farms + gardens

Greater Boston’s agriculture reflects our unique history and character, a mix of innovation and tradition. In Boston, urban farms grow kale on rooftops and hydroponic tomatoes in shipping containers. Worcester County family farms adapt to changing climate and markets after generations. Suburban school gardens teach biology and healthy eating habits. Everywhere families are growing their own vegetables and seeking out CSAs to support local farmers.

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Re-Potted and Thriving: A family effort brings new life to the Gardner Agway
Margaret LeRoux
Re-Potted and Thriving: A family effort brings new life to the Gardner Agway
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Mass Mushroom Farms: Helping strengthen local food systems, one fungus at a time
Natalie Gale
Mass Mushroom Farms: Helping strengthen local food systems, one fungus at a time
Natalie Gale
Natalie Gale
Growing Resilience: How Moveable Greenhouses Are Helping Siena Farms Extend the Season and Improve Climate Readiness
Michael Floreak
Growing Resilience: How Moveable Greenhouses Are Helping Siena Farms Extend the Season and Improve Climate Readiness
Michael Floreak
Michael Floreak
A Year at Rattle Root Farm, a photo essay
Jonnie Coutu
A Year at Rattle Root Farm, a photo essay
Jonnie Coutu
Jonnie Coutu
Edible Food Find: The Front Yard Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Edible Food Find: The Front Yard Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Great Marsh Shellfish Company
Leigh Belanger
Great Marsh Shellfish Company
Leigh Belanger
Leigh Belanger
The Seventh Generation at Cordelia’s Farm
Margaret LeRoux
The Seventh Generation at Cordelia’s Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Bottleneck in the Food Chain: A Shortage of Slaughterhouses in Massachusetts
Alison Arnett
Bottleneck in the Food Chain: A Shortage of Slaughterhouses in Massachusetts
Alison Arnett
Alison Arnett
Edible Food Find: Iron Ox Farm
Naz Hassenein
Edible Food Find: Iron Ox Farm
Naz Hassenein
Naz Hassenein
Breeding Sheep for Fiber and Meat at Hubbardston’s Greenwood Hill Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Breeding Sheep for Fiber and Meat at Hubbardston’s Greenwood Hill Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Generation Next: Younger Farmers Making Their Mark at Kimball Fruit Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Generation Next: Younger Farmers Making Their Mark at Kimball Fruit Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Finding That “Forever Farm”
Alison Arnett
Finding That “Forever Farm”
Alison Arnett
Alison Arnett
Lincoln’s Farming Tradition Goes High Tech at Codman Community Farms
Kimi Ceridon
Lincoln’s Farming Tradition Goes High Tech at Codman Community Farms
Kimi Ceridon
Kimi Ceridon
Step By Step: Patience, Persistence Pay Off at Lilac Hedge Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Step By Step: Patience, Persistence Pay Off at Lilac Hedge Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Edible Food Find: Grant Family Farm
Deb Kaneb
Edible Food Find: Grant Family Farm
Deb Kaneb
Deb Kaneb
Edible Food Find: Hannan Healthy Foods
Lisa Zwirn
Edible Food Find: Hannan Healthy Foods
Lisa Zwirn
Lisa Zwirn
Land’s Sake Farm, In Transition: A New Barn Rises in Weston
Lisa Zwirn
Land’s Sake Farm, In Transition: A New Barn Rises in Weston
Lisa Zwirn
Lisa Zwirn
Doing Things Nature’s Way at Walnut Lane Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Doing Things Nature’s Way at Walnut Lane Farm
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Local Agriculture and Climate Change: A Symbiotic Relationship
Winton Pitcoff
Local Agriculture and Climate Change: A Symbiotic Relationship
Winton Pitcoff
Winton Pitcoff
Edible Food Find: Town to Table
Jillian Dara
Edible Food Find: Town to Table
Jillian Dara
Jillian Dara
Produce for Your Pooch
Anna Derian and Pri Paige
Produce for Your Pooch
Anna Derian and Pri Paige
Anna Derian and Pri Paige
How We Did This: Siena Farms’ Farm Pup Share
Anna Derian
How We Did This: Siena Farms’ Farm Pup Share
Anna Derian
Anna Derian
Blooming and Booming: For Area Farmers, Raising Cut Flowers is a Beautiful Thing
Alison Arnett
Blooming and Booming: For Area Farmers, Raising Cut Flowers is a Beautiful Thing
Alison Arnett
Alison Arnett
Bringing The Heat
Alex Tzelnic
Bringing The Heat
Alex Tzelnic
Alex Tzelnic
Going With The Grain: Whitesfields Farm Carries On The Old Traditions With Wheat and Rye
Margaret LeRoux
Going With The Grain: Whitesfields Farm Carries On The Old Traditions With Wheat and Rye
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux
Feeding Massachusetts: Farms and Gardens Donate Their Harvest
Tara Taft
Feeding Massachusetts: Farms and Gardens Donate Their Harvest
Tara Taft
Tara Taft
Edible Food Finds: Meadow Mist Farm
Béatrice Peltre
Edible Food Finds: Meadow Mist Farm
Béatrice Peltre
Béatrice Peltre
Edible Food Finds: Veg Out at Nourse Farm
Sarah Connell Sanders
Edible Food Finds: Veg Out at Nourse Farm
Sarah Connell Sanders
Sarah Connell Sanders
Cooped Up
Nichole Bernier
Cooped Up
Nichole Bernier
Nichole Bernier
A Walk With the Kids: Hiking With Goats Has People Flocking to Maplebrook Farmstead
Margaret LeRoux
A Walk With the Kids: Hiking With Goats Has People Flocking to Maplebrook Farmstead
Margaret LeRoux
Margaret LeRoux