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Oct 18, 20181 min read
Fresh Food & Fresh Starts
Meet Tirtha, one of the farmers who supplies fresh, local produce for our mobile markets! She arrived in America as a Nepali refugee,...
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director708
Oct 3, 20182 min read
Food Bringing People Together
On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 2nd, the Worcester Senior Center and Quinsigamond Community College Hospitality Program came...
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Sep 18, 20181 min read
Reflecting on YouthGROW Summer 2018
This was a big summer season for YouthGROW. We employed 38 youth, the highest to date, and put them to work for six weeks at our Main...
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director708
Sep 13, 20181 min read
Gardener Spotlight | Volume One
If you find yourself driving down Mill Street in Worcester, you're likely to spot a beautiful patch of colorful, medicinal,...
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director708
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Welcome Ariel Vaughan, the new AmeriCorps Development VISTA
What is your educational background? I received my bachelor's in 2017 in Geography and International Development, and I earned by...
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director708
Aug 15, 20182 min read
SNAP, HIP and their Future with Farmers Markets
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, has been partnered with the Healthy Incentives...
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director708
Aug 9, 20182 min read
National Farmers Market Week
August 5 - August 11, 2018 is National Farmers Market Week! Started by the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), this week is a time to...
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director708
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Welcome Our New AmeriCorps Communications VISTA
Meet Ashley Jeznach! What's your educational background? After graduating high school in Central MA and two years at UConn, I ultimately...
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director708
Jun 14, 20181 min read
MEET FALLON HEALTH!
As we enter the best season for community gardening, we would love to introduce you to Fallon Health, one of our biggest UGROW (Urban...
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director708
Jun 14, 20181 min read
WELCOME OUR NEW MOBILE FARMERS MARKET LEAD MANAGER!
We are so excited to have McKenzie Gratton as our Mobile Farmers Market Lead Manager this season! McKenzie started her journey with the...
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director708
Jun 6, 20183 min read
SENDING THREE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS OFF ON NEW ADVENTURES!
Three of our beloved team members, Chris Humphrey and Rita Mary Hennigan, and Morgan Kolinski are heading out on new adventures this...
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director708
May 8, 20181 min read
HELP HONOR LAURA MCNAUGHTON ON MAY 11TH
Laura McNaughton (pictured left) served on the REC Board of Directors for 19 years, helping lead the REC through years of growth and...
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director708
May 4, 20181 min read
WELCOME OUR NEW YOUTHGROW COORDINATOR!
We are extremely excited to welcome Stacie Brimmage (pictured on the right) back to the REC as our YouthGROW Coordinator! Stacie earned a...
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director708
Apr 2, 20182 min read
Meet the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation!
As we begin our last month of Winter Mobile Farmers Markets, and enter our full Farmers Market season, we would like to introduce you to...
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director708
Apr 1, 20181 min read
WELCOME OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR!
We are excited to welcome Ajayi Harris (Pictured on the left) to our REC team as our Development Director! Ajayi graduated from...
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director708
Apr 1, 20181 min read
"It was the best kale I've ever had!"
In the Fall of 2016, construction began on a high tunnel at our YouthGROW Urban Farm (16 Oread St). This high tunnel opened up an entire...
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director708
Feb 27, 20181 min read
Meet Our New Community Farmers Market Program Coordinator!
We are so excited to introduce Ashley Carter, our new Community Farmers Market Program Coordinator, to you! Ashley’s relationship with...
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director708
Feb 27, 20181 min read
Join Us in Saying "Congratulations" to Our New Director of Programs!
In 2017, we said farewell to our Food Justice Program Coordinator, Casey Burns, as she moved on to to a new adventure as Director of the...
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director708
Feb 27, 20182 min read
Get to Know Our Newest Junior Staff!
YouthGROW provides such an amazing opportunity for us to get to know some truly incredibly Worcester youth. They grow and learn so much...
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