Explore: Farm

Growing More in 2026

January 16, 2026 • Gaining Ground

Gaining Ground’s primary objective for 2026 is simple: grow more food. With soaring rates of food insecurity in 2025, Gaining Ground is positioned to grow a record-setting harvest this year.  Director of Agriculture Mark Congdon anticipates growing upwards of 150,000 lbs of produce this year to help meet the demand from our 18 partner organizations […]

Experiential “Field” Learning

• Gaining Ground

A successful partnership with Minuteman High School, entering its fifth year, provides students the opportunity to get field experience, literally, that complements the concepts they are learning in the classroom.  Minuteman is a regional public technical education high school located in Lexington that combines academic and technical learning for students from member towns in the […]

A Closer Look at the Winter Harvest

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. 

A Sweet Harvest Returns

November 16, 2025

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