Press & Publications

Books

French Fries in the Food System: A Year Round Curriculum Connecting Youth with Farming and Food
Growing Together: A Guide to Building Inspired, Diverse and Productive Youth Communities

Research

“Grounded in the Neighborhood, Grounded in Community”: Social Capital and Health in Community Gardens

Annual Reports

Print Newsletters

In the Media

2021

Lexington Public Schools Big Backyard Progam: Grade 2 and Grade 5 Curriculum, All About Compost

2020

Wicket Local Belmont: Belmont Farmers’ Market
Belmont Farmers’ Market: October 2020 Newsletter
Lynn Community Television: Lynn Lowdown with Anika Dinna Whitmore
PBS NOVA Education Virtual Field Trip: Food Systems from Seed to Fork
Boston 25 News: Feeding Families
Chronicle 5: Bringing Healthy Ready to Eat Food to Lower-Income Communities
Boston 25 News: Teens Not Able to Work on Farms that Provide Produce to Needy Families
Shelburne Farms: Farming for Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion: A Profile
Item Live: Funding to Help Lynn Raise Healthy Babies
[email protected]: In the Middle of Boston He’s Growing Food for Good
Item Live: Photos: A Socially Distant Farmers’ Market
America’s Test Kitchen Kids Podcast: Mystery Recipe, Week Six, Episode Two: Life in the SubHerbs
The Tartan: Growing Food + Consciousness, One Seed at a Time
Item Live: Community Food Group Thriving after First Year in Lynn

2019

CBS Boston: Teen Farmers in Lincoln Help Fight Food Insecurity
Item Live: Ernie’s Harvest Time Ready to Fill Void Left by Shaw’s Closing in Lynn

2018

Lincoln Review: For Love of Land and People, for the Good of the Community
LCTV’s Community Connector: The Food Project’s Summer Seed Crew
Serve Kindness’ Blog: Charity Spotlight
Civil Eats: A Pioneering Massachusetts Program Helps Low-Income Residents Eat Healthier and Supports Local Farmers
ItemLive: Camp Fire North Shore and The Food Project Tend to Gardens at Lynn Public Schools
Wicked Local Lincoln: Cyclists sought for Lincoln Food Project’s Ride for Food team
Lincoln Review: Teens Thrive in Summer Environment at The Food Project
Bedford Citizen: Liam ~ A Student at BHS ~ Helping to Grow and Distribute Fresh Vegetables with The Food Project
ItemLive: Lynn Farmers’ Market to Move to a New Location Because of Park Development
ItemLive: Once Completed, North Shore Community College’s Greenhouse Will Support Food Service Career Pathways
Wicked Local Lincoln: Garden in Full Swing at The Food Project
Lincoln Journal: The Food Project’s Big Shindig Raises $430K
Cooking Up a Podcast: North Shore Regional Director John Wang Speaks with Chef Nevin Taylor
Lynn Happens: Lynn Grows – The Food Project and Lynn Food & Fitness Alliance form Partnership
BostonChefs.com: The Food Project’s Big Shindig
The Lincoln Squirrel: The Food Project’s Big Shindig Celebrates Youth
Wicked Local Beverly: A Passion for Partnerships at Glen Urquhart School in Beverly
ItemLive: Lynn Grows Party Kicks Off New Food System Plan
Lynn Happens: Lynn Grows Kick-off Party
The Boston Globe: The Healthy Incentives Program is so Popular, its Future is Now in Doubt
LCTV’s “Lynn Lineup”: Lynn Grows Kickoff Event on April 14, 2018
Spare Change News: Program Matching SNAP Dollars at Farmer’s Markets Out of Money this Spring
The Salem News: Assistance Overwhelmed: Funding for Healthy Food Program to Run Out
LCTV’s “Lynn Lineup”: The Food Project’s Seed Crew Applications, Deadline on March 7, 2018
Wicked Local Lincoln: The Food Project Seeking Youths for Seed Crew
Sudbury Patch: Social Justice Meets Sustainable Agriculture in Summer Job for Teens
ItemLive: North Shore Community College to Host Listening Program with Lynn Grows
ItemLive: Lynn Grows Asking Local Residents: How Well Are You Eating?
Lincoln Wicked Local: The Food Project to Host Big Shindig
BostonVoyager: Meet James Harrison of The Food Project in Dorchester

