Costello Urban Farm
At Costello, as we sow seeds of justice and harvest bounties of sovereignty and reciprocity, we create community healing.
In 2012, our largest food production project was born – Costello Urban Farm. The space, which is an integrated part of the Costello Community Garden, carves out 19,600 square feet of growing space for our community and Green Team.
Costello Urban Farm serves as an urban agricultural community hub where we grow nutritious food and not just the kind you eat.
We journey together. During the pandemic in 2020, with the dedication of our community, we were able to donate the farms’ bounty of 9, 000lbs of fresh food to our neighbors in need. We have continued this practice ever since. We are dedicated to being a donation-based source of nutrient rich foods, herbs, and flowers for our community in the City of Lawrence. And we do it in partnership with our community in Lawrence and beyond. In partnership with MA Department of Agricultural Resources, we expanded our growing space and our farms’ viability by adding a New England high tunnel, wash station, and access to more land. These resources have enabled us to elevate what we do for our community. We are honored to continue serving our community in a way that reconnects us all to the power of nature. Join us.
Form Community With Us
Individual volunteers of all ages, abilities, and identities are welcome to contribute to the community at Costello Urban Farm. We believe that everyone has a gift to give and in giving you are receiving.
We offer experience-based opportunities rooted in education and volunteer work for individuals and groups.
Volunteering at Costello Urban Farm offers:
- Insight into urban agriculture, environmental justice, and climate resiliency
- An opportunity to participate in hands-on work rooted in reciprocity
- A chance to learn about regenerative farming practices
- Knowledge of how food grows in an urban environment
- A container for community building and togetherness
Please fill out our online form to sign up as an Urban Farm Volunteer.
Or connect with Dayanna via email: ddelarosa@groundworklawrence.org or phone: (978) 974-0770 ext. 7009.
For Corporate Volunteer Day please reach out to Eddie Rosa at erosa@groundworklawrence.org, Community Programs Director.
Costello Urban Farm is committed to embodying the following guiding principles:
- Land access
- Reciprocity
- Fresh food access
- Regeneration of the land and our people
- Integrity of soil and community
- No-till
- Sovereignty
- Sustainable urban agriculture
- Symbiosis in all we do
- Soil food web awareness and care
- Compost
- Connection to nature and the humanity in us all
- Love
- Reverence to nature and our indigeneity
- Being a container for community building and togetherness
- Climate resilience
