2012-13 Annual Report

Annual Report 2012-2013
Growing
Hand In Hand
1
The Food Project’s Regional Footprint
2
Our Farms, Our Food
4
Youth - Today and Tomorrow
6
Building Our Communities
8
Sharing Our Strengths
10
Financials
11
Donor Support
12
Event Highlights
16
Contents
Messages from the Board Chair
and Executive Director
current board of trustees, 2013-2014
View of Baker Bridge Farm with the newly
installed hoop houses, Lincoln, MA.
C. Dylan Sanders, Chair
Chris Powell, Vice Chair
Amanda Gorner, Treasurer
Janet Selcer, Clerk
Aviva Luz Argote
Mark Barnett
Danny Chin
Rosemary Infante Costello
Elizabeth Dada*
Hannah Sharpless Graff
Melissa Hoffer
Preble Jaques
Marcos Luna
Gordon MacFarland
Ezekiel Mercer-McDowall*
Peter von Mertens
The heart of The Food Project’s mission is to empower youth and strengthen communities through sustainably cultivating our land and distributing the bounty.
Farming and food are powerful tools; they provide an educational platform and
the means to connect with individuals from all walks of life while contributing to
healthy lifestyles and the general betterment of society. Our passion to enrich lives
and bring joy to the table is strengthened by the support of all our partners, season
after season, as we grow hand in hand to fulfill our mission.
Linda McQuillan
Phillip Nguyen*
Tommy O’Connor*
Kim Reid
Joseph F. Stein
Lenore Gessner Travis
* Youth Trustees
Message from the Chair
This past year was one of continued growth for The Food Project in its dedication to empowering youth, farming
our land as responsible stewards, and making a positive impact in our communities.
As the new crop of youth arrived for the Summer Youth Program and the “graduates” moved on to DIRT Crew and
the Internship Program, it was rewarding to observe their progress as they teamed up with peers from diverse
backgrounds and acquired farming and business skills, personal confidence, and expertise on food justice. We
grow not only food, but also young leaders who will continue to carry out our mission for many years to come.
Our commitment to safeguarding local sustainable agriculture is only strengthened as we continue to witness
the effects of a broken food system, where fresh produce and the climate suffer from long-haul distribution,
communities struggle in real food deserts, and nationwide outbreaks of food borne illnesses are on the rise. This
year we embarked on a comprehensive improvement plan for Baker Bridge Farm in Lincoln, MA. This $250,000
initiative will be completed by October 2014. The net result will increase the soil’s organic content through
crop covering and a rotational grazing system with livestock—which in turn will increase the harvest by 1,200
pounds per acre.
Our staff and youth worked tirelessly to connect with our communities—distributing 258,000 pounds of homegrown produce, building raised bed gardens for schools and families, conducting workshops, and providing a
helping hand at hunger relief organizations. We are proud to have such a passionate and dedicated crew on board.
In the coming year, our leadership team will also be digging deep. They will be working with a consulting firm to
fine-tune our mission and vision within a long-term strategy plan. Our goal is to broaden our reach and positive
impact, while keeping our organization financially sound.
On behalf of The Food Project, I would like to express our gratitude to the many individual donors, family and private
foundations, and businesses that support us in this work. We are thankful for your generosity and commitment.
We look forward to maintaining and growing our partnership with you for many years to come.
Dylan Sanders
Executive Director’s Report
It has been an honor to complete my first full year as the executive director of The Food Project. The time has
allowed me to immerse myself into the activities of the organization, evaluate our strengths and weaknesses,
and implement a few operational changes designed to increase the impact we have in our communities.
In April 2013, we rolled out a regional-based management model which represents the most significant change
this year. The regional directors can now function in a more streamlined and efficient manner, while leveraging their resources at hand and focusing on truly intertwining our core competencies of youth development,
community programs, and sustainable agriculture. This model provides the directors of the North Shore and
Greater Boston regions with greater flexibility to respond to the unique needs of their respective communities
and allows us to deepen our work with multi-cultural residents from diverse backgrounds, neighborhood organizations, and institutions. We aim to enhance and strengthen the social fabric of communities and facilitate
access to fresh, nutritious food for everyone.
The effects and value of the regional-based management model will be evaluated in January 2014. I see this
move as the first step towards a long-term goal to deepen the impact we have and broaden our reach.
It is my hope that with generous support from our donors, dedicated work of our staff, and the ambassadorial
roles of our youth, we will continue to build stronger and more sustainable communities—not only in our
immediate New England region, but in regions near and far.
I believe that we can achieve this—with a unified commitment and desire to grow—hand in hand.
Selvin L. Chambers III
The Food Project’s
Regional Footprint
The yearlong work of The Food Project emanates from our offices in Boston, Lynn,
and Lincoln. Our suburban and urban farms are clustered around these hubs and
provide not only fresh and nutritious food for our community programs, but also a
platform to teach young people fundamental job and personal skills that prepare them
for productive adult lives. Our youth travel from near and far to reach their daily
destinations and, upon return home, share their knowledge with their families,
friends, and communities.
Gloucester
Beverly
Lincoln
Arlington
Lynn
Acton
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Boston, Lincoln & Lynn
DISTANCE YOUTH
TRAVEL
Our youth travel within a radius
extending over 40 miles from our
office in Boston.
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Somerville
3
40
Cambridge
Boston
Dorchester
Jamaica Plain
Roxbury
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Selvin Chambers and The Food Project’s leadership
team of five oversee a group of 21 full-time staff,
two part-time staff, nine seasonal employees,
five fellows sponsored by FAO Schwarz Family
Foundation, Forest Foundation, High Meadows
Foundation, and Mass Promise, and four FoodCorps
Service Members.
