Farm to Market: Fall Field Trips Making Connections
For years, a highlight of fall for Northampton elementary school students has been a field trip to Crimson & Clover Farm, led by our staff. Throughout the month of October, Ellena Baum and Melissa Ward who head up our Grow Food Kids program hosted fun, hands-on tours for 25 classes of students in grades K-3. Most notably, every second grade class came on a field trip to the farm to…
Grow Food Shares is building a more equitable local food system.
Nearly 3,000 Northampton residents can’t access the quantity and quality of food that they want. In collaboration with emergency food partners, food insecure residents, and community organizations, we lead programs that provide access to locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables where people live, work, and visit. And beyond transportation and financial barriers, we work to understand and address deeper barriers that prevent people from eating healthy.
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Grow Food Shares- 2019 Season Review
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Farm to Market: Fall Field Trips Making Connections
For years, a highlight of fall for Northampton elementary school students has been a field trip to Crimson & Clover…
Special Deals for Tuesday Market Shoppers!
Keep your dollars downtown! This Fall at Tuesday Market, we are collaborating with Downtown Northampton businesses to provide coupons to…
Grow Food Kids: Big Plans for 2019-20
Led by our experienced team of Educators: Ellena Baum and Melissa Ward, Grow Food Kids is launching into a new…