A network of organizations practicing, advocating for, and interested in urban agriculture.
This network builds relationships to facilitate better collaboration across the field, shares skills and information to enhance our work, and advocates for policies and measures that support urban agriculture efforts.
2025 Network Meetings
February 27, 1 pm
March 27, 1 pm
April 24, 1 pm
May 22, 1 pm
August 28, 1 pm
September 25, 1 pm
October 23, 1 pm
November TBD
December TBD
To join the network, or for more information please contact Emily Fidanza at emily@mafoodsystem.org
The Collaborative is advocating for the following bill in partnership with network members in the 2025-26 Legislative session.
An Act relative to Urban Farmland
Sen. Adam Gomez S.61 / Rep. Pat Duffy H. 121
This bill aim to support the conversion of vacant lots and underutilized land in environmental justice communities into urban farms, community gardens, and other agricultural enterprises. Urban agriculture supports increased economic development, food security, and climate and heat resilience, and reduces the drain on municipal resources that vacant lots can create. This idea was inspired by work of Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Nuestras Raices, as mentioned in the state’s 2023 Resilient Lands Initiative. GrowBoston has also been working hard at transforming vacant lots into urban farms and gardens. The bill has been assigned to the legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture and will have a hearing on September 16, 2025.
Watch the recording from our August 2025 briefing on this bill here!
Funding for Urban Ag Organizations
Policy and Advocacy Resources for Urban Ag Organizations
Growing Resources for Urban Ag Organizations