SUBURBAN FARMS
Baker Bridge, Lincoln 31 acres
Long Hill, Beverly 2 acres
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Moraine, Beverly 3 acres
URBAN FARMS
Lincoln
Arlington
Brookline
4
Munroe Street, Lynn .25 acres
Ingalls Elementary School, Lynn 1 acre
FARMERS MARKETS
Dudley Town Common, Roxbury
Egleston, Jamaica Plain
5
Ingalls School, Lynn
Cambridge
Dorchester, Boston
Jamaica Plain, Boston
Roxbury, Boston
Somerville
HUNGER RELIEF
ORGANIZATIONS
Acton Community Supper, Acton
Beverly Bootstraps, Beverly
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Boston Living Center, Boston
Community Servings, Jamaica Plain
Central Square, Lynn
Veteran’s Park, Beverly
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GREENHOUSES
East Coast International Church, Lynn
My Brother’s Table, Lynn
Pine Street Inn, Boston
Red Cross Food Pantry, Boston
Dudley Greenhouse, Boston 10,000 sq ft
ReVision Urban Farm, Dorchester
Greenhouse 3,000 sq ft
The Open Door, Gloucester
Baker Bridge, Lincoln
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Munroe Street, Lynn
West Cottage Street, Boston 1.4 acres
Langdon Street, Boston .6 acre
Baker Bridge Farm, Lincoln
Long Hill Farm, Beverly
Kanner Orchards, Lincoln 2 acres*
*The Food Project has the privilege of
harvesting peaches and apples from this
orchard; however, we do not own or
lease this property.
CSA & FARM TO FAMILY PICK UP LOCATIONS
2 Hoop Houses 2,880 sq ft each
Rosie’s Place, Boston
Women’s Lunch Place, Boston
Glen Urquhart School, Beverly
4,500 sq ft of the 7,000 sq ft facility
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Our Farms,
Our Food
setting the foundation
The Food Project farms are unequivocally
the foundation of our work. They are the
vehicles for developing youth, connecting
community members, and providing fresh,
safe, and nutritious food for individuals
and families from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
Our greenhouse seedlings find a new home in
the fields of Baker Bridge Farm in Lincoln, MA.
Summer Youth Program participants express their competitive
spirit on Long Hill Farm in Beverly, MA.
An efficient yield starts
with a well mapped out
crop plan.
Urban & suburban farm related activity for fiscal year 2012-2013
114
2,715
Summer Youth Program participants working on the farms, including 17 Boston Youth
Fund participants
Farm volunteers contribute 7,670 hours through our Serve and Grow program
significant farm expenses
$139,277 Soil maintenance, seeds, and equipment
$31,000 Construction of two hoop houses on
Baker Bridge Farm
The task of growing food on our urban and suburban
farms, as well as in our greenhouses, is entrusted to a
dedicated year-round agricultural staff of six, plus five
seasonal employees. Their work is supported by the
participation of our youth and invaluable volunteers.
We practice and teach sustainable farming techniques. Although our farms are not certified organic,
we use organic methods without chemical pesticides
or fertilizer.
The 2012 harvest weighed in at
approximately 258,000 pounds
and was distributed through many
different channels: hunger relief
programs, farmers markets, subsidized and market-rate Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
shares, our culinary programs and
events, restaurants, and last but
not least, to our youth—as part of
their work compensation.
nurturing our soil –
growing our mission
pounds
of produce harvested
on an aggressive 22-month long initiative to address
soil fertility.
The project has many components that include the
annual planting of approximately 50 percent of the
31-acre property in cover crop, extending the current
water irrigation system, improving our composting
operations, integrating livestock, and bringing electricity to the fields to install electric fences to contain
the livestock.
Cover Cropping is one
of the best practices in
organic farming. The
crops are not intended
for harvest, but to
provide rest for the land
and to restore valuable
organic matter.
There is no mystery in how to produce seriously healthy
produce. Simply put, food with the highest nutritional
density relies on healthy soil with high organic matter.
Throughout our four urban and four suburban farms
we continuously evaluate our farming methods and
practices in order to maximize the health of the soil.
While each farm demands continuous care and
upkeep, we recognized that the natural sandiness
and low organic content of the soil at Baker Bridge
Farm required more attention than general maintenance. As a result, in January 2013, we embarked
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The long-term goal of this project
is to increase the current organic
soil content from 3.9 percent
to 4.5 percent, and to increase
the harvest from the current
8,800 pounds per acre to 10,000
pounds. Our production will also
be enhanced by two other major
initiatives this year:
•The acquisition of eight additional acres of conservation land
from the town of Lincoln and
• The construction of two 30-foot by 96-foot hoop
houses with an anticipated harvest of 8,600 pounds of
tomatoes in the warmer months and over 1,000 pounds
of spinach and other greens throughout the winter.
The modifications to Baker Bridge Farm are pivotal to
the growth of our programs and we are pleased that
progress is on track. This initiative was made possible
through a generous grant from an anonymous foundation and in collaboration with Codman Community
Farms and the town of Lincoln.
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FOR GOOD MEASURE
food production
Youth – Today
and Tommorow
extending a hand & cultivating leadership
Our youth programs, for teens between 14 to 19 years
old, are key to the continued growth of The Food Project.
Our programs are designed to support and empower
each individual with education, leadership skills, and a
deep appreciation for a multi-cultural society, and
are esteemed nationwide as a deeply impactful youth
development model.
summer youth program:
a module designed for the youth
In 2012, 114 youths, representing a wide range of backgrounds and regions of eastern Massachusetts were
initiated into the world of farming and discovered
the power of fresh nutritious food. Working alongside their peers over a six and a half week period,
they connected with each other, the land, and the
community. Under The Food Project’s supervision and
mentoring, they became knowledgeable and articulate about food justice and explored how they could
make an impact to eliminate the disparities and inequities in our current food system.
dirt crew: a module designed for
and with the youth
In September 2012, we kicked off the 10-month DIRT
program with 30 youth who had previously been in
the Summer Youth Program (SYP). These “Dynamic,
Intelligent, Responsible Teens”—or DIRT Crew—
devoted their Saturdays and after-school hours to
assist with community projects, lead volunteer groups
on the farms, speak at events, and recruit teenagers
for the next SYP.
As a group project, the Boston DIRT Crew collaborated
on the production of a cookbook, assigning roles to
each other as recipe developers, writers, editors, and
graphic designers. The North Shore group focused on
leading volunteers on our farms and supporting local
gardening efforts. They built 30 new raised beds in
Gloucester and helped to build the new Cook Street
Community Garden in Lynn, creating gardening space
for 34 neighborhood families.
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Teamwork required for
trimming and peeling
fresh garlic heads destined
for the market.
internship
program:
a module designed with the youth
and delivered by the youth
More than 60 teenagers participated in the 20122013 Internship Program. Each youth had previously
completed SYP, and most had completed DIRT as well.
