Boston Collaborative For Food & Fitness

06/01/2025

🎉 Happy Birthday, Alison Hinds, The Caribbean Queen! 🎉
Your music brings the energy and Caribbean spirit we love! 💃🏽🔥
We’re turning up the vibes this summer at Boston JerkFest – feel the rhythm and flavor!
Alison Hinds fans, come celebrate the Caribbean spirit with us on July 11 at Boston JerkFest! 🌴
🎫 Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4bM67Bz

Get ready to spice up your taste buds at the 12th annual Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, featuring the best Caribbean cuisine.

01/02/2025

Happy New Year! Check out Nicola's recipe for Jamaican Fish Tea made with local Scotch bonnet peppers!

Nicola Williams grew up enjoying fish tea, a traditional Jamaican dish that highlights the sustainable use of whole fish. This warming winter recipe celebrates the importance of fresh, local seafood. As a board member of the North America Marine Alliance (NAMA), based in Gloucester, Nicola is commit

09/27/2024

🌟 FREE! Join Us for a Double Dose of Fun this Saturday September 28, 2024 in Nubian Square! 🌟 📍2080 Washington Street (across from Tropical Foods)
RSVP ---> https://bit.ly/CCNubianRSVP
🍹 Roxbury Sips Mocktails Event | 12-4PM 🍹
Sip, taste, and learn! Enjoy tasty mocktails and non-alcoholic beverages Special guest Mixologist Brooke Rose will show you how to create refreshing mocktails with fresh, local ingredients. Accompanied by Deep House beats and tasty bites from Haley House, and patties from P&R—this is one event you won’t want to miss!
🎶 AfroBeats. AfroEats. | 4-8PM 🎶
Celebrate the vibrant African Diaspora with us! Groove to AfroBeats with Froca Fitness, experience an African-inspired fashion show from, and indulge in delicious AfroEats from Chef Sola of Destiny African Market. This festival is all about community, culture, and food!

Come for the mocktails, stay for the beats!

🌟 Join Us for a Double Dose of Fun this Saturday in Nubian Square! 🌟

🍹 Roxbury Sips Mocktails Event | 12-4PM 🍹
Sip, taste, and learn! Enjoy tasty mocktails and non-alcoholic beverages Special guest Mixologist Brooke Rose will show you how to create refreshing mocktails with fresh, local ingredients. Accompanied by Deep House beats and tasty bites from Haley House, and patties from P&R—this is one event you won’t want to miss!

🎶 AfroBeats. AfroEats. | 4-8PM 🎶

Celebrate the vibrant African Diaspora with us! Groove to AfroBeats with Froca Fitness, experience an African-inspired fashion show from House of Nahdra, and indulge in delicious AfroEats from Chef Sola. This festival is all about community, culture, and food!

📅 Save the date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
📍 Nubian Square



Come for the mocktails, stay for the beats!

08/15/2024

The Williams Agency is proud to partner with the City of Boston's Office of Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion in presenting a series of Community Canvas Pop-up event in Nubian Square and Mattapan Square. Join us most Saturdays for these free Pop-up events celebrating local artists, local vendors, chefs, health and wellness activities, and more! This week in Mattapan, celebrate Immigrant Small Business Day at the Mattapan Square Farmer's Market. In Nubian Square, celebrate Marcus Garvey's birthday with JahRiffe & Jah-N-I Roots Movement, Marcia Fearon will offer storing telling and we wil feature P&R Ice Cream and Restaurant. Community partners include: Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement - Boston Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition Vigorous Youth Roxbury Main Streets Mattapan Square Main Streets Roxbury Cultural District Roxbury Cultural Network. Visit the City's website for the schedule here--> https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/economic-opportunity-and-inclusion/community-canvas-series

06/23/2024

We can't wait for THIRD WORLD. Coming to Boston, MA July 13th for the Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival with Kumar to the Harvard Athletics Complex. They are requesting Jerk Fish - yes, we got that too! 96 degrees in the shade? Well it was real hot last week! TIX---> https://2024bostonjerkfest.eventbrite.com

04/27/2024

This is going to be a unique experience! Check out our program to learn what makes it so special, grab your appetite and dancing shoes, and come on over to The Foundry in Kendall Square on May 4th. Details --> https://bostonjerkfest.com/rhythm-n-spice/

The Rhythm N' Spice Hot Sauce Fest debuts on Saturday, May 4 in Cambridge and will feature local hot sauce vendors and spicy food contests.

04/16/2024

You ready?

Get ready to spice up your taste buds at the 11th annual Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, featuring the best Caribbean cuisine.

04/06/2024

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03/26/2024

$700K Available for Black-Owned Businesses in Cambridge - Find Out How You Can Get a Grant!

The Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network is excited to share details about the new Cambridge Equity Fund grant opportunity for small businesses. This $700,000 grant program offers funding, technical assistance, and mentorship across three categories: early-stage, home-based, and brick-and-mortar businesses. We will be hosting several information sessions about this grant opportunity.

The Cambridge Equity Fund seeks to address Black entrepreneurs desires for access to responsible capital, and initially it is a grant program that will offer:
** $700,000 in grant funding for Cambridge businesses
** Grants, technical assistance, and mentorship provided.

02/22/2024

Are you ready for this year's Boston JerkFest? Early bird tix available.

Get ready to spice up your taste buds at the 11th annual Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, featuring the best Caribbean cuisine

02/16/2024

Please spread the word! Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (www.sbnmass.org) is hiring a BIPOC Business Coordinator to work closely with the Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network. For a job description and details, visit https://bit.ly/sbnbusinesscoordinator
Thanks!