For Immediate Release July 2, 2020 Contact: Patricia Spence, President/CEO, Urban Farming Institute 617.680.5378 pspence.ufi@gmail.com Mattapan —The Urban Farming Institute is pleased to announce that the Boston Foundation’s Open Door Grants program has awarded a $30,000 grant for UFI’s Fit Around the Farm program. Fit Around the...
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and Parish of St. John St. James in Roxbury are planning structural stabilization measures and envelope repairs for the historic St. Luke’s Chapel this summer. The work will address the water penetration through the roof, and rebuild a collapsing brick...
We caught up with Suzanne Segura Taylor of the Freedom Trail Foundation to talk about how the Freedom Trail, one of Boston's largest historic attractions, has pivoted during the COVID-19 crisis. The Freedom Trail and Black Heritage Trail have produced a number of virtual resources...
Known locally as "the Graffiti House," the historic house at 197 Green Street in Jamaica Plain will soon be demolished to make way for a new mixed-use development. The good news is we have an opportunity to keep the historic spirit of the c. 1858 house...
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Our hearts are broken for the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breeona Taylor, the most recent in a long list of Black Americans who have lost their lives to the consequences of our country’s institutional racism and injustice. Historic Boston...
It's almost summertime, and the world is in full bloom. We checked in with Barbara Knecht, Farm Sites Developer over at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, to see how this year's growing and harvest preparations have changed at the Urban Farming Institute's headquarters. Read...
If you follow or subscribe to local historical organizations, you might see #ThisDayInHistory posts and photos. These posts are great for reminding us that significant historic events, both big and small, happen every day. We looked back at the month of June and compiled a...
Jenny Nathans is a public health professional, a burgeoning preservationist and a resident of Jamaica Plain. She recently published a version of this research on the historic house at 197 Green Street in Jamaica Plain for the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. In it she tells the...
Christopher Scoville is the Senior Vice President of Community Development Lending at Eastern Bank. Through Chris’ work, community-based organizations that provide services like senior care, housing development/construction, and education have access to banking services and financing for delivery of their non profit missions. Since 2011,...
We caught up with Biplaw Rai and Nyacko Pearl Perry of the Comfort Kitchen team to talk about the Upham's Corner Comfort Station project. Read the interview below for their take on the biggest challenges before them, and their growing excitement as they see their vision...