA Program
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Eastie Farm, a local non-profit, is expanding its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program to expand its reach and provide fresh produce to residents from all socio-economic backgrounds. Essentially, the organization’s program allows residents to sign up…
Eastie Farm unveils new state-of-the-art greenhouse
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Eastie Farm, a non-profit organization that focuses on climate justice, food access, and community resilience, hosted several elected officials, including Mayor Michelle Wu, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new greenhouse at 6 Chelsea Terrace on…
Eastie Farm Has Plenty of Programs for Residents
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During the Harbor View Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, representatives of Eastie Farm presented learning opportunities, sales, programs, and more that residents can participate in. One of Eastie Farm’s most prominent initiatives is…
HarborArts, Eastie Farm Help International Artists Create Murals That Transform School Walls
At the Bradley Elementary School last Thursday, and last Friday at the Mario Umana Academy, students and teachers celebrated the completion of several murals by international artists that transformed the walls of the two schools into works of art. HarborArts,…
Eastie Farm, Community Honors Outgoing Manager
Three years ago Alex Graora was looking for an AmeriCorps job online from his home in Cleveland, Ohio and stumbled upon an opportunity to work for an upstart community farm in East Boston. Intrigued by the description of Eastie Farm…
East Boston High School, ZUMIX and Eastie Farm Receive CER Grant
Three East Boston organizations will join forces after recently receiving grant money from the Baker-Polito Administration’s Community Empowerment and Reinvestment (CER) Grant Program. The $500,000 in grant money to ZUMIX, Eastie Farm and East Boston High School was part of…