The Food Project: Youth. Food. Community.

News from the farm

bunching scallions During the last few weeks, we’ve had a nice string of sun and heat. This has allowed us to direct seed and transplant several rounds of fall crops so far, and with a little cooperation from the weather, we will get in another round of planting by the end of August. On the down side, our tomatoes have finally succumbed to late blight. They held out longer than other organic farms in the area, but with late blight so widespread in our area, it was really just a matter of time. We will include the last of the tomatoes in this week’s share.

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Dudley Town Common Farmers Market
intersection of Blue Hill Ave and Dudley Street
Tuesday and Thursdays 3-7pm

Bowdoin Street Health Center Farmers Market
230 Bowdoin St, Dorchester
Thursdays 2:30-6:30pm

Boston Medical Center Farmers Market!
Main Lobby, Massachusetts Ave.
Fridays 11am-2pm

This Week we'll have

Cherry Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes, Green Tomatoes, Fennel, Onions, Cucumbers, Pickling Cucumbers, Shelling Beans, Eggplant, Japanese Eggplant, Carrots, Zucchini, Yellow Summer Squash, Scallions, Collard Greens, Swiss Chard, Lettuce Salad Mix, Spicy Salad Mix, Arugula, Lettuce, Potatoes, Basil, Mint, and Parsley

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This summer, Harvard School of Public Health student Jessica Yen
worked with TFP to translate a vast swath of our curriculum materials into
web-friendly formats. While we have a few more tasks to accomplish
before unveiling the fruits of her labor, I'm happy to share another
project she accomplished: tracking down a number of videos about (and
sometimes by!) TFP and its participants, and converting them from the
various formats they happened to be stored on to something more easily
viewed from the web.

The videos are collected for your convenience on our new video page, and can
also be accessed through TFP's YouTube channel. Pop up some corn and
gather your friends and family!

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News from Melissa Dimond, North Shore Director

This week marks the halfway point for the CSA season, and as such seems like a good time to reflect on where we've been and where we're going. I have had the opportunity to speak with many members this season - in person, by phone, and via email. So many of you have expressed the excitement and joy that comes with picking up your weekly shares. And many people have asked why the volume of food is smaller than they expected.

A Season Like No Other

It's been a season of extremes, and I cannot thank you enough for your support. The sustained rain in June hit at precisely the worst time - causing disease and crop failure on local farms all over the area, including The Food Project's land in Ipswich & Beverly. We are still feeling the effects of the crop and seedling loss in June and July.

We know from our own experience farming and running a CSA program (in Lincoln) for nearly 20 years that we have not seen anything like this before. And our colleagues on other local farms have the same message. It's unprecedented.

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