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Accelerating Impact in 2026

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.

A Closer Look at the Winter Harvest

• 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. 

We’re Hiring! Farm Manager

November 20, 2025 • Gaining Ground

UPDATE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. 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 […]

A Sweet Harvest Returns

November 16, 2025

Honeybees play a vital role in Gaining Ground’s ecosystem and sometimes leave behind a sweet reward.

Sharing the Thanksgiving Bounty with Food for Families

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.

Food Insecurity in Massachusetts Continues to Rise

Community-based organizations such as Gaining Ground strive to fill the growing gaps left by federal funding cuts to emergency food assistance programs.

Help Us Collect Banana Boxes!

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 […]

Working with House of Hope to Support Lowell Families

October 27, 2025

Our partnership with House of Hope ensures families experiencing homelessness in Lowell have access to healthy food and vital support services.

The Three Sisters Garden at Gaining Ground

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.

A Winning Partnership

September 26, 2025

Gaining Ground’s growth is fueled in part by generous grants awarded by Winning Home.

Making the Most of Every Harvest: Gaining Ground’s Seconds Program

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.

Growing Beauty and Biodiversity

Flowers at Gaining Ground aren’t just beautiful. They support pollinators, enrich biodiversity, and bring joy to families through weekly volunteer-made bouquets.

What The 2025 Greater Boston Food Bank Hunger Report Means For Gaining Ground’s Work

August 7, 2025

Hunger in Massachusetts persists, but so does the power of community

Inside Gaining Ground’s New Internship Program

Through fieldwork, workshops, and community engagement, Gaining Ground’s first-ever internship is preparing the next generation of sustainable farmers.

We’re Hiring! Development and Communications Manager

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.

A Warm Welcome To Our New Board Members

July 14, 2025

Gaining Ground welcomes three new members to the board of directors: Robyn Eastwood, Reed Holden, Jane Huber, and Belinda DiSilvio.

Through A Lens

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 […]

Read for Seeds Celebrates Record-Setting Year

July 10, 2025

Students helped raise more than $19,000 for Gaining Ground while learning literacy skills and the importance of community.

Growing Knowledge Alongside Vegetables

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.

Photography on the Farm: Submissions are Open!

June 6, 2025

Gaining Ground’s beloved outdoor photo exhibit is back—and we want to feature your work! For the third year, Photography on the Farm turns our fields into a gallery celebrating the beauty, and resilience of our food system. We’re now seeking submissions of original digital images that reflect any aspect of farming, gardening, nourishment, cultural foodways, […]

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