2021 Annual Report
Celebrating New Leadership
“Assuming these new responsibilities, we recognize and honor everyone who has come before us to build The Food Project, those who are here today, and the land which continues to…”
Welcoming a new Board Chair
The Food Project is proud to welcome former staff and program alumni Emmanuel Encarnacion as our new Board Chair
Return of the Institute
Last year, The Food Project hosted in-person Institutes for the first time since the start of the pandemic…
Youth Voice: Spoken Word
Orlando created this piece to be performed by members of Seed Crew at their Family Feast celebration on Baker Bridge Farm…
Shindig Reflection
On Friday, September 8, a crowd gathered–many wearing boots–in Lincoln to celebrate and support The Food Project...
Our Incredible Staff
These folks are the remarkable individuals who made up The Food Project’s staff this past summer.
Persevering during a Drought
Climate realities continue to threaten farms and farm workers through hotter and longer droughts, increasingly erratic and sometimes extreme bouts of rainfall, and more extreme temperature swings causing erratic freeze/thaw cycles in spring and fall...
Letter from Anne
This past fiscal year was nothing short of transformational for our youth, staff, farms, and partners in the communities we serve…
Alumni Survey
Over the past 30 years, nearly 2,000 youth have graduated from The Food Project’s nationally recognized youth development program…
Farm Improvements
This was a transformational year at the 25-acre Reynolds Farm in Wenham, where The Food Project has been farming since 2014.
Seeding an Equitable Future
In 2021, we finalized a five-year strategic plan designed to enrich our three areas of focus: youth development, food justice, and community wellbeing...
Inaugural Winter Market at Dudley Greenhouse
To expand community access to our locally grown fruits and vegetables, we launched a new weekly winter farmers’ market at the Dudley Greenhouse.
Let’s get cooking!
North Shore Root Crew took on an ambitious project in the Spring of 2021…