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WORLD FOOD DAY: As global supply chains face climate shocks, the answer might be growing right in our backyard. 🌾🌍 This ...
10/16/2026

WORLD FOOD DAY: As global supply chains face climate shocks, the answer might be growing right in our backyard. 🌾🌍 This , let’s go beyond celebration and embrace action. Local food systems are a powerful innovation for both climate mitigation and community resilience.

Swipe through 👉 to discover how.

Let’s change our plates and change our world. 🥗💪

🤝 New England Food Producers & Wholesale Buyers—this one’s for you. Registration is officially open for the Local Food T...
10/13/2026

🤝 New England Food Producers & Wholesale Buyers—this one’s for you.

Registration is officially open for the Local Food Trade Show!

Looking to grow your local food network this winter? Join us on January 27th at for the 2027 Local Food Trade Show!

It’s one of our favorite events of the year—bringing local growers, makers, and buyers together under one roof.

If you’re a buyer (for retail, dining, schools, or distribution), come explore incredible New England products—from fresh produce and seafood to specialty treats. Registration is completely free if you sign up before Nov 6th! (Learn more on our Linktree.)

If you’re a producer with your wholesale license ready, come exhibit and pitch your products to regional buyers. We’ll also have workshops throughout the day to help you build your wholesale strategy. Save $25 when you sign up by Nov 15!

👉 Details & registration links are live in our Linktree!
🗓 Trade Show: Jan 27, 2027 | Snow Date: Feb 3
📍 Russell’s Garden Center

Events like the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival simply don’t happen without incredible community backing! 💚A mass...
10/07/2026

Events like the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival simply don’t happen without incredible community backing! 💚

A massive THANK YOU to all of our incredible sponsors! Your support powers our mission to build a more sustainable, resilient regional food system. From supporting local farmers and fishermen to keeping our festival free and accessible for everyone in our community—you made it all possible!

👏 Shoutout to our amazing sponsors:
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Thank you for investing in local food, local businesses, and our vibrant New England community. We are so grateful for your partnership! 🙌🌿

Looking for fresh fall recipe ideas? Catch Kerry Kokkinogenis, Boston Local Food Program Director, at the Brighton Farme...
10/06/2026

Looking for fresh fall recipe ideas?

Catch Kerry Kokkinogenis, Boston Local Food Program Director, at the Brighton Farmer’s Market this Wednesday! She’ll be cooking up two wholesome dishes live:

• Apple Radish Slaw

• Harvest Veggies: Lentil Soup

📍 Brighton Common (30 Chestnut Hill Ave)

📅 Wednesday, October 7th

🕓 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Come say hi, taste some food, and take home some fresh cooking tips for the season!

Celebrating community, sustainability, and incredible local food at the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival Seafood T...
10/06/2026

Celebrating community, sustainability, and incredible local food at the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival Seafood Throwdown! 🌊🐟

Getting to showcase versatile, local yellowfin tuna isn't just about delicious cooking—it's about building a resilient regional food system.

When we choose locally sourced seafood and farm produce, we:
✅ Support local fishermen, farmers, and food entrepreneurs.
✅ Reduce food miles and environmental impact
✅ Promote biodiversity and sustainable harvesting practices.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this year’s Throwdown a resounding success:

🎙 Our MC: Brett Tolley, General Manager of Chatham Harvesters Co-op, for guiding us through the event with so much enthusiasm and joy.
👨‍🍳 Our Talented Chefs: Chef Christopher (Madison Park Tech Voc High School) and Chef Kwasi Kwaa (Nubian Markets and Nuba Cafe) for their incredible culinary creativity!
🥕 Our Donors & Vendors: Chatham Harvesters Co-op for the fresh yellowfin tuna, Henrietta Isaboke of Lexavah Farms for the produce, plus Backriver Blends and Craic Sauce for the market flavor boosts!
👏 Our Judges: Luz Miranda (NOFA-MA), Robin Young (WBUR), Laury Hammel (SBN), and our guest audience judge.

And finally, to Karen Spiler of KAS Consultancy & Food Solutions NE for organizing this spectacular competition.

Thank you all for bringing your passion to the stage and supporting local food! 🙌

People Making a Difference (PMD) has been a great support to the Boston Local Food Festival team, and we appreciate work...
09/30/2026

People Making a Difference (PMD) has been a great support to the Boston Local Food Festival team, and we appreciate working with you! Thanks for all your efforts and support!

