Projects

The Massachusetts legislature is considering many bills in the 2023-24 session that relate to the Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan. This list includes bills that most closely align with goals and recommendations from the Local Food Action Plan.

The local food system relies on wise public policy to function well. Laws and regulations about land, natural resources, health and safety, and other issues all impact how sustainable and equitable our food system is, as do public investments in programs. Across the food chain, policy impacts how our food is produced and who is […]

The Collaborative is facilitating a campaign to ensure that every K-12 public school student in MA has access to high-quality food system education.

The Collaborative leads the Campaign for HIP Funding to ensure that the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), which provides fresh, healthy, local foods for SNAP recipients, receives increased funding to meet demand, operates year-round, and adds new farmers to fill gaps in program coverage.

The Collaborative is working with The Food Project to organize skill sharing among urban agriculture organizations.

The Ag Equity Network is made up of and led by Massachusetts farmers who identify as BIPOC. The Network advocates for state public policy that supports equitable land access, jobs, education, and other resources that are vital for BIPOC farmers to be sustainable in their businesses, and for the food system in Massachusetts to be […]

Food policy councils operate in many cities, towns and regions throughout Massachusetts with the goal to improve the local food system. The Collaborative supports their work through the Food Policy Councils Network.

The Collaborative is working to reduce food waste in Massachusetts through research, advocacy and network building.

The Collaborative, along with our partners in the five other New England states plus Food Solutions New England, is part of a collaboration to mobilize our networks to impact local and regional food supply chains, and strengthen and grow the New England regional food system Find the full NEFNE report here. Read the Massachusetts state […]

As part of the Collaborative’s mission to support a sustainable, equitable, and resilient food system, we have hosted dozens of advocacy trainings since the organization was founded. Training can go over the basics of how policy is made in Massachusetts, how to build relationships with decision makers, updates on food system bills, power-mapping, and more.  […]