Editorial: Hunger-Fighting Area Farms, Groups Receive State Assist

Editorial: Hunger-fighting area farms, groups receive state assist

Anyone who’s in charge of buying the family groceries knows all too well how rising prices have put a squeeze on that shopping list. Necessities without the frills have become the watchwords. Now just imagine the decisions those living on the financial edge must make to keep food on the table. Realizing this dilemma, as part of efforts to enhance access to food sources in this state, the Healey-Driscoll Administration on Friday announced the awa…

Local agriculture and aquaculture organizations receive state funding boost

HYANNIS – State officials have announced over $22 million in grants supporting food security and supply chains throughout Massachusetts, including over $1.5 million for farmers and seafood producers in the Cape and Islands.   The funds come through the Food Security Infrastructure Grant program via the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), which seeks to support in-state food production through local investment.   […] The po…