As seasoned team members, the interns dig deeper
into the core values of The Food Project and take on
additional responsibilities that include running the
seasonal farmers markets, managing CSA share distribution, and acting as peer leaders for less experienced
youth. Their most important accomplishment was
the development and delivery of a series of workshops entitled “Food for Thought.” Topics focused on
the differing impacts of industrial and sustainable
food systems, workers’ rights, and healthy food
choices. More than 12 sessions were given to DIRT
Crew and another 30 sessions reached more than 500
peers at organizations throughout the North Shore
and Greater Boston communities, as well as at three
conferences in New York, Iowa, and Vermont.
A youth crew at Ingalls Farm discovers the joy of weeding.
Summer youth work in harmony to clean Baker Bridge Farm beets.
DIRT Crew
Internship
Program
$1,845
1,818
2,076
Transportation average
$473
$134
$239
Facilities & equipment
& insurance
$302
$662
$321
$105
$310
$420
Educational materials
$80
$105
$50
Food, clothing, & other materials
$205
$110
$50
Supervision & Mentoring
$2,994
$4,685
$3,394
total per youth
$6,004
$7,824
$6,550
97*
30
61
$582,388
$234,720
$399,550
Stipend
per youth cost
Curriculum development
& evaluation
number of youth in program
TOTAL PER PROGRAM
*114 total youth participants, including 17 sponsored by the Boston Youth Fund.
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Summer Youth
Program
Expenses
Building our
Communities
lending a hand
Our commitment to creating positive
social change in the community is
demonstrated by the regional programs
we have provided over the year. The Food
Project staff and youth managed and
executed these activities with unparalleled dedication and sense of purpose.
Staff and youth at the Dudley Greenhouse are engaged in
transplanting their tomato seedlings to raised beds.
Members of the Dudley Town Common community enjoy
the opportunity to purchase nutritious local farm food.
Building our Communities in the North Shore and Greater Boston Region in fiscal year 2012-2013
Households participated in our
market-value CSA program
185
Households benefitted from
our Farm to Family subsidized
CSA program
45
Youth-led community
workshops, representing
over 775 participants
100
Raised bed gardens
constructed in the Boston and
North Shore regions through
Build-A-Garden program
40%
of harvested produce
donated to hunger relief organizations
or included in subsidized CSAs
totalling 103K pounds
providing affordable food
providing education
Our five seasonal farmers markets continue to be our
most efficient method for fresh food distribution. To
facilitate sales to low-income families, we accepted
SNAP, WIC, and Senior coupons at all the markets and
continued our participation in the Lynn and Boston
Bounty Bucks program. The Central Square Market in
Lynn, which we manage as well as vend at, ranks first
among farmers markets in Massachusetts that sells
produce to people using tax-dollar funded nutrition
coupons and SNAP benefits.
To connect with those who wanted to exercise their
green thumbs in the garden and in the kitchen, The
Food Project continued to offer hands-on opportunities for community members.
Our CSA shares continued to be successful and popular
within our regions. For the 2012 season, we distributed
weekly shares to 543 households.
Since traditional CSA models are often prohibitively
expensive for low-income families, we offered 130
boxes of subsidized shares in Boston through our
Farm to Family program. Customers can use their
SNAP benefits to get their subsidized shares.
In addition to direct food sales, we distributed thousands of pounds of first-quality food to 12 hunger
relief organizations within Boston, Lynn, Beverly, and
Gloucester on a weekly basis. The Food Project youth
enhanced this initiative by rolling up their sleeves to
help prepare and serve this fresh food on-site.
The Grow Well, Eat Well, Be Well workshop series
welcomed over 200 participants for three differently
themed sessions, offered on a repeated basis. The
Dudley Greenhouse was the venue for the “Planning
and Planting Basics” class taught by staff and interns,
while the Dorchester kitchen hosted “Canning Basics”
by Greenhouse Manager Danielle Andrews, and a
“Guyanese Cooking” class under the spirited leadership of local chef Winnie Pickett.
Since its inception in 2007, the Build-a-Garden
program has provided a total of 893 raised beds in the
Boston and North Shore regions. These gardens are
for individuals, community groups, and schools who
would otherwise not have the opportunity to grow
their own produce. Last year, The Food Project staff and
youth built 100 of these structures, which included
a wooden frame, healthy soil, seeds, transplants,
growing guides, and a good measure of confidence.
providing a year-round
welcome to all
In addition to all our formal community programs,
The Food Project farms and the Dudley Greenhouse
continue to be informal social centers for community
members. Whether someone is looking for a farming
tip, a delicious recipe, or simply a warm smile, they
know that our staff and youth will always provide
what they are looking for.
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FOR GOOD MEASURE
Summer youth pair up
to prepare a meal at a
Boston hunger relief
organization.
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Sharing
our Strengths
a project that became a movement
How to connect young people across race and class boundaries and restore the tie between people
and the land… These were the questions that Ward Cheney, a white farmer, and Allen Callahan, a
black minister, contemplated when they teamed up in 1991 and created the foundation for The
Food Project. Today, with 22 years of experience, we have deepened the initial work with youth,
food, and community in eastern Massachusetts and are able to share our best practices with other
like-minded organizations—both near and across the nation.
In the past year, many of our staff, youth interns, and
fellows have helped to create a “ripple-effect” of social
change by sharing their expertise with many organizations and individuals.
James Harrison, the regional director for the North
Shore, has worked closely with the Lynn Food and
Fitness Alliance, an organization that works to create
policy, system, and environmental change and increase
the availability of healthy food and the opportunity to
be physically active in Lynn. His expertise has helped
increase the number of community gardens on cityowned land. In the past year, The Food Project helped
build the Cook Street Community Garden in Lynn.
In Gloucester, we partnered with The Backyard
Growers Program to provide the expertise and materials for the installation of 30 gardens for low- to
moderate-income residents.
This was the second year we served as the Massachusetts Host Site for FoodCorps, an AmeriCorps service
program with five fellows serving at The Food Project.
FoodCorps envisions a nation of healthy children who
know what healthy food is—how it grows and where
it comes from—and who have access to it every day. To
this end, the group developed and held in-school and
after-school programs at three schools on the North
Shore and three in Boston. To enhance the learning
experience, all the children in Boston had access to
the Dudley Greenhouse and the Dorchester kitchen.