Behind every smooth event is a team of extraordinary people working behind the scenes! 🌟A massive, heartfelt THANK YOU t...
09/30/2026

Behind every smooth event is a team of extraordinary people working behind the scenes! 🌟

A massive, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our incredible volunteers at this year’s Boston Local Food Festival. From helping vendors set up in the morning rain to guiding attendees, keeping the festival green, and spreading positive energy all day long—we couldn't have done it without you.

You are the heart and soul of this festival, and your dedication keeps our local food community thriving. Give yourselves a round of applause! 👏💚

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We are so incredibly grateful for the weather last Sunday. We hope everyone is staying safe and dry this nor’easter week...
09/27/2026

We are so incredibly grateful for the weather last Sunday. We hope everyone is staying safe and dry this nor’easter weekend! 🌧️

The weather last Sunday definitely tested us, but our local vendors showed true Boston resilience! They showed up with big smiles, incredible energy, and dishes packed with flavor from every corner of the globe for the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival! 🍽️🔥

From farm-fresh bites and creative street food to refreshing craft drinks, your dedication, resilience, and culinary talent made this year’s festival an absolute success. Thank you for feeding thousands of attendees and keeping our local food system thriving year after year!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to every vendor, volunteer, and attendee who came out to celebrate and support New England's vibrant food scene. You truly embody the strength and spirit of our local food community! 🌾💛

Please join us next year on September 19th, 2027! ✨

What an unforgettable day at the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival! 🥳🍎 From interactive veggie printing and pasta m...
09/25/2026

What an unforgettable day at the 16th Annual Boston Local Food Festival! 🥳🍎 From interactive veggie printing and pasta making to live crab touch tank, and interactive chef demos—including chai crafting, Filipino lumpia, and crepe cake building—our community came together to celebrate the very best of New England flavor.

A major highlight of this year’s festival was the Seafood Throw Down! 🐟 Two incredible chefs were surprised with yellowfin tuna loin and steaks, provided by . The chefs, judges, and taste testers had an absolute blast, and our MC, Mr. Brett Tolley (General Manager of Chatham Harvesters Co-op), did a phenomenal job introducing us to the chefs and sharing what life on the sea is all about.

Beyond the stage, attendees sampled everything, with ice creams from superfood to liquor-infused, and fruity and spiced flavors. We enjoyed regional drinks from Brazil to Japan, and foods from Nepal to Mexico!

We were also proud to feature the New England Village Gallery, organized by Food Solutions New England, which is working to support the 50-by-60 food vision, where New England produces 50% of the food consumed in New England by 2060.

📸 Want to see more? Head to the link in our bio. Link to Linktree or visit our website to explore the full photo gallery!

Special shoutout and photo credits to , , and for capturing the magic! ✨

A proper recap is coming, but we wanted to share a few of the behind-the-scenes, and up-close moments from yesterday’s 2...
09/21/2026

A proper recap is coming, but we wanted to share a few of the behind-the-scenes, and up-close moments from yesterday’s 2026 Boston Local Food Festival.

⛺️ Saturday evening, well after dark, the amazing professionals of Baystate Tent get us up and geared for the festival!

🐟 After loading in 100 local food makers and growers, sponsors and activities, we got the center stage warmed up with Opening Remarks, and then the Seafood Throw Down started! Here our amazing chefs have just opened the cooler for their surprise ingredient — this year, yellow fin tuna. (They were pretty stoked. I know one combined it with Backriver Blends | Authentic Jamaican Jerk Marinades jerk sauce. 😋)

🎨 Our Family Fun Zone activities covered so many ways of interacting with food and the environment, from seed balls to tastings, from exploring soil to a touch tank. Here are The Corner Art Room doing fun veggie prints with festival goers, and Seven Hills Farmstead teaching and playing with pasta dough.

🥣 And, never forget the many Chef Demos hosted in high tech and beautiful Clarke Appliance Showrooms demo kitchen. Here Celes Confections | Mille Crêpe is walking an audience member through building a crepe cake, one layer at a time. 🍰❤️

Our vendors, sponsors, staff and volunteers all braved the threats of rain for a beautiful day of community, camaraderie, food, and flavors. More specifics to come, and so many to thank, but we wanted to start now. Thank you, and we’ll see you next year!!

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