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Jan 5, 2024 · Brookwood Community Farm, a nonprofit working farm located on Blue Hill River Road in Canton, recently wrapped up a very successful year with a great tour of the farm attended by DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo along with Brookwood board members, board chair Vivien Morris and food access manager Vickey Siggers from Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition, state Senator Bill Driscoll, and Joanne ...
May 24, 2023 · While Massachusetts imports a significant portion of the state’s produce, community farms like Brookwood in Canton, MA, are crucial for both food access and community development in the Greater Boston area. I was lucky to visit Brookwood in order to learn more about the growing practices of the farm and its community centered approach.
Brookwood's annual End-of-Season Sale is a great opportunity to stock up on fresh, locally grown produce. The sale is held on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, making it the perfect time to gather ingredients for holiday meals and store food for the winter season. We have two great options for getting produce: you can show up to the sale and buy ...
Brookwood Community Farm. 11 Blue Hill River Road. Canton, MA 02021. Every contribution helps us achieve our goal of increasing access to local, healthy, sustainably raised foods and providing meaningful on-farm education, employment and volunteer opportunities for the community. In 2023, our 18th growing season, we donated well over $50,000 ...
History of Brookwood Community Farm. Brookwood Community Farm is currently situated on two sites: within a 70-acre parcel of land in the Blue Hills Reservation, as well as within a 90-acre parcel of land at the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate. The sites have been farmed for generations. Since 1994, the Blue Hill Reservation site has been ...
Visit Brookwood Farm in Canton, MA from Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29 anytime from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn about and sample maple syrup, from how it comes from the tree to the finished product.
Year after year Brookwood endeavors to increase the amount of food donated to local hunger relief organizations. In general, seasonally we donate produce 5 days a week to places such as Rosie’s Place, St. Matthew’s Church Food Pantry in Dorchester, Dorchester Fridge, and Mattapan Community Fridge. Canton Food Pantry, the Germantown ...
