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Start off the New Year eating and buying local at the New Bedford Winter Farmers Market! Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 10am-1pm, now through May 2017, you can find a variety of farmers and vendors at the winter market, located in the hallway of the Bristol […] Read more »
In mid-September, we held a Farm Tour at Round the Bend Farm, in partnership with Apponogansett Farm, for all of the families participating in the Subsidized CSA Project which aims to increase access to locally grown produce for under-served families, and provide cooking demonstrations and other workshops that teach participants how to […] Read more »
The week of August 7th was National Farmers Market Week, and we were honored to have USDA officials visit our Brooklawn Park market on Monday, and we rolled out our new Rx Market Program at our Thursday Custom House Square market! National Farmers Market Week shines a light on the […] Read more »
We are excited to announce we were recently awarded a grant from the Island Foundation to support our ongoing work to expand food access – particularly access to locally grown foods – within under-served communities. Many residents of New Bedford live in food deserts, and lack reliable transportation to get […] Read more »
This fall, we were chosen as one of 20 organizations in the New England region (CT, ME, MA, NH) to receive the Healthy Food Fund Grant from The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. With this funding, we will implement a subsidized CSA program, in partnership with Apponagansett Farm and Round the […] Read more »
In mid-September, Kim Ferreira represented the City of New Bedford at the Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties Celebratory Event at the White House. The City was recognized as only one of 58 other communities across the country for achieving Gold Medal status in all five of the program’s areas, which […] Read more »
On June 15 the New Bedford Farmers Market officially opened! Every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday throughout the summer, into late October, a number of local farmers and vendors will be at three locations throughout New Bedford, selling their locally grown/made produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, flowers, jams, jellies, and more! Changes to […] Read more »
On Monday, April 13, in the crisp early morning air, students from the Parker Elementary School in New Bedford left their homes to walk to school together, officially kicking off the school’s first walking school bus. With help from Safe Routes to School and Mass in Motion New Bedford, the […] Read more »
From January throughout March, over 200 individuals who live, work, or go to school in New Bedford, participated in the first ever New Bedford Fitness Challenge. On March 29th many participants came together to celebrate their success and weight loss at the Closing Celebration, held at YMCA Southcoast. Throughout the […] Read more »
Saturday, January 17th, dozens of people stopped by the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center to sign up for the first official New Bedford Fitness Challenge! For only $5 per person, individuals and teams can sign up to join the 3-month challenge, which includes access to a variety of exercise groups, including Zumba, yoga, […] Read more »