# Massachusetts Food System Collaborative: Supporting collective action toward an equitable, sustainable, resilient, and connected local food system in Massachusetts\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.4, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Data Dashboard](https://mafoodsystem.org/data-dashboard/) - [Food System Announcements](https://mafoodsystem.org/food-system-announcements/) - [Our Impact](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-impact/) - [Our Team](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-team/) - [Annual Reports](https://mafoodsystem.org/annual-reports/) ## Posts - [2026 MA Food System Forum](https://mafoodsystem.org/2026-ma-food-system-forum/) - [Massachusetts Community Health \& Healthy Aging Funds Grant](https://mafoodsystem.org/ma-health-funds-grant-lfpcs/) - [Farmer food donation tax credit passed into law \- now what?](https://mafoodsystem.org/farmer-food-donation-tax-credit-passed-into-law-now-what/) - [End of 2025\-26 formal session recap](https://mafoodsystem.org/end-of-2025-26-formal-session-recap/) - [Urban Agriculture Network Site Visits](https://mafoodsystem.org/urban-agriculture-network-site-visits/) ## Projects - [Current Legislative Activity](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-work/projects/current-legislative-activity/) - [Massachusetts Elections](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-work/projects/massachusetts-elections/) - [Data Dashboard](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-work/projects/data-dashboard/) - [Campaign for Healthy Incentives Program \(HIP\) Funding](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-work/projects/campaign-for-healthy-incentives-program-funding/) - [Local Food Policy Council Network](https://mafoodsystem.org/our-work/projects/food-policy-council-network/) ## Resources - [White Paper: Promoting Food Literacy](https://mafoodsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Food-Literacy-White-Paper.pdf) - [Action Guide: Promoting Food Literacy](https://mafoodsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Food-Literacy-Action-Guide.pdf) - [Supply Chain Mapping Assessment for Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant: Final Report](https://mafoodsystem.org/resources/supply-chain-mapping-assessment-for-resilient-food-systems-infrastructure-grant-final-report/): With funding from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources \(MDAR\), Eastern Research Group, Inc\. \(ERG\) and the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative \(MAFSC\) conducted a supply chain mapping assessment to understand how MDAR could best leverage Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program \(RFSI\) funds to strengthen the middle of the local food supply chain in Massachusetts\. - [Food System Policy Considerations 2027\-28](https://mafoodsystem.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Briefing-Paper-2027.pdf): Briefing paper for candidates for Massachusetts General Court\. - [Food Literacy in Massachusetts: Local Successes, Statewide Opportunities – The Executive Summary](https://mafoodsystem.org/resources/food-literacy-in-massachusetts-local-successes-statewide-opportunities-the-executive-summary/): To help Massachusetts children grow and lead healthy, independent, thoughtful lives, all students in grades K \- 12 should have access to food system education in school, learning about agriculture, nutrition, food justice, and culinary skills\. ## Stories - [HIP in Massachusetts: Nourishing Families, Sustaining Farms](https://mafoodsystem.org/stories/hip-in-massachusetts-nourishing-families-sustaining-farms/) - [HIP Spotlight: Gary of Riverdale Farms](https://mafoodsystem.org/stories/hip-spotlight-gary-of-riverdale-farms/) - [HIP Spotlight: Peggy](https://mafoodsystem.org/stories/hip-spotlight-peggy/) - [HIP Spotlight: Farmer Dave](https://mafoodsystem.org/stories/hip-spotlight-farmer-dave/) - [What HIP means to Suad \& Haydar](https://mafoodsystem.org/stories/what-hip-means-to-suad-haydar/) ## Events - [Urban Agriculture Network Meeting](https://mafoodsystem.org/event/urban-agriculture-network-meeting-5/) - [2027 Northeast Farm to Institution Summit](https://mafoodsystem.org/event/2027-northeast-farm-to-institution-summit/) - [2026 Massachusetts Food System Forum](https://mafoodsystem.org/event/2026-massachusetts-food-system-forum/) - [Urban Agriculture Network Meeting](https://mafoodsystem.org/event/urban-agriculture-network-meeting-7/) - [Agricultural Advocacy Coalition Meeting](https://mafoodsystem.org/event/agricultural-advocacy-coalition-meeting-7/) ## Categories - [Unclassified](https://mafoodsystem.org/category/unclassified/) - [Stories](https://mafoodsystem.org/category/stories/) - [Analysis](https://mafoodsystem.org/category/analysis/) - [Legislative Updates](https://mafoodsystem.org/category/legislative-updates/) - [Budget Updates](https://mafoodsystem.org/category/budget-updates/) ## Section Category - [content](https://mafoodsystem.org/fusion_tb_category/content/) - [page\_title\_bar](https://mafoodsystem.org/fusion_tb_category/page_title_bar/) - [footer](https://mafoodsystem.org/fusion_tb_category/footer/) - [header](https://mafoodsystem.org/fusion_tb_category/header/) ## News Topics - [Food Security](https://mafoodsystem.org/news-topic/food-security/) - [Advocacy](https://mafoodsystem.org/news-topic/advocacy/) - [Agriculture](https://mafoodsystem.org/news-topic/agriculture/) - [Farmland](https://mafoodsystem.org/news-topic/farmland/) - [Healthy Incentives Program \(HIP\)](https://mafoodsystem.org/news-topic/healthy-incentives-program-hip/) ## Project Categories - [Advocacy](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-category/advocacy/) - [Networks](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-category/networks/) - [Education](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-category/education/) - [Special Projects](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-category/special-projects/) ## Project Topics - [Campaign](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-topic/campaign/) - [Advocacy Training \& Tools](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-topic/advocacy-training-tools/) - [Legislation](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-topic/legislation/) - [Agricultural Equity](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-topic/agricultural-equity/) - [Food Waste Reduction](https://mafoodsystem.org/project-topic/food-waste-reduction/) ## Resource Topics - [Farming](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-topic/farming/) - [Food Literacy](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-topic/food-literacy/) - [Food Policy Councils](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-topic/food-policy-councils/) - [Food Waste](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-topic/food-waste/) - [Healthy Incentives Program \(HIP\)](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-topic/hip/) ## Resource Types - [Featured Resources](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-type/featured-resources/) - [Data](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-type/data/) - [Funding Opportunities](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-type/funding-opportunities/) - [Technical Assistance](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-type/technical-assistance/) - [Featured HIP Resources](https://mafoodsystem.org/resource-type/featured-hip-resources/) ## Story Categories - [Campaign for Healthy Incentives Program \(HIP\)](https://mafoodsystem.org/story-category/story-campaign-for-healthy-incentives-program-hip/) ## Event Categories - [Featured Events](https://mafoodsystem.org/events-calendar/category/featured-events/) ## Category - [post\_cards](https://mafoodsystem.org/element_category/post_cards/) - [sections](https://mafoodsystem.org/element_category/sections/) - [elements](https://mafoodsystem.org/element_category/elements/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://mafoodsystem.org/sitemap_index.xml)