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GrowBoston

GrowBoston is the City of Boston's Office of Urban Agriculture.

GrowBoston's goal is to increase food production and support local food producers in Boston, including gardeners, farmers, beekeepers, and more.

Our work builds on the long-term work of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH). MOH, through the Grassroots Program, has been supporting the development of community gardens, urban farms, food forests, and other open spaces through land disposition and capital funding for more than 25 years.

We will be working to increase community gardens, urban farms, and other food-growing spaces throughout Boston. We will support the implementation of innovative food production strategies, such as rooftop growing, vertical growing, and hydroponics.

GrowBoston provides technical help to prospective and existing gardens and farms. Our team develops educational and other food production resources for gardeners, farmers, and residents. We partner with sister agencies to leverage public facilities to increase food production. We also coordinate with other City departments to make food production more accessible in Boston. 

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GrowBoston is making up to $160,000 available through grants of up to $30,000 to increase the capacity of organizations producing food in Boston primarily for Boston residents.  These grants are being made available from City of Boston Operating Funds. These awards are intended to assist food-producing organizations to strengthen their food-production infrastructure and, whether in the near- or long-term, to grow more food in Boston for Boston residents.

The application deadline is Friday, February 14 at 4 p.m.

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GrowBoston's Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program provides one-on-one gardening education and support for gardeners in East Boston, Mattapan, Roxbury, and Dorchester through 2025 and 2026. The City of Boston is providing funding for 4 part-time gardening educators, one employed at each of 4 different urban farming non-profits. These educators will serve as each neighborhood's Urban Agriculture Ambassador in order to provide gardeners, even experienced ones, with the support, knowledge, and skills they need in order to grow their own food and grow it sustainably.

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