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The 2025 Massachusetts Food System Forum will be held in Worcester at The College of the Holy Cross on Friday, November 21, 2025. Event Address: Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St, Worcester, MA As in past years, we expect more than 300 partners, people with lived experiences, and leaders from […]

More than 1,000 amendments have been introduced to the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means draft Fiscal Year 2026 budget (S.3). Senators now have one week to review and consider these amendments before debating and voting on a final budget starts on May 19th. Senators may choose to cosponsor as many amendments as they […]

In April, the House debated and passed their Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal. House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz mentioned the Healthy Incentives Program during a press conference and on the House floor (you can watch this in the recording from day 1 of debate here, starting at 14:05), and Chair of the Joint […]

Join us this spring for the Agricultural Literacy Summit, a dynamic gathering for everyone working to bring agriculture and food system education to students across Massachusetts.

More than 1,600 amendments have been filed with the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means draft FY26 budget (H.4000). Representatives now have one week to review and consider these amendments before debating and voting on a final budget starts on April 28th. Representatives may choose to cosponsor as many amendments as they wish to […]

The Collaborative organized with HIP farmers and vendors to write this letter to the editor of The Boston Globe, which was published on April 9, 2025. The full list of farmers and vendors that signed on to this letter is: Meg Bantle, Full Well Farm, Adams  Liz Green, Three Sisters Garden Project, Ipswich  Lisa Evans, […]

Register for briefing The Collaborative and our statewide advocacy partners will offer a briefing on our priority legislation for the 2025-26 session via zoom on February 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Bills on topics from farmland protection, to food waste, to food security will be discussed, as well as budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2026. Registration is required […]

Plenary: A Conversation with Senator Jo Comerford, Representative Natalie Blais, and MAFSC’s Policy Director Becca Miller – Slides PFAS: A shared environmental obstacle – Notes | Recording This panel discussed PFAS, what they are, and how they impact all food system stakeholders. Speakers shared environmental impacts of PFAS, efforts to address PFAS, and state policy […]

Thank you for your continued support of this event!

As of November 15, the Forum is sold out! Interested in sponsoring? Email Kristina@mafoodsystem.org Forum: December 17, 2024 from 8 am – 4 pm at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. Here are directions to the event. The Forum will be in the Hogan Center. Agenda The 2024 Massachusetts Food System Forum will […]