Food Justice Newsletter
Welcome to the NOFA/Mass newsletter series
Each week we publish original articles on the topics we care about most.
Read about the latest policy issues affecting Massachusetts farmers and consumers in our “Policy and Advocacy” newsletter, get insider farming and gardening tips from expert growers in our “Be a Better Grower” newsletter, learn to do it yourself, from food preservation to building fences, in our “Practical Self-Sufficiency” newsletter and see how our community is working to improve the food system in our “Food Justice” newsletter.
Oasis on Ballou
Christy Bassett2021-10-27T21:52:43-04:00October 27th, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: Food Justice, October 2021|
A Real Oasis of Healthy Food and Beautiful Gardens Oasis on Ballou's raised bed gardens in September 2021. Photo credit: Anna Muhammad by Anna Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator In the early part [...]
Dealing with Soil Contaminants in the City
Christy Bassett2021-10-27T21:00:46-04:00October 27th, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: Food Justice, October 2021|
By Andrew Laurion, NOFA/Mass Bioremediation Project Coordinator Behind the site of the Walnut Street community garden in Springfield Massachusetts, there’s a 25’ x 25’ section that hasn’t been developed or incorporated, due to a concern [...]
Introducing the Western Massachusetts Regenerative Food System
Christy Bassett2021-09-24T14:55:44-04:00September 24th, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: Food Justice, September 2021|
By Hannah McDonald, NOFA/Mass Western MA Regenerative Food System Coordinator One of NOFA/Mass’s new endeavors for 2021 has been to develop the “Western Massachusetts Regenerative Food System” (or “WMRFS”). This intent for this program [...]
Youth Agricultural Scientists Visit The African Alliance, Bami Farms (Part 2)
Christy Bassett2021-08-26T13:59:09-04:00August 26th, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: August 2021, Food Justice|
By Ivanyliz Rodriguez and Anna Gilbert-Muhammad This article is the second part of our feature on the visit by Springfield Youth Agricultural Scientists from NOFA/Mass’s Food Access project to Bami Farms in Johnston, Rhode Island. Read part one here. The stevia plant grows well in well-drained beds [...]
Youth Agricultural Scientists Visit The African Alliance, Bami Farms (Part 1)
Christy Bassett2021-07-23T15:34:31-04:00July 23rd, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: Food Access, Food Justice, July 2021|
By Ivanyliz Rodriguez and Anna Gilbert-Muhammad Youth Agricultural Scientist Ivanyliz Rodriguez (right) interviews Julius Kolawole (left), Executive Director of The African Alliance On July 16th, 2021, the Youth Agricultural Scientists from Home City Housing visited with Julius Kolawole, Executive Director of The African [...]
NOFA/Mass Food Access Project Community Gardens Open for the Season
Christy Bassett2021-06-23T12:32:17-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: Food Access, Food Justice, June 2021|
By Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator, Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, plants vegetable starts in the Tapley Court Apartments Community Garden with one of the area youths. Preparations at the community gardens that we [...]
Arise for Social Justice Links Up with the Open Pantry Community Garden
Christy Bassett2021-06-07T12:16:33-04:00April 28th, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: April 2021, Food Access, Food Justice|
By Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator Everyone is looking forward to spring and the fresh air that the season brings. The smell of compost and soil is in the air seems to bring [...]
Introduction to the NOFA/Mass Bioremediation Project
Christy Bassett2021-06-07T12:16:03-04:00April 28th, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: April 2021, Food Access, Food Justice, Soil Health|
Healing the Soil ~ Healing the Community ~ Feeding the Community by Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator Growing food in urban areas like Boston, Newark or Springfield where soils are depleted and contaminated with lead and/or other heavy metals can be [...]