Recognizing the importance of agriculture and locally grown food in 2018 the residents of Duxbury purchased a property once known as the DeLorenzo Farm, a 27.32-acre parcel that was a turkey farm until the late 1950s. It took a couple of years to purchase the land, select a farmer, clear the land, install wells, and make other improvements to prepare the property for farming, and by 2021 these steps were complete. That seems pretty fast for this sort of project—but actually, the project was decades in the making, completed with the cooperation of a farm-minded landowner and thanks to the hard ..read more

It’s hard to imagine that in the abundantly beautiful region of Southeastern Massachusetts access to local food is not created equal. While many of us can jump in a car, drive down a country road, and pick up a few things at a local farm stand, if you are living in a city it becomes more of a challenge: in an urban environment such as New Bedford, where do you get fresh and local foods? Eight years ago, a nonprofit organization spearheaded work on these issues by talking with the urban community of New Bedford. The larger question was where do people who live within an urban landscape access fo ..read more

In 2004, Darlene Nickerson founded Black Feather Horse Rescue in Plymouth MA to help abused and neglected animals. Over the past 20 years, she has helped countless animals including horses, llamas, donkeys, goats, pigs, and chickens. Her mission is to give the animals loving and healing homes, earn their trust, care for their needs and, when possible, find them new homes.  In addition to the Rescue, Darlene also manages the Gilbert Trout Hatchery, founded in 1869, it is the oldest Trout Hatchery in MA. To help celebrate Black Feather Horse Rescue’s 20th anniversary, Independent Fermentati ..read more

Born during the COVID pandemic, Brewery 44, located directly off Route 44 in Carver, is an authentic farmhouse-style brewery. Mike Johnson, the proprietor, indicated that he was “looking for a new opportunity” and “purchased some homebrew equipment.” He started brewing and giving the beers away at the Upland Sportsman’s Club in Plympton. After gaining a little experience, Mike bought some large-scale commercial equipment from a now-defunct brewery in Worcester and started Brewery 44. For a microbrewery heading into its third year, Brewery 44 has developed an impressive number of collaborations ..read more

Shovel Town Brewery, located in the historic section of Easton, is a microbrewery dedicated to high-quality lagers and ales. It is housed within the historic Ames Shovel Works, a 19th-century iron shovel-manufacturing complex. Shovel Town opened its doors in 2017 and is going strong into its seventh year. A sister location called Station One, located in a renovated fire station in the center of Foxboro, followed a few years later. The Easton location offers a locally sourced, in-season food menu (based on the availability of seasonal ingredients), including flatbreads, sandwiches, tater-tots ..read more

Black Hat Brew Works opened its doors in 2015 in the middle of the Scotland Boulevard industrial park in Bridgewater. Paul Mulcahy and his brother Scott first started homebrewing out of a shed in Norton. Time passed, experience was gained, better equipment was purchased, and the rest is history. An Eagle Scout, Paul came from a community of civic-minded people. “Helping out youth soccer, raising money for the food pantry, and supporting our local first responders are what is important to me, and what truly matters,” he shares. First Responders Day & Bridgewater Blond (Ale, 6.5% ABV) Town Ri ..read more

by Annie Sherman. Mornings are a bustling time at The Boundless Bean café in Bridgewater. This morning—in the shadow of a snowstorm and elementary-school drop-offs and college students returning from holiday break—its 16 seats are practically a revolving door of customers. A few employees behind the counter pour coffees and triage orders. The milk sputters in the steamer. An employee mops the floor’s wet boot prints. Meanwhile, more customers shuffle in, eyeing the coffee menu and the bakery case with equal parts hunger and urgency. The goal is not a quick caffeine rush and breakfast to-go at ..read more

The Henry P. Kendall Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 New England Food Vision Prize. The Prize program aims to increase the amount of regionally-produced food served in K-12 school districts, colleges, and universities across New England. We believe that educational institutions are uniquely positioned to support a thriving and resilient regional food system by leveraging their purchasing power to support local and regional producers and by using their nutrition and dining programs to directly engage students as consumers – showing them how food choices impact health ..read more

We have the most up-to-date list. Find a farmers’ market near you! Look below for the 2024 Outdoor Farmers’ Markets – Town-By-Town updates. 2024 Summer Outdoor Markets – Day-by-Day Details Here Farmers’ Market Main Directory here Markets in BOLD are our ad/partner markets. We are so grateful for their support of our work we ask that you please support them in return. And say “Hey, I saw you in Edible!” Attleboro Farmers’ MarketSaturdays, 9 AM – 1 PM, June 15 – October 12 La Salette Shrine, 947 Park Street, Attleboro, MA Back field in overflow parking lot www.AttleboroFarmersMarket.com &nb ..read more

The South Shore Food Bank, working in partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank to improve food access on the South Shore, help address food equity across towns, and help make fresh options more readily available to families relying on food pantries to meet their needs, proudly announces the Inaugural Fresh Bite 5K and Citrus Stroll, to benefit families across the South Shore who are battling food insecurity.  The event will take place on Saturday, June 15, at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham.  The race begins at 9:30 a.m. after time for yoga and registration from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m ..read more