2017

Wicked Local Lincoln: The Food Project Seeks Donations
The Boston Globe: Get fresh veggies in Lynn all winter long
Arts and Images Productions and Montreal, Canada’s TV5: Eat 2050 Video
Lynn Happens: The Food Project to Begin SNAP Accessible Winter Farmers’ Market in Lynn
Item Live: Improving Health in Lynn, One Farmer’s Market at a Time
The Boston Globe: Food stamps, quality concerns may keep low-income shoppers offline
Item Live: Local Organizations Benefit from Service Day
Dorchester Reporter: Jazz Under Glass Event Benefits Dudley Greenhouse
Lincoln Squirrel: The Food Project Workers Grow Food Justice Awareness Along With Crops
Daily Item: A Tree of Giving
Jeanne White Interviews Executive Director, J. Harrison on The Connect Show
Civil Eats: Young Food Justice Leaders Speak Out
Lynn Community Television Community Connector: The Food Project Farming
Daily Item: Seed Crew Teens Learn about Food, Justice, and Themselves
Lynn Happens: Farmers’ Market Season Has Begun
Lynn Happens: Lynn City Farm Fest
Hamilton Patch: Teens Learn Urban, Suburban Farming With The Food Project
Lincoln Wicked Local: The Food Project Shindig Raises $375K
Daily Item: The Food Project Celebrates Salad Days Partnership with Lynn Public Schools
Heather Atwood’s Food for Thought: The Food Project Seen Through the Lens of Five Alumni
WGBH’s Basic Black: Strategies to Reduce Food Deserts
Hamilton Patch: Wenham/Beverly CSA Farm Share Starts In June
Lynn Community Television: The Food Project
Daily Item: Salad Days Ahead for Ford School
Lincoln Squirrel: The Food Project to Host Big Shindig Fundraiser
Lincoln Squirrel: News Acorn
Hamilton Patch: The Food Project – High School Youth Summer Employment
Boston University Community Service Center: GDS Community Partner Spotlight: The Food Project
Lynn Community TV: Food For Thought Workshop
Daily Item: MLK Legacy Reflected in Day of Service

2016

Northshore Magazine: 12 Ways to Give Back on the North Shore
NESN’s Dining Playbook: VIP Seat, Short & Main
Wicked Local: Shore Country Day School Kicks Off Month of Service
Lynn Daily Item: Planting Seeds for Change in Lynn
Lynn Community TV: The Food Project on LCTV re: Working with Youth in Lynn
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle: Growing Success
Lynn Community TV: The Food Project Seed Crew on Ingalls Farm, Lynn, MA
WCVB TV’s Chronicle (our part begins at 2:37): Dudley Greenhouse Featured on Chronicle
Lynn Happens: Downtown Farmers’ Market Started Season Today
Lynn Daily Item: Lynn Goes to Market
Lincoln Journal: Food Project Director Receives $10K Award
Edible Boston: Love Those Dirty Fingernails
Modern Farm Girl: Interview with Danielle Andrews
American Lifestyle Magazine: Nurturing Youth, Nurturing Earth
Lincoln Journal: Food Project to Kick Off 25th Anniversary with Big Shindig

2015

Eco Watch: 116 Organizations Creating a Sustainable Global Food System (#104)
Science News for Kids: Building Better, Safer Soils
Michigan State University Extension: 4-H Programs Support Youth-Focused Urban Agriculture and Workforce Preparation
Lincoln Journal, The Food Project seeks donations to further its mission
Boston Globe, Momos remind them of home
Lincoln Journal, The Food Project in Lincoln grows more than crops
Boston Globe, Lincoln-based Food Project seeks cyclists for Ride for Food fund-raiser
Daily Item, A community grows in Lynn. Read about the Munroe Street Farm
Comcast Newsmakers, J. Harrison talks about The Food Project with Jenny Johnson in video interview
The Educated Citizen, Harvard University, How to (Help) Grow Potatoes – Team Hagan (Senator Hagan, her husband and her liaisons) volunteer for the Food Project
Daily Item, Youth from The Food Project and the Lynn Food And Fitness Alliance bring healthy food to convenience stores in Lynn
Lincoln Journal, Lincoln-based The Food Project names new Executive Director
Daily Item, Ludia Modi, an AmeriCorps volunteer and alum of The Food Project is guest of U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton at State of the Union
Yes Magazine, “How One Boston Neighborhood Stopped Gentrification in Its Tracks”

2014

James Beard Foundation and Food Tank: 1st Annual Good Food Org Guide
The North Shore Magazine, “Good Growth“
Yes Magazine, Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods
Modern Farmer, Fresh Food Generation is highlighted in The Farm-to-Street Revolution Is Almost Here
The Huffington Post, “The Food Movement Dilemma: Affordable to All“
The Daily Item, “Community Garden Guidelines Sprouting in Lynn”
Boston Globe, Op-Ed: “Health, Justice, Lunch”
Boston Globe Magazine, “Urban Farming Takes Root”
Urban Stories, Stories about youth, growers and volunteers at the Dudley Greenhouse
Concord Journal, “Students Support The Food Project”

2013

Lincoln Journal, “The Food Project Earns Kudos in Lincoln“
Boston Globe Roxbury, “New Legislation May Bring More Farming to Boston”
Grist, Meals with wheels: A fresh food movement rolls into Boston
The Daily Item, “Lynn Area Teens March for Jobs”
The Daily Item, “Freshness, Ethics at Farmers’ Markets”
The Daily Item, “Ingalls School Food Project Holds Final Farm Lunch of the Season”

2012

Edible Boston, “Feeding Boston”
The Daily Item, “Teens Excel in Lynn’s Food Project Program”

2011

Improper Bostonian, “Urban Growth: In Boston, Farm-to-Table Doesn’t Have to Leave Your Street

2010

Boston Globe, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Visits TFP