Eastie Farm’s Clothing Swap is coming up!
Eastie Farm is excited to announce that we are hosting a clothing swap in partnership with Cambridge’s Patagonia on Thursday, December 21st between 12-7 p.m. This clothing swap is a…
Author: Kannan
Urban farmer, ecology enthusiast, community organizer, sustainability educator, climate resiliency consultant.
Apples are delicious, but can they make a boat float?
Our after school programming at the Alighieri Montessori School in East Boston is a source of fantastic hands-on learning and lots of fun. Eastie Farm strives to keep activities seasonal when…
Eastie Farm Youth Climate Corps Fellow Presents at Boston Climate Beacon Conference
October 11, 2023 Jennifer, Eastie Farm Youth Climate Corps 2023, presenting at the Boston Climate Beacon Conference (Presentation Transcript) Who am I, and who is my community? Hello and good…
Our CSA Superstars
Volunteers Ryan and Suzen help back CSA bags every week Two months ago, Ryan and Suzen Holohan stepped foot in Eastie Farm’s greenhouse for the first time. Long-time East Boston…
What do 5th grade McKay students have in common with mulberries?
5th grade students exchanged funny looks while they looked at hands and bowls full of of fruit and wondered what humans and mulberries share. Aliveness! Life! Where did the mulberries…
Eastie Farm Awarded $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant
East Boston non-profit receives funding for Youth Climate Corps Program East Boston, September 22, 2023 We have all heard about a Just Transition to a more equitable and sustainable economy.…
Eastie Farm Awarded $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant
East Boston non-profit receives funding for Youth Climate Corps Program East Boston, September 22, 2023 We have all heard about a Just Transition to a more equitable and sustainable economy.…
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…
Biodiversity. What does it mean?
The kids scratch their heads as they ponder the meaning of the large word written on the board. Biodiversity. What could that possibly mean? Both morning classes of 4th, 5th and…
Who are the pollinators?
Nine children excitedly sharpen their pencils to write today’s date on the next empty page of their notebooks. Pollination is today’s theme! Miss Heather posed a variety of questions to…