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Senator Anne Gobi has introduced an amendment to the FY18 House budget that would provide necessary matching funds for operation of the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). We need as many senators as possible to sign on to this amendment by 5:00 this Thursday, May 18. Please: Call or email your state senator this week to […]

To read the May 2017 issue of the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative's newsletter, click here. 

April 4 is the annual Ag Day at the State House event, when advocacy and trade groups gather in Boston to educate legislators about policy priorities for farmers. The legislature is considering several dozen bills related to the food system this session, from land preservation issues to food waste, and the MA Food System Collaborative […]

Food Banks originally started to supply food to people who were experiencing emergency situations, such as the loss of a home to fire or natural disaster, or perhaps an unexpected job loss.  These were short-term needs that the world of charity could address. What we are seeing now, however, is an on-going need for food […]

The Massachusetts Food System Collaborative is hiring! Position: Communications Specialist Reports to: Director Hours: 20 weekly Term: 1 year, with potential for continuation depending upon funding availability. Wage: $20/hour, (IRS-1099, no benefits) Location: Remote Start date: ASAP About the MA Food System Collaborative: The MA Food System Collaborative was established in 2016 to promote, monitor, and facilitate implementation of the MA Local […]

Members of the MA State Legislature have introduced more than 5,000 bills for the 2017-18 session, many of them related to the Commonwealth’s food system. A number of these bills would take action toward the goals of the MA Local Food Action Plan. Legislators are being asked to co-sponsor bills right now. This is an […]

Data from the first extensive survey of local food sales in the U.S. shows that Massachusetts farmers are national leaders in sales of food products directly to consumers. Massachusetts ranks fifth nationally in direct to consumer sales from farms, with $136 million in sales in 2015 from farmers markets, farmstands, community-supported agriculture (CSA) operations, and […]

On November 21, the Massachusetts Food Policy Council sent this letter to Governor Baker and legislative leaders, outlining the Council’s priorities based on the 2015 Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan. These are issues that the Council hopes to amplify and address, through collaboration, research, and education. November 21, 2016  Governor Charles BakerMassachusetts State House, Room […]

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