It was a superb year for FoodCorps members at The
Food Project—who touched the lives of 3,508 children
in Massachusetts.
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The Food Project youth interns partnered with
students from Gordon College in Wenham, MA, to
develop a new program based on the principles of the
Food for Thought workshops (see p.6). The immediate
goal was for Gordon College students to partner with
The Family Dinner Project, based in Watertown, MA,
and share their learning about food justice. The longterm goal was for our interns to conduct these new
workshops for a wide range of organizations, growing
our mission one community at a time.
The Food Project Institute, our signature leadership
training program, had robust attendance for the
Summer 2012 and Winter 2013 sessions. During each
of the intensive three-day sessions, the participants
learned about our youth programs, mission-based
management, and sustainable farming in urban and
suburban settings. Our distinguished participants
represented over 30 organizations as diverse as Tulane
University’s “Grow Dat Youth Farm” initiative in New
Orleans and the Children’s Museum in Philadelphia.
The interest in the Institute is a testament to the evergrowing movement across the nation for youth-based
programs built around sustainable local agriculture,
and we are proud to share our expertise.
the food project toolbox
We continue to market a wide variety of books,
manuals, activities, and curriculum through our
website. These tools provide in-depth information for
any organization that is interested in adapting The
Food Project’s method in its own community to galvanize social change. Some manuals are available for
sale in print form, as well as CDs and videos.
revenue by source
statement of activity
July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
2%
1%
revenue
Donations
Food Sales
Investments
Programs & Training Material
Raffles
total revenue
2,626,752
409,363
68,170
20, 849
9,064
$3,134,198
expenses
Youth Development Programs
Urban Farming & Community Agriculture
Volunteer & Outreach Programs
Suburban Farming
Food Access
total expenses
1,216,709
602,308
523,641
466,930
386,869
$3,196,457
Donations & Raffles
Food Sales
13%
Investment
Programs & Training Material
84%
donations by source
statement of financial position
July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
assets
current assets
Checking/Savings
Restricted & Escrow Accounts
Receivables
total current assets 1,368,342
393,888
187,720
1,949,950
fixed assets
Land & Buildings
Vehicles & Equipment
total fixed assets 10%
Individuals & Family
Foundations
5%
Private Foundations
Corporations
59%
26%
Donations from Other
Organizations
1,378,189
182,889
1,561,078
total assets
$3,511,028
liabilities & equity
current liabilities
Accounts Payable
BGH Community Partners Fund
Lincoln Tenant Escrows
Accrued Expense
total current liabilities long term liabilities
Facility Loan
total long term liabilities
27,764
1,023
3,000
45,317
77,104
275,148
275,148
equity
Retained Earnings
Opening Balance Equity
Net Income
total equity
total liabilities & equity
3,244,286
226,594
(312,104)
3,158,776
$3,511,028
expenses by category
Youth Development Programs
12%
Urban Farming &
Community Agriculture
38%
15%
Volunteer & Outreach Programs
Suburban Farming
Food Access
16%
19%
Data is represented on a modified cash basis, and based on unaudited financial
statements. Indirect costs are allocated to program areas in relation to the size of
each program.
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Donor
Support
The Food Project gratefully acknowledges the many individuals
and organizations that supported us during the 2012-2013 year.
These contributions made it possible for us to deepen our work
in developing youth, strengthening communities, and stewarding
the land. Each and every gift is a catalyst for positive social
change, and for this, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Please note, donors that have supported The Food Project for five or more consecutive years are indicated by an asterisk (*).
$25,000+
Anonymous (1)
Bank of America
The Baupost Group*
The Boston Foundation
Julie Bowden and Rick Grudzinski
J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation*
The Doe Family Foundation
Eos Foundation*
High Meadows Foundation*
Henry P. Kendall Foundation
Klarman Family Foundation*
Jonathan and Patty Kraft
Linda and Bill McQuillan
Merck Family Fund
New Balance Foundation*
The Osprey Foundation
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
FAO Schwarz Family Foundation
Richard and Susan Smith Family
Foundation
The Sudbury Foundation
Trefler Foundation
$10,000-$24 ,999
Anonymous (1)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Boston Collaborative for Food
and Fitness
The Virginia Wellington
Cabot Foundation
Cedar Tree Foundation
The Clinton Family Fund*
The Clowes Fund
Meg Coward and
Sarah Schwartz Sax*
Cranaleith Foundation*
DEF Fund
Mallory Digges
Alice W. Dorr Foundation
Kris Estes and Stephen Binder*
First Jobs*
Forest Foundation*
The Janey Fund*
Keurig, Incorporated
The Krupp Family Foundation
Llewellyn Foundation
Massachusetts Charitable Society
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McCarthy Family Foundation,
Bank of America, Co-Trustee
Mental Insight Foundation
Edward S. and Winifred G. Moseley
Foundation
Laura J. Niles Foundation*
Nyce Family Foundation
Panta Rhea Foundation
The Bunny Rattner Foundation
William E. & Bertha E. Schrafft
Charitable Trust*
Thrill Hill Productions
Towards Sustainability Foundation
George and Lenore Travis*
Herbert Wagner and
Charlotte Cramer Wagner*
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (5)
Bruce J. Anderson Foundation
of The Boston Foundation*
Polly Bakewell
Steven Bonsey and Elisabeth Keller
Boston Public Health Commission
James and Kristin Canty
Danny and Annie Chin
Bill and Bonnie Clarke
Clif Bar & Company
Danversbank Charitable
Foundation
Julie Davidson
Eastern Bank Charitable
Foundation
eBay Foundation
ERM Foundation - North America
William and Denise Finard
Beverly Gee and Manu Daftary
Jeremy Green and Yvonne Adams*
Green Leaf Foundation
Henry and Lee Harrison*
Harvard Pilgrim Health
Care Foundation
John W. Henry Family Foundation
Jordan and Julie Hitch
The Howell Family Charitable
Foundation
Leaves of Grass Fund*
George and Carolann Najarian*
The Pearson Family Charitable
Foundation
David Cushing
Edith T. De Burlo*
Amanda Dean and Jonathan Bush
John and Mary Deyst*
Diana Doty and Naomi Sobel
Ray and Kelly Dunn*
Mitch Dynan and Faith Michaels
Caroline Edwards
EMD Serono, Inc.
