December 18, 2025 • Gary Vilchick
As Gary Vilchick of Carlisle considered joining the Board at Gaining Ground, he heard his mom’s voice in his head. Learn why Gary was motivated to make a meaningful impact on reducing local food insecurity.
• Debbie Pullen
We are honored to share that the Social Innovation Forum has selected Gaining Ground to participate in SIF’s 2026 “Social Innovator Accelerator,” a 24-month capacity-building program that helps nonprofit organizations gain visibility, expand their networks, and connect with philanthropic and in-kind resources to accelerate their work. Learn more about the 2026 cohort of Social Innovators.
• Debbie Pullen
The plunging temperatures and icy walkways of winter often coincide with a spike in food insecurity. Thanks to the protection of our high tunnels and caterpillar tunnels, Gaining Ground grows food year-round, ensuring fresh, nutritious produce reaches our hunger relief partners throughout the colder months. This fall, with funding from a Massachusetts Food Security Infrastructure grant, we installed heat in two of the farm’s high tunnels. Heat will allow us to grow a wider variety of vegetables over the winter. This year, we are experimenting with early spring broccoli and onions to offer more crop variety from January through March. Learn more about winter growing.