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Nonprofit community land trust transforming urban lots into socially & ecologically thriving food forest gardens 🌱

02/24/2026

We're hiring 2 full-time employees and 2 interns. If there's a job that interests you, go to our website and apply today!

https://www.bostonfoodforest.org/job-opportunities

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02/19/2026

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, join us to care for our food forests and connect with community!

Learn the why behind pruning with expert Ben Crouch on the 21st, then explore the unique ecology and neighborhood stories of BFFC’s food forests in a conversation on the 24th.

No experience needed—just curiosity, gloves, and a love for the land!

Click here for more details: https://www.bostonfoodforest.org/workshops

02/17/2026

See how neighbors come together to grow food and community at Leland Cooperative Garden! Full video by Abbey Cahill → https://abbey-cahill.squarespace.com/third-spaces

02/05/2026

🎉 We’re officially alumni! 🎉

BFFC is proud to have been recognized as a 2024 Social Innovator and to officially graduate into the Social Innovation Forum’s Alumni & Nonprofit Network. This milestone marks not an ending, but a transition into deeper connection, continued learning, and shared growth with an incredible community of nonprofit leaders.

We want to celebrate and uplift our fellow 2024 cohort organizations. We’re honored to be in community with you and excited to continue building a more just and resilient future together. 🌍🌿

Credit: Leise Jones Photography

02/03/2026

🌱 We’re Hiring! 🌱

Join BFFC and help transform vacant lots into community-owned, ecologically healthy food forest parks.

Our parks grow free food, increase biodiversity, provide gathering spaces for neighbors, and give residents direct access to nature in neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by disinvestment.

Be part of a small team that's dedicated to helping Boston become greener, healthier, and more equitable. 💚

Scan the QR code or click on the link below to learn more and apply today!

https://www.bostonfoodforest.org/job-opportunities

01/20/2026

A snowy MLK Day across the food forests. Quiet, calm, bright. A day to reflect on where we’ve been, where we’re going, and those who lead us there.

01/08/2026

🌿 What's the difference between a land trust site and a coalition site? 🌿

Land trust sites are protected in the our nonprofit community land trust (CLT), which is a legal structure that holds and protects land for community use. Our CLT’s Board of Directors is composed of community members for whom the land is being held. Thus, the land is owned by the community in perpetuity and protected from development for future generations. BFFC supports land trust stewards through educational workshops, hands-on technical assistance, maintenance support, and more.

Coalition’ sites are part of our broader network of food forest parks but not legally in our land trust. These parcels are typically owned and conserved by another organization, such the Massachusetts Audubon Society or the Trustees of Reservations, but are strengthened in their efforts by the support of other stewardship teams in the coalition. Stewards of coalition sites receive similar support from BFFC as land trust stewards, including educational workshops and personalized technical assistance in the maintenance of their land.

All stewards — whether affiliated with a land trust or coalition food forest — make up our coalition and contribute to the network of mutual aid and support that we are weaving across the food forests and across the city.

There are currently 13 food forests in the BFFC network, with several more in the works and being built this year. Stay tuned for more updates on these projects!

What questions do you have for us? Comment below and let us know! ✨

01/07/2026

Happy 2026! 🎊

We're still in the depths of the slow and quiet winter season, but we have a few opportunities this month to gather together virtually this month. We'll look back and ahead, and we hope you'll join us. ✨

📍 Visit bostonfoodforest.org/workshops to learn more and to RSVP.

AND, keep an eye out for confirmation on the date/time of BFFC's annual maple tree-tapping and syrup harvest workshop! Coming soon, this workshop is an awesome opportunity to gather with community in the quiet winter season and learn about tree-tapping and syrup harvest from a local expert. 🪾

12/30/2025

There’s still time to make your year-end gift to Boston Food Forest Coalition. Every dollar gifted helps lift each other up — planting trees, sharing knowledge, supporting local land stewards, and growing community-led public green spaces that nourish neighbors and strengthen relationships.

Help us start the new year rooted in connection, resilience, and hope.

Visit the link in our bio to make your gift today. 🎁🌳🍏

12/29/2025

"Across Boston, Maine, and Indigenous communities in the Northeast, there are tremendous efforts underway that are realizing the right to food through food forests. Ultimately, when governments adopt enabling policies like clear processes and specific regulations while embracing alternative, agroecological approaches to food production, food forests have the potential to become critical public infrastructure in our communities. An equitable and resilient food future requires a balancing of community initiative and institutional support. Food forests are exemplary of how we can use all of the tools available to realize the right to food."

We're thrilled to end the year as one of several organizations addressing the right to food through food forest and agroecological work in our region by UVM's Institute for Agroecology 🌿

Read the story at bostonfoodforest.org/in-the-media-2 🗞

Thanks to all, within and outside of our coalition, who have helped make this year such an impactful one in moving our shared mission for food access, equitable green space, climate resilience, and community cohesion foward ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Onward!

12/26/2025

Food forest parks are cared for with steady, shared effort by stewardship teams, including regular meetings, workdays, and wider community gatherings. Stewards are supported by local experts and BFFC staff.

Each stewardship team has access to funds to spend throughout the year on things like new tools and equipment, replacement plants if any are lost to drought or disease, and food for community and team events.

Over the years, stewardship becomes as much about listening as it is about managing: supporting the food forests where they need it, learning from their rhythms, celebrating the harvest, and protecting the habitat it builds.

The relationship between human care and ecological resilience is why these parks thrive. They become more resilient while the community becomes closer to the land that they care for.

12/23/2025

Birds eye view 🦅

📍 Boston Nature Center Food Forest, Mattapan

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