Brian and Marie Epstein*
Jaymi and Joseph Formaggio
Foundation for MetroWest
John and Mary Fowler
Kathy Franklin
Gregory and Janet Fraser*
Oren Gersten
$1,000-$4 ,999
Philip and Marcia Giudice
Glen Urquhart School
Anonymous (10)
Mary Ann Gore*
Kamesh and Geeta Aiyer
Robert and Sarah Gould*
Rand and Cheryl Alexander*
Pat Gray*
Ronald Ansin
Curt Greer and Pamela Kohlberg
Aviva Argote and Rob Riman
John and K.C. Halpern
Judith Aronstein
Associated Charities of Gloucester* Gordon Hamersley
Harvard Memorial Church
Sylvia and Aaron Baggish*
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Bain Capital Children’s Charity
Jerry and Margaretta Hausman*
Mark and Katherine Barnett
Jan and Ruth Heespelink
Charles Barzun*
Barry and Connie Hershey*
Don and Denise Bienfang
Daniella Hirschfeld
Mrs. Anne L. Bird
Joseph Holmes and Susan Avery
Jim and Carolyn Birmingham*
Horizon Foundation, Inc.
Malaika Bishop
Weston and Susanah Howland*
Jill Block and Wade Rubinstein
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Jackie Borck and Brett Cutler
Preble Jaques and Jessica Shattuck
Boston Community Capital
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Boston Trust & Investment*
Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn*
Robert and Louise Bowditch
Mary Kelly and David Breazzano
Jess Brooks and Russell Neufeld*
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kelzer
Daniela Carusi
Clyde Kessel and
Richard and Judy Caruso*
Francoise Bourdon*
Cervello, Inc.
Tamsin Knox and Kent Yucel
Steve and Maureen Cheheyl*
Susan Koffman and Tom Cooper*
Ben and Shelly Chigier
Eric and Johanna Kreilick
Children’s Hospital Boston
William and Lisa Lahey
Chive Sustainable Event Design
John and Caroline Langan
& Catering, Inc.
Sarah Langer
Elizabeth Coe
Carolyn Lattin and
Rosemary and Thomas Costello
Venkat Venkatraman
Anne Covert
Warren Covert and Mary Fenoglio Ken and Sarah Lazarus
Bernie Lebow and
Sally Cross*
Barbara Guilfoile*
The Pettus Foundation Trust*
The Henry A. Pevear Trust
John and Jill Preotle*
Project Bread*
Estate of Marshall Sandock
Frank Scherkenbach and
Kimberly McGovern
Sharpe Family Foundation /
Sarah Angell Sharpe
The Nathaniel and
Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation
Peter Von Mertens and
Dea Angiolillo*
Wholesome Wave Foundation
$1,000-$4 ,999
cont’d
John LeClaire and Ruth Hodges*
Thomas Lee and Ann Tenenbaum
Travis and Katie Lee
Margaret Leipsitz and
Matthew Yarmolinsky*
Linde Family Foundation*
David Litwack and
Mary Anne Lambert
Peter and Renate Loeffler
Anne Lucas and Stuart Cohen*
Larry and Stacey Lucchino
Hilary Lucier
Barbara MacDougall*
Gordon MacFarland and
Liz Buchanan
John MacNair Charitable Trust,
Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Plato Malozemoff Foundation
Laura Maltby*
Jaime and Harry Manion
Terry and David Martland
Massachusetts Society for
Promoting Agriculture
Martha Ann Mazzone
Mr. and Mrs. John J. McQuillan
Julie and Patrick McVeigh*
Therese and Kurt Melden
Middlesex Savings Bank
Trevor Miller and Kim Williams*
MS Painting, Inc.
The New England Biolabs
Foundation
North Shore Garden Club
Anne Perkins and Richard High*
Katherine M. Perls*
Gretchen Pfuetze*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Phippen
Robert Plotkin, P.C.
Pure Strategies, Inc.
Dwight Quayle and
Deborah Manegold*
Neil and Anna Rasmussen*
Amelie Ratliff*
Polly and Brock Reeve*
Paul Reville and Julie Joyal
Ransom Richardson and
Sarah Shamel*
Nina Righter and
Glenn Shambroom
Roche Bros.
Paola Rossoni*
Dylan and Bea Sanders*
Peter and Cindy Schliemann*
Janet Selcer and Joel Schwartz*
Barry and Jan Sharpless
Leslee Shlopak
Richard and Jennifer Siegel
Lally Stowell*
Matthew J. & Gilda F. Strazzula
Foundation*
Mary Sullivan and Eric Brandt*
Beth Taylor and Tim Barclay*
Tea Forte, Inc.
Rick Teller and Kathleen Rogers
Stephen Tise*
David and Tara Tresner-Kirsch
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Greater Lynn
Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge
The Frederick E. Weber Charities
Corporation
David and Louise Weinberg
Anne Welch*
Whole Kids Foundation
Patrick and Nina Wilson*
Gail Wine and Lance Ramshaw*
Serita Winthrop
Frederic Wittmann and
Christine Kondoleon
Joan K. Wyon
Stephen and Marielle Yost*
Michael Zimman and Ellen Rovner
$500-$999
Anonymous (2)
Michael and Eliza Anderson
Catherine Baisly
Thomas Barritt*
Ed Belove and Laura Roberts*
George and Mimi Bennett
Charlyn Bethell and Guy Urban*
Joshua and Amy Boger
Alexandra and Stephanie
Borns-Weil
Boylston Properties
Walter Brassert*
Julie Breskin and Jeff Gross*
Joan Brooks and Jim Garrels
Stuart Brown and Sandra DeJong
Lawrence and Kim Buell
Phil and Hilary Burling*
Chris and Pat Burns
Susan Okie Bush
Jeff Clements and Nancy Heleston
Michelle Coleman and
Pam Waterman
Andrea Condit
CRA International
Miner and Helen Crary*
Peter Creighton*
Sarah Cummer*
Sean and Susan Daley*
Thomas and Jillian Darling
Frances D. Davis*
Sarah de Ferranti and Per Dutton
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Susan and Paul Donahue
Stephen Durant and
Laura Evans Durant*
Anne and Bob Eccles
Elizabeth Ferry
The Four Lanes Trust
Churchill and Janet Franklin
Lawrence and Nicole Gage*
Steven Galante and
Leanne Cowley*
Josh and Nicole Gann
Global Impact - Applied Materials
Goldhirsh Foundation, Inc.
