Farmer Spotlight Rachael Walton

December 16, 2024
Gaining Ground farmer Rachael Walton shares her views on regenerative agriculture, how she was able to align her career with her values, and the growth she’s seen at Gaining Ground.

Farm Manager Jared Kimler Comes Home to Gaining Ground

December 12, 2024
We’re thrilled to introduce you to our new Farm Manager, Jared Kimler. We recently caught up with Jared to learn about his favorite farm task, what he’s focused on during the off-season and his plans for the future.

What Happens on Gaining Ground’s Farm During the Winter?

December 12, 2024
Don’t let anyone tell you farmers take the winter off. With less time-sensitive production work to do, attention has turned to preparing beds for spring, and planning for an efficient new year. And we’re still growing vegetables.

Farmer Spotlight: Ava Lublin

October 9, 2024
Gaining Ground wouldn’t be what it is today without the dedication and passion of our incredible team members. One of them is Ava Lublin, an Assistant Grower who first joined Gaining Ground as a volunteer seven years ago. We sat down with Ava to learn more about her journey in sustainable farming, her connection to […]

Giving Back With Farm Tools and Educational Resources

October 3, 2024
Gaining Ground calls its approach “simple” — growing high-quality food to give to people who need it. Neversink Farm in the Catskills classifies its strategy as a “radical” one. And yet, the link between our two approaches is a natural one. Neversink is an organic farm with one of the highest production-per-square-foot outputs in the nation. […]

Beautiful Bouquets and Amazing Vegetables—Food for Families

October 3, 2024
On a mild late summer day, Gaining Ground staff, board members and volunteers gathered at the volunteer pavilion, packing 120 bags of seasonal produce for Food for Families.  Gaining Ground’s produce is typically distributed by 16 hunger relief partner organizations throughout eastern Massachusetts, including food pantries, shelters, schools, soup kitchens, and emergency meal programs. However, […]

Photography on the Farm is Open!

September 12, 2024 • Brenna Broderick, Development & Communications Manager
We are excited to open our free outdoor photo exhibit, Photography on the Farm. This year it features the works of 27 talented photographers who have captured the essence of nature, farming, and hunger relief. As you explore the exhibit, you’ll encounter beautiful images that showcase diverse perspectives on the land and its bounty, reflecting […]

An Eagle Eye for Pest Control

July 29, 2024 • Danielle Capalbo, Communications & Development Manager
We’re thrilled that two aspiring local Eagle Scouts, Nathaniel Ely (Troop 132) and Charles Mastromarino (Troop 135), chose to complete their capstone service projects on Virginia Road, installing a combined 1,000 feet of hardware cloth around the farm’s perimeter to keep cottontails out and reduce pest pressure from bunnies that can damage up to 10 percent of our annual crop. 

Farmer Spotlight:  Zoe Tallmadge 

July 29, 2024
As we approach peak season, the farm is bustling with energy, life, and the busy growers who bring forth abundance with care and skill. New to the team this year is Field Crew Member Zoe Tallmadge, whose passion for sustainable agriculture stretches back to their childhood in The Piedmont of North Carolina. We are thrilled to have Zoe with us in 2024. To learn more about their background, we caught up with them recently while harvesting scallions.

Cultivating Joy with Trinity Episcopal Church 

July 29, 2024
Can mulching be a form of ministry? Yes, according to the Outreach Committee at Trinity Episcopal Church, a Concord-based parish with a long history of philanthropic support for hunger relief efforts— including the production of fresh, healthy food at Gaining Ground.

We’re Hiring: Development & Communications Manager

July 8, 2024
The Development & Communications Manager is responsible for the administrative, systematic, and creative elements of an annual fundraising and communications plan.  This role also serves as the in-house manager for our external freelance writer and graphic designer.  

Farmer Spotlight: Madison Latiolais

June 26, 2024
Each season at Gaining Ground brings new reasons to celebrate—including field crew members who seek the opportunity to support our hunger relief mission while strengthening their own agricultural skills! New to the team this year is Madison Latiolais, whose passion for farming traces back to her Cajun roots.

Sowing Seeds of Community: Read for Seeds

June 26, 2024 • Danielle Capalbo, Communications & Development Manager
For more than 27 years, local elementary and middle school students have raised money for Gaining Ground while strengthening their literacy skills, through a springtime read-a-thon called Read for Seeds. 

The Madd Love Language of Food: UTEC

June 26, 2024 • Danielle Capalbo, Communications & Development Manager
For the second year in a row, Gaining Ground is proud to support the Madd Love Meals program at UTEC, a weekly delivery of free groceries throughout Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill that nourishes about 120 households experiencing food insecurity. 

Submissions Open for Photography on the Farm

June 7, 2024
This special outdoor gallery at Gaining Ground opens September 7 to showcase the creative talents of our community while providing visitors with the latest information on food security. In the meantime, we seek original, digital images that reflect some aspect of farming, gardening, nourishment, cultural foodways, or food and climate justice.

From Headshots to Harvest: Cardinal Health, Mansfield Gets Creative with Fundraising

June 3, 2024 • Danielle Capalbo, Communications & Development Manager
With skill, care, and hard work, small seeds give rise to abundance.  At Gaining Ground, that lesson is underscored each day of each season—and we can’t help but recognize the parallels when we witness metaphorical seeds of community engagement flourish into deeper involvement with our hunger relief mission.  That’s what happened with our friends at […]

Fresh Food for Strong Beginnings:  Community Teamwork/Head Start

May 29, 2024 • Danielle Capalbo, Communications & Development Manager
Just like a seed needs the right combination of soil, water, and sunlight to grow into a strong, healthy plant, young children need vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to grow into strong, healthy individuals. That’s why Community Teamwork in Lowell has partnered with Gaining Ground since 2014 to provide Head Start students and their families with […]
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