Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** produce for the people is eastie…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** produce for the people is eastie farm's integrated approach to community supportedagriculture (CSA). This project currently serves 400 east boston residents with weekly boxes oflocal, fresh, MA-grown produce and will serve 1000 households by 2026. By offering free, affordable, and market-rate csas, we ensure equitable food access and destigmatize foodaid. The produce in our CSA boxes is aggregated from local urban farms and values-alignedmassachusetts farms (currently 28), prioritizing those that use regenerative methods, are led bypeople of color, and pay good wages. This project 1) increases fresh food access to acommunity that is a food desert, where there is only one grocery store to serve the 60,000RESIDENTS of east boston (which is geographically isolated by water from the greater bostoncommunity); 2) creates economic opportunity for local farms and for east boston residents(mostly low income and minority) whom we employ to pack and distribute the CSA; and 3)redirects dollarsto the local food system, with a double impact of reducing food miles andrelated carbon emissions. This project will build on our existing CSA towards economic andecological sustainability. We will support residents with accessing food aid programs withoutstigma. We will ensure economic sustainability by increasing market rate offerings to newresidents who can both afford them and are looking for ways to integrate with the community; and by ensuring funding for low-income subscribers via partner organizations with vestedinterests.