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…
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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…
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…
Eastie Farm Omelet: Video Cooking Demo
Check out this quick and easy omelet demo from Nick Hahn, our resident comedian and amateur chef! If you have suggestions for dishes we should make, or if you want…
Produce Spotlight: Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is commonly thought of as a hard-to-cut squash that’s difficult to work with. Butternut squash is a member of the cucurbitaceae family otherwise known as the melon family.…
Grace Federated Church Food Pantry and Eastie Farm!
Last Saturday we had a great time helping our friends over at the Grace Federated Church with their own food distribution program! People came from across the neighborhood to pick…
Food Distributions at 6 Chelsea Terrace!
We are excited to get food to the community again this year! We held our first distribution at 1 PM on Friday, January 13th and distributed food to over 60…
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…
Making the Rubble Bloom
I joined Eastie Farm in a time of change and LOTS of growth. Summer was in full swing, all programs were cruising at their max, and the greenhouse, our newest…
Farm to Table collaborative at the East Boston Latin Music Festival
Eastie Farm and Pan de Bono collaborate to bring fresh, local, and organic food to our community during for the Zumix East Boston Latin Music Festival. Vegetables used on the…