The Goldhirsh-Yellin Foundation, Inc
Goldman Sachs
Hannah and John Graff*
Howard Grant and Suzanne Reiss
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo
& Co. LLC
Ted Green
Claire Greene and
Thomas Titchener
Rachel and John Greene
Gary Gut
Gordon and Linda Hall
Jean Hardisty
Keith Hartt and Ann Wiedie*
Jeffrey Heidt and Myra Green*
Jutta Hicks
Highland Street Foundation
Melissa Hoffer
Jay Howell
Louise Howlett and Lindsay Brown
Nathan Hribar
Intuit Foundation
Ellen Joseph and Will Kracke
Steven and Linda Kanner
Christian and Carole Kasper
Christina and Ted Knopf
Larry Kolodney and
Heather Nelson*
Gordan Kuhar
Ted Kulik and Kristin Engdahl
Greg Lawrence and Katie Ryan
Judith Leemann and Bridget Lee
Martin and Jo-Ann Leinwand
Persis Barron Levy and David Levy
Marcos Luna and
Neenah Estrella-Luna
Christine Lundblad
Vernon Marchal
Jim and Shirley Marten
George and Betty Martin
Jeffrey and Lucy Masters*
Kathleen McCleery and
Robert Martinez
Richard and Jan McQuaid*
Gary and Holly Mikula
Carolyn Mugar
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Suzanne Newton*
Northwestern Group Associates
Jonathan and Sally Nusholtz*
Daniel Ollendorf and
Carolyn Conte
Brian and Bernadette Orr*
Pfizer Foundation Matching
Gifts Program
Mr. and Mrs. William LaC. Phippen
Reynaldo and Dorothy Pless*
Anna Romer and Bruce Jacobson*
Edward and Catherine Romer
Root Capital
Mark and Etta Rosen
Lucia Santini Field
Alec and Lee Sargent
Saunders Hotel Group
The Scheerer Family Foundation
Jeffrey and Sheara Seigal
Jason and Katherine Shamberger
Gary and Caryl Shaw
Randall Smith and Lori Kenschaft*
Sherley Smith*
Mark and Kristin Smith-Gary
Josh Solar
State Street Bank
Meg Stone
Esty Stowell*
David and Janet Strimaitis
David and Emily Strong*
Ron and Moira Ten-Hove
Sandra Urie and Frank Herron
Anne Louise Van Nostrand*
Peter and Fan Watkinson
Campbell Watts and John Bunker
Janet Weber
David Weinstein and
Lauren Ockene*
Wolf & Company Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Kathy Wrean and Jay Chandler
Michael Zucca
$250-$499
Anonymous (4)
Linas and Paulita Alinskas
Saulo Araujo and Charlotte Petilla
BAE Employee Community
Fund, Inc.
Andrew and Melora Balson
Family Fund*
Brad Barber
Rutgers and Leslie Barclay
Anthony and Corinna Beckwith
Gene Benson and
Marlene Alderman*
Rebecca Bermont
Leonard and Lyn Bernheimer
George and Roberta Berry
Rebecca and Jon Bijur
Stephen C. Bird
John Bowman
William Brady and Laurie Foster
Jeremy and Lori Bromberg
Tina Buchs and David Kalman
Brendan Burns and Robin Sanders
Brian and Julie Byrne
Anne Calabresi and
Robert Oldshue*
Patricia Caldwell and
Richard Connolly
Mary Campbell
Mrs. Louis Carr
Tom Chalmers and Joan Meyer*
Ed Chazen and Barbara Gross
Brian Cochrane
Donna Eden Cohen
Jonathan Colehower
Marlies Comjean
Concord Academy
Judy Cook
Howard Cooper
John and Maria Cox*
Kelley Cronin and Deborah Sargent
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$250-$499
Axel Magnuson and
Sylvia Vriesendorp
Sheryle Martinelli
Bill and Ellen Cross*
Holt Massey
Jack Cummings and
Lissa and Mac McBurney
Joan Lautenschleger
Carolyn McCane-Chin
William and Mary Cummings
Mark McDonough
George Daley and Amy Edmondson
Graham McKissock and
Barbara Davis
Paige Walker McKissock
Mark and Patricia Deck
Phyllis Menken and
Elizabeth Donaldson
Toby Yarmolinsky
Daniel and Ann Donoghue
Roger Merino and
Cheryl Donohue and Michael Slater
Kathy Campanella
Barbara Drelick
Paul and Lesley Millhouser*
Elizabeth Drucker
Anthony Mirenda and
Alnoor Ebrahim and Maria Speck
Tracey Cornogg
Effie’s Homemade, LLC
Jonathan Mitchell and
Mary Elston
Laura Feldman
Carol March Emerson Cross*
Jennifer Mocarski
Mark and Jill Engerman
Kyra and Coco Montagu
Stanley and Barbara Eskin
Jim and Mary Mooradian
Ben Esty and Raquel Leder
Jeff and Bobby Morgenstern
Fay Farber*
Susan Hall Mygatt*
Sidney Fay
David and Melissa Norton*
Georgiana Gagnon
Richard and Connie Ohlsten
Paul and Betty Gardescu*
Oracle Matching Gifts Program
GE Foundation
Andrew Ory and
Rimma Gluzman
Linda Hammett Ory
Sanford Gordon
Ellen Parker
Amanda Gorner and
Joanne C. Peckarsky
Bridget Tannien
David R. Peeler
Gorton’s Seafood
Steven and Terry Perlmutter*
Tim Greiner and Amy Ballin
Chris and Meredith Powell
Olga Grimes
Kathy Powers
Mary Ellen Grossman
Albert and Lois Rand
Brian and Charlotte Hamill
Andrew Reece
James and Colleen Hankins
Benjamin Reeve and
James and Karen Harrison
Katharine Sterling
Anne and Michael Hayes
Sharon Reilly
John and Peggy Heywood
Judson and Lisa Reis
George and Julie Hibben
Norma Ricci
Larry and Sarah Holden
Rocky Hill Farm
Cathy and Chris Huyghe
Laura Roper
Michael Jackson
Glenn Rosen and
Steve and Paula Johnson
Ann Dannenberg Rosen
Lori Johnston and
Meredith Rosenthal
Nancy Rosenzweig
Bernard Rosman*
Nell Jones
Martha K. Rowley
Emily G. Kahn
Safety Trainers
James and Cherry Karlson
Mark and Linda Sagor
Stephen and Lisa Kenney
Walter and Marjorie Salmon
Loren Kessel and Alison Gibbs
David Schoenthal
Laurie Keyes
Adam Seidel
Rakesh and Stephanie Khurana
Paula Sharkey
David Knopf
Gary Shiffman and Marian Yee
Peter and Calie Koso
Thomas and Edwyn Shoemaker
Mary Kostman
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Inc.
