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.
December 18, 2025 • 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.
December 18, 2025 • 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.
November 20, 2025 • Gaining Ground
Gaining Ground seeks an experienced, mission-aligned Farm Manager to join our team. The Farm Manager brings deep knowledge of organic, no-till vegetable production; demonstrated skill leading and supervising a farm team; and the ability to engage meaningfully with thousands of volunteers each year. This full-time, year-round position reports to and collaborates closely with the Director […]
November 16, 2025
Honeybees play a vital role in Gaining Ground’s ecosystem and sometimes leave behind a sweet reward.
November 16, 2025
In its 22nd year, Gaining Ground’s Food for Families program provided more than 11,000 pounds of fresh produce to 125 households in Concord and Carlisle and we are not done yet.
November 16, 2025
Community-based organizations such as Gaining Ground strive to fill the growing gaps left by federal funding cuts to emergency food assistance programs.
October 29, 2025 • Gaining Ground
We don’t grow bananas at Gaining Ground, but banana *boxes* are an integral part of our work on the farm. We utilize loads of these cardboard boxes each week to pack our abundant harvests and donate the bounty to food assistance programs. Banana boxes are sturdy, long-lasting, reusable, and stackable, and they are a crucial […]
October 27, 2025
Our partnership with House of Hope ensures families experiencing homelessness in Lowell have access to healthy food and vital support services.
October 27, 2025
The Three Sisters Garden is a space that honors Indigenous agricultural traditions and serves as an example of a community’s reliance on one another.
September 26, 2025
Gaining Ground’s growth is fueled in part by generous grants awarded by Winning Home.
September 22, 2025
By embracing “seconds”—produce with small blemishes but full of flavor, Gaining Ground reduces waste, supports partners, and proves that good food doesn’t have to look perfect.
September 22, 2025
Flowers at Gaining Ground aren’t just beautiful. They support pollinators, enrich biodiversity, and bring joy to families through weekly volunteer-made bouquets.
August 7, 2025
Hunger in Massachusetts persists, but so does the power of community
August 7, 2025
Through fieldwork, workshops, and community engagement, Gaining Ground’s first-ever internship is preparing the next generation of sustainable farmers.
July 15, 2025 • Gaining Ground
We’re seeking a motivated, creative, and mission-driven Development and Communications Manager to lead fundraising and storytelling efforts, deepening our community connection and expanding our capacity to nourish our neighbors.
July 14, 2025
Gaining Ground welcomes three new members to the board of directors: Robyn Eastwood, Reed Holden, Jane Huber, and Belinda DiSilvio.
July 11, 2025
Bob Brooks was no stranger to Gaining Ground when he submitted photos for Photography on the Farm two years ago. Bob and his wife had casually attended the Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord, where they met longtime supporters Brian and Lucy Rosborough. He got involved and transported harvested and food and flowers to community members […]
July 10, 2025
Students helped raise more than $19,000 for Gaining Ground while learning literacy skills and the importance of community.
June 9, 2025
At Gaining Ground, food literacy is more than knowing what’s on the plate. It’s about us learning to grow and harvest the culturally-preferred foods people want to cook with. Here’s how we help to connect food and knowledge.
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