National Grid has been a long time sponsor of the REC Earth Day Cleanups. Thanks to their generosity, we have been able to grow our...

Last week, in partnership with local at heart artist Sue Champeny, who splits her time between Worcester and Hawaii Island, the REC...

The Merck Family Fund is a long time supporter of REC and our YouthGROW program. The MFF supports programs in low-income urban areas that...

Visiting the Elm Park School Community Garden is similar to taking in a carefully crafted art mosaic- individual pieces coming together...

Regional Environmental Council was spotlighted in the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy most recent publication,...

UGROW, or Urban Gardens of Worcester, is one of the core food justice programs of REC. Throughout the city there are over 60 gardens, 20...

What's your educational background? I got my Honors Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, majoring in Climate Change back in Nepal....

What's your educational background? I am currently in school to get my bachelor's degree in Global Environmental Studies at Clark...

What’s your educational background? I am from a small town called Aurora, Maine but moved to Worcester in 2016 to study at Clark...

What's your educational background? I graduated with a B.S. in Biology and Psychology from Washington State University in 2019. What’s...

What's your educational background? I graduated with my degree in Psychology from Bridgewater State University in 2019. What were you...

We have been awarded a two year USDA Farm to School grant. This award will help us bring local foods into schools and foster economic...

Tell us about the Sudbury Foundation? A couple from Sudbury, Herbert & Esther Atkinson, started the Foundation in 1952 as a vehicle for...

Marin’s interest in local farming communities and local food systems was sparked by her family’s involvement in these communities in her...

Eliza Lawrence has been working with the REC for four years now, and was recently promoted from AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellow...

We spoke with Anh Vu Sawyer, the Executive Director of the Southeast Asian Coalition of Massachusetts (SEAC) and longtime friend of the...

If you have been to an REC Mobile or Farmers Market recently then you may have met Ted, a Mobile Market and Farmers Market intern with...

Congratulations to our YouthGROW Coordinator, Stacie Brimmage, on receiving the 2019 Youth Worker Award! Given by the City Manager's...

For 5 years, Steven has volunteered with the REC, and recently accepted the position of Office Administrator. He attended Framingham...

It’s 2008. You’re just about to turn 14. Your neighbor tells you that you can make some money with a local nonprofit if you want to...