Wayne Lebeaux
Ross Silverman
Kristina Leclaire
Shirin Sioshansi
Richard and Susan Lee
Jim Sloman
Jill Lenhardt*
Peter and Faye Speert*
Lincoln Public Schools*
Michael and Jill Stansky*
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cont’d
Niels and Andrea Steenstrup
Campbell and Grace Steward
Hope Suttin
Sandra Sweetnam and
David Smith
Laraine Swett*
Carrie Tate
Alan and Francine Temkin
Danah Tench
Peter and Tedi Uhrowczik
Natalie Valpiani
Scott and Mary Jo Veling*
Joseph Wassong
Roslyn Watson
Gill and Kathie Watt
Jamie Werchadlo
Carter and Lissa Winstanley
Daniel Zedek and
Marilynn Johnson*
gifts were made in
honor of the
following people:
Matteo Abbruzzese
Aravinda Ananda and
Joseph Rotella
Beril Bayrak
Kendall Butler
Asher Cadwell
Llana Cohn and Jonah Elgart
Gannon Costello
Gavin Cross
Sylvia Davidson
Dennis and Phyllis Dowd
Aaron and Rebecca Dunning
Beverly Eckhardt
Olivia English
Kathryn Friedman and
Steven Kurland
Greg Gale
Gale-Rader Family
Kate Gannon
George Goethais
Hannah Sharpless Graff
Amy Grose
Marc Gurvitch
Sue Shenkman Gurvitch
Leah Hartman
Cassi Hayes
Kate Henry and Dan Hazen
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hodges
Susan and Bill Indresano
David Jacobson
Homi Kapadia
Frances Keutmann
Mary and John Koger
Lucia Longnecker
Marilyn Lund
Lena Mandelis
Jeremy Margolis
Maya Margolis
Elena Martinez
John McGinn
William and Linda McQuillan
Eric Meikle
Rose Mendelsohn
Talmadge and Alan Mislove
Sheila Morehouse
William Morrow
Monica Munson
Tina and Mike Murray
Claire Musso
Emily Ostroff
Jess Perreault
Becky Pierce and Michael Prokosch
Chris and Meredith Powell
Amelie Ratliff
Mohan Rayala
Nate, Adam and Hannah Reeve
Suzanne Robinson
Addie Rutowski-Ansell
Jason and Kate Shamberger
Juliana Fox Shapiro
Timothy Sheble-Hall
Gabriella Spitzer
Stefan Steenstrup
Lenore and George Travis
Michael Veling
Caroline White-Nockleby
Dr. Wilde, Dr. Rogers and
Dr. Stewart
Hannah Yarmolinsky
gifts were made
in memory of:
Vasant Antarkar
Sidney Bornstein
Regina Broderick Oldham
Nancy Brook
Foster S. Brown
Frank D. Colantoni
Christine Davis
Marsha Dayan
Margaret Elizabeth Hill
Earnest Ray Johnson
Chester Knowles
Stephan Kuhar M.D.
Lucretia Rita Mancuso
Henry Masters
Steven Moskell
Adnan Mousavi Nasserzadeh
Paul W. Rogers
Marshall Sandock
George Schulof
Andrea Taaffe
Esther Weil
Martin Weil
We have attempted to be as accurate as possible in listing our donors. While we do not have space in this
publication to print the names of every single contributor, we remain forever grateful for every gift of every
size to The Food Project. Please accept our sincere apologies if there are any errors or omissions and let us
know so that we can correct our records.
serve and grow
We are most appreciative of all the organizations that brought groups of volunteers to work on our farms during the
year. Their application in the fields, which included planting, weeding, harvesting, and preparing food for distribution,
contributed immensely to the productivity of the farms. Their involvement makes our work environment more joyful and
keeps us tied closely to the community.
A Better City
Academy of the Pacific Rim
Another Course to College
Anthropologie - Harvard Square
Babson College
Bank of America
Bentley University
Bingham McCutchen
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Boston Area Returning Peace
Boston Bar Association
Boston Cares
Boston Chinese Evangelical Church
Boston College Instructional
Design
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Trust
Boston University Community
Boston University Dental School
Boston University FYSOP
Boston University Gastronomy
Boston University Global Day
of Service
Boston University Omega
Phi Alpha
Boston University School of
Public Health
Boston Youth Healthcare
Brighton High School
Brookwood School
Building Impact
Bunker Hill Community College
Cambridge Associates
Cape Ann Waldorf School
Cartera Commerce
Center for Student Missions
Cervello
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Chartis Insurance
Clearway School
Cohen Hillel
Community Day Public
Charter School
COMPASS School
Concord Academy
Conference of Seventh Day
Cooking Matters
Dana Hall
Dartmouth Club of Boston
Dartmouth Club of New England
Davidson Alumni
Demandcare
East Boston Neighborhood
Health Center
Eastern Bank
Electric Insurance
EMD Millipore
Endicott College
Environmental Resources
Epiphany School
Essex County Garden Club
Excel Academy
FAO Schwarz Family Foundation
FedEx
First Church of Cambridge
First Church of Jamaica Plain
First Church UU of Jamaica Plain
FoodCorps
Gap Inc
General Electric Aviation
Genzyme Corporation
Girls Incorporated of Lynn
Glen Urquhart School
Goldman Sachs
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvest Coop
Haverford Alumni
HIS Consulting
Intuit
Jonas Clarke Middle School
Keurig, Incorporated
Kids are People School
KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate
Korean Catholic Church of Boston
Lenox Hotel
Lexington First Parish
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High
Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA
Marblehead High School Girls
Marblehead Middle School
Margarita Muniz Academy
Marquette University Alumni
Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Services
Middlesex Bank
Monitor Deloitte
Mountain School
Navigant
Neighborhood School
Net Impact
Network of South Asian
Professionals
New Balance
North Shore United Way
Northeastern University
Social Enterprise
NuServes
Omgeo LLC
Operation Able
Parker Hill Fenway Head Start
PayPal
Phillips Academy
Phoenix Charter Academy
Playworks
Princeton Project 55
Public Responsibility in
Medicine and Research
Raytheon
Regis College
Rolls Royce Naval Marine
Root Capital
Shady Hill School
Starbucks - Concord
Starbucks - Methuen
Starbucks - Saugus
State Street Bank
Straight Ahead Ministries
Suffolk University SEA
Taiwanese American Professionals
Tenacity
The Price Center
theMOVE
Ticketmaster
Tsoi Kobus Associates
Tufts FOCUS
Tufts Health Plan
UMass Boston
Unitarian Universalist Church
of Greater Lynn
United Parish of Brookline
University of Maryland
Urantia
Vantage Partners
Waring School
West Concord Union Church
West End Boys and Girls Club
Westwood High School
Whole Foods - Fresh Pond
Whole Foods - Symphony
Winchester High School
Winchester Unitarian School
Winchester Unitarian Society
WinterWyman
Wolf & Company
YouthBuild Boston
gifts in kind
Donations of services, materials, food, and beverage helped support special projects and general operations throughout
the year. We are extremely grateful to all the individuals and establishments who made these generous contributions,
which helped us to grow and expand our work.
