GLCF Site Visit 2021: Littleton Community Farm
Littleton, Mass. – GLCF’s Grants Team put on their mud boots to tour Littleton Community Farm (LCF), a recent grant recipient. Amy Tarlow-Lewis, LCF’s Founder and Executive Director and LCF’s Farm Manager Glenn St. Tulnoynum showed us around the farm on a recent sunny afternoon. GLCF’s Jennifer Aradhya and Sharon Kim toured the 2.8 acres of farmland, leased from the New England Forestry Foundation and learned about the nutrient-dense crops that are grown using organic practices. The farm was buzzing with activity with a local Girl Scout presentation, a CSA pick up and a new U-Pick flower garden that helps fund their hunger-relief mission.
More about Littleton Community Farm (LCF)
LCF serves mainly Littleton, Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Lowell and Shirley through Littleton Elder and Human Services, Catholic Charities Food Pantry in Lowell and Loaves and Fishes in Devens. Through Merrimack Valley Food Bank in Lowell and Boston Area Gleaners (distribution to over 500 hunger relief agencies in the greater Boston area), we have an even wider reach. Middlesex County has 140,000 people who experience food insecurity or low food security, with a significant percentage being children. MA Department of Education asserts that 23% of children in Ayer/Shirley, and 50% in Lowell, are economically disadvantaged.
GLCF enjoyed the tour and seeing firsthand local solutions to increasing access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Healthy food is a human right.
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