River Street Farm
GrowBoston is exploring the possibility of establishing a farm on Boston Public Health Commission's campus on River Street to serve the Mattapan community.
Project Phase
Project Information
GrowBoston, the City of Boston’s Office of Urban Agriculture, is proposing to create a half-acre farm on River Street on the Boston Public Health Commission’s Mattapan campus. Currently unoccupied, this 22,000 square feet of green space will primarily serve people experiencing food insecurity by providing fresh produce to Shirley’s Food Pantry, located on the same campus. GrowBoston is exploring the possibility of a weekly farm stand as well.
The operator of the farm will be contracted first, then the builder separately. GrowBoston will oversee design, construction, and operations of this farm.
The River Street Farm is expected to have the following:
- Field(s)
- A shed
- A wash station
- Shade structure
- A cooler
- Fences
- Water connection
- Walkways
- A compost bin
PAST MEETING INFORMATION
GrowBoston held a virtual community meeting on June 15, and an in-person community meeting on June 23, 2026. At both meetings, attendees expressed significant support.
The slides presented at these meetings are available here:
View a recording of the virtual meeting
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