Jerry Abarbanel
Boston Gardener
Boston Red Sox
Chive Sustainable Event Design
& Catering, Inc.
Citizen Public House
City Feed & Supply
Coppa
Davio’s Restaurant
Tony DiDio Solutions
Dudley Street Neighborhood
Initiative
Todd English Enterprises
EVOO
Faithful Flowers
Christopher and Lisa Fibbe
Fireside Chat
Fyfe Design
Harpoon Brewery
Henrietta’s Table
Isabelle’s Curly Cakes
Vernell Jordan
JRM Hauling and Recycling
Kalmia Design
Steven and Linda Kanner
La Morra
Nathan Lyczak
The Market Restaurant
Myraid Restaurant Group
Nos Casa
Oleana
Park Restaurant and Bar
The Print House
Puritan & Co.
Polly and Brock Reeve
Russell’s Garden Center
A. Russo & Sons, Inc.
Saltbox Farm Catering
Sam’s Restaurant
T.R. Miller Co., Inc.
Tavolo Restaurant
Toro Restaurant
Trade
Upstairs on the Square
WC Bradley, Co.
Whole Foods
Sean Willems
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Event Highlights
2012-2013
gatherings for all
Nothing creates a sense of community better than a gathering of friends, family, and new faces—particularly when
it’s for a special event!
Here we have captured some of our most memorable
gatherings, which provided us the opportunity to share our
mission with the uninitiated as well as to give thanks and
gratitude to many loyal followers who provide continued
support and encouragement for our work.
farm lunches
We held a series of 10 Farm
Lunches, hosted in the suburban
fields of Lincoln and Beverly or the
urban landscape of West Cottage
Street in Boston or Ingalls Farm
in Lynn. We were happy to host
our annual guest, Mayor Thomas
Menino, and are grateful to the
following regional chefs who
helped our youth prepare and
serve lunch with The Food Project produce: Nuno Alves
of Tavolo, Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table, Ben Elliott of
Saltbox Catering, Jen Frost of Chive Events, Will Gilson
of The Herb Lyceum, Mark Goldberg of Park Cambridge,
Peter McCarthy of EVOO and Za, Nico Monday of The
Market on Lobster Cove, and Cassie Piuma of Oleana.
family feast
There were two celebratory Family Feasts in August
2012 to culminate the Summer Youth Program—one
on Baker Bridge Farm in Lincoln and one on Long Hill
Farm in Beverly. With hundreds of family members
and friends in attendance, the youth had an opportunity to say goodbye to new friends and express their
gratitude for learning about food justice, and revel in
how they can be powerful agents for social change.
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celebrating 20 years gala
Our first annual Gala, Celebrating 20 Years, was held
at WGBH studios on September 13, 2012, and embodied
the essence of our mission by weaving youth, food,
and community into a remarkable evening. Highlights
included powerful stories from our youth and a
moving address from Frances Moore Lappé, author of
Diet for a Small Planet. Several notable regional chefs
created the food and Robert Lewis Jr. from The Boston
Foundation led a terrific auction, which generated
significant funds to support our annual programs.
sunday supper
On March 24, 2013, Chive Sustainable
Event Design & Catering chose
The Food Project as the recipient of
their Sustainable Sunday Supper
program. Guests gathered in the
greenhouse at the Glen Urquhart
School in Beverly, MA, for a delightful
evening amongst all the seedlings
grown by The Food Project. Chive
generously organized the event and
donated all the proceeds from the
ticket sales to The Food Project.
Once the last trace of snow melted and the promise
of spring was in the air, we opened the doors of the
Dudley Greenhouse on May 11, 2013, for the City Farm
Fest. The plant sales were brisk as over 250 visitors
from near and far selected our precious seedlings,
compost, and garden supplies. The Munroe Street
Farm in downtown Lynn hosted a similar plant sale
with plenty of family-fun activities.
$265K
raised at events
for youth programs
FOR GOOD MEASURE
over
city farm fest
jazz under glass:
a greenhouse celebration
Jazz Under Glass: A Greenhouse Celebration
was a collaboration with the Dudley
Greenhouse Advisory Committee and the
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative to
celebrate the year’s accomplishments and
toast the future of this community asset.
On June 9, 2013, The Food Project staff and
interns led greenhouse tours while several
professional chefs and avid gardeners
prepared food to salute the cultural traditions of the Dudley neighborhood. We were
particularly grateful to Fulani Haynes and
The Jazz Collection who provided the perfect
party beat!
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photography: Front and back cover, © MK Rynne; interior front cover, Augusto Menezes;
contributors for the interior pages include Greig Cranna, © Chris Fowler Photo,
Augusto Menezes and the office of Mayor Thomas Menino.
Administrative Office
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