The Food Project: Youth. Food. Community.

The Food Project helped create the CRAFT program of eastern Massachsetts in 1998.  Its purpose is to offer agricultural training, provide a network of peers who are in similar roles on their farms, and to explore the diversity of farming operations in Eastern Massachusetts.  Our growers have been active in the formation and support of the CRAFT program.  CRAFT of Eastern MA is comprised of a committed group of farms in eastern Massachusetts, which have joined together to provide educational opportunities for apprentices, interns, and farm workers.  The core of the program is a schedule of semi-monthly farm visits to diverse operations.  Each visit will focus on a specific topic that explores a specialty of the particular farm.

The Food Project is committed to training future farmers.  We provide agricultural education opportunities to thousands each year thorough our youth and volunteer programs.  We also have a comprehensive training program for adults who hope to make farming their profession in the future.  Grower’s Assistant positions are available at both our Urban and Rural farms each season.

Grower’s Assistants are trained in all aspects of the farm operations including seedling propagation in our greenhouse, tractor usage, harvest techniques, managing work crews, distribution, marketing farm products, etc. 

We begin to advertise for positions for the next faming season in August and September.  If you are interested in becoming a Grower’s Assistant, please check our list of open positions.