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…
Welcome to Eastie Farm!
Eastie Farm responds to the COVID crisis! Eastie Farm is a grassroots effort to give East Boston a space for growing food and building community What began as an overgrown,…
Climate Corps Fellows Put out New Nature-Based Infrastructure Prototypes on the Coastline!
Working with Emerald Tutu and Northeastern University Hughes Lab, Youth Climate Corps fellows built “crescent-shaped marsh starter modules” — prototypes for nature-based infrastructure — and set them up on the…
Emerald Tutu and Climate Corps Fellows at the Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network Meeting
Emerald Tutu, one of our partners in the Youth Climate Corps Program, presented their work at the Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network (BHEN) spring 2024 meeting at UMass Boston. The Youth…
Building a rain garden to celebrate Earth Day
To celebrate Earth Day, our Climate Corps Fellows work at the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway to improve the rain garden. The greenway is prone to flooding in the low-lying areas,…
Youth Climate Corps fellows visited Belle Isle Marsh Reservation!
On a sunny day in April, Youth Climate Corps fellows visited Belle Isle Marsh Reservation. According to the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh website, a salt marsh is “a coastal…
The HEAT beneath our FEET
The Saturday night before last was a cold one in Eastie – the low temperature reached a frosty 17o F. It was a reminder that, despite the spring-like warmth we’ve…
2024 CSA: How does tiered pricing work?
In alignment with our food equity mission, Eastie Farm is excited to announce that we are offering a tiered pricing system for our 2024 CSA! Recognizing that there is a…
Eastie Farm connects local farmers and low-income families, becoming a food justice bridge
East Boston non-profit celebrates the completion of implementing a $539K USDA grant that supported New England farmers and food-insecure families in the Environmental Justice community of East Boston With cumbia…
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…
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…