A green ribbon-cutting at a green greenhouse :)
Eastie Farm’s zero emissions greenhouse officially opened on March 22, 2023. There was indeed a ribbon-cutting: What was the ribbon? A raspberry vine wrapped in 100% fibre dyed in natural…
Author: Kannan
Urban farmer, ecology enthusiast, community organizer, sustainability educator, climate resiliency consultant.
Miracle on Sumner Street!
Even though I grew up in the hot tropics, I love winter and have lately been missing it. So obviously I was excited about the snow last night. I ventured…
Water is Life
Extreme Flood to Extreme Food In the earliest days of Eastie Farm, i.e. even before we formed a non-profit organization, we diverted water from neighbors’ downspouts away from their walls…
A Green New Deal of our own
Eastie Farm is a small scale demonstration of the Green New Deal: a clean energy greenhouse, jobs, food security, climate-mitigating green spaces…
Eastie Farm Family Food Program/Programa de alimentación familiar
Dear neighbors, If you are an East Boston resident in need of food support, please fill up this form to be considered for food boxes from Eastie Farm. https://forms.gle/rMVtTScVe3eR1sR58 Estimados…
Eastie Farm responds to COVID crisis
The coronavirus outbreak and its economic fallouts have affected our neighborhood community significantly: The rate of infection is among the highest consider all of Boston neighborhoods, as is the number…
Produce to People
We distributed 30 boxes of fresh produce and 30 bags of dairy to 30 families in need. In the process, we have uncovered several more families who have fallen through the gaps and have therefore not received much needed food assistance, and we are striving to cover them in the coming days and weeks.
Mutual Aid Fund
for East Boston and Chelsea Eastie Farm is no longer for fiscal sponsor for Mutual Aid Eastie. We will not be collecting any funds for Mutual Aid Eastie. For MAE…
Eastie Farm Food and Fun
Jackie Loson, an Eagle Hill resident who has been caring for “Our Garden” this year, organized a fun multi-activity event for us all. The plants and the kids certainly loved…
Seed them cold weather crops!
Like someone who is leaving a party half-heartedly, winter is taking its time with a long good-bye. So we were lucky to have a nice warm day today to keep…