Community Food Programs

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Groundwork Lawrence is committed to increasing access to high-quality fresh produce in Lawrence, enabling residents to make healthy food choices for themselves and their families. Groundwork’s community food programs combine fresh food access with education in an effort to reduce the city’s disproportionately high rates of diet-related disease.

Local Food Lawrence - This brochure highlights locations in Lawrence where regionally sourced fruits and vegetables can be purchased directly or used in meal preparation.
Thank you to the USDA Specialty Crop program that made this brochure possible.

Groundwork Farmers Market

Farmers Market

The Groundwork Farmers Markets/ Mercado de Agricultores are held from July through October, every Wednesday at North Common/Campagnone Park, Friday at Nevins Memorial Library in Methuen, MA, and every Saturday at O' Connell South Common. The markets feature a wide variety of local produce. Since assuming management of the downtown market in 2006, GWL has sought to increase access to the market for all shoppers by accepting EBT (SNAP/food stamps) and credit and debit cards, the Holy Family Farmers Market Voucher Program, and working to increase the redemption of WIC and Senior Farmers Market coupons. Today, the market provides a lively gathering place for the whole community with free attractions such as live entertainment, family activities, and cultural and educational exhibits.

 


Community Gardens

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Groundwork Lawrence operates a growing network of community gardens, providing another source of fresh food to Lawrence residents while transforming formerly vacant and often contaminated open space into attractive and productive community gathering spots. Gardens located at Union/Mechanic streets, Spruce & Myrtle streets, Giuffrida Place, Cross, and Cedar streets, and Scarito, Manchester street, Costello, and Cronin parks are cultivated and maintained by local resident gardeners and youth. In 2010 we were fortunate enough to be able to plant the City's first Fruit Orchard at the Bodwell site.

Schoolyard Gardens

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Groundwork Lawrence aims to cultivate healthy habits at a young age with schoolyard garden programming that promotes healthy eating, fitness, and environmental awareness. In collaboration with administrators, faculty, and after-school programming at local elementary and middle schools, Groundwork is creating a “seed-to-harvest” schoolyard garden curriculum that takes place during school days within the growing season. Read about GWL's Community Food Programs in the Summer 2008 edition of Edible Boston