The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a proposal by Eastie Farm to add a 1,500-square-foot greenhouse at its farm at 6 Chelsea Terrace in East Boston. Read more.
Urban farming
Mayor Walsh's office today announced it will invest $100,000 in a program to hire and train up to 25 returning inmates as farmers on a city-owned parcel in Roxbury or Dorchester. Read more.
The new Garrison-Trotter Farm on Harold Street
City and state officials joined Harold Street residents today to officially break ground on the transformation of an old city-owned vacant lot into a vegetable farm made possible under a change in city zoning to allow farms in the city's more urbanized areas.
The Garrison-Trotter Farm will let participants - local residents who have been undergoing training in farming - provide fresh food to local residents and restaurants.
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