Coastal Foodshed

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Coastal foodshed. New bedford ma 02744 email protected. We coordinate 4 farmers markets throughout the year and will be bringing 5 pop up farm stands in high need neighborhoods of the city such as schools and parks. Coastal foodshed cfs a nonprofit based in new bedford bristol county will receive business assistance with help from the massachusetts food trust program mftp to start a regional food hub in southeastern massachusetts with the support of the southeastern ma agricultural partnership semap semap is an organization dedicated to preserving and expanding access to local food and. Our vision is for the greater new bedford region to be known for innovative approaches to food access and food justice where residents are engaged in creating a food secure community and farmers are able to thrive in a local food economy that promotes the ability to grow consume and distribute healthy locally produced foods.

We have created a new program due to the covid 19 pandemic and demand for contact less options. The coastal foodshed is working to fix our broken food system by improving the production processing distribution access and consumption of local food for southcoast communities. Coastal foodshed s mission is to make it easier for people to buy local food and for farmers to sell it to the community. In 2019 coastal foodshed attained 501c3 status.

Coastal foodshed virtual farmers markets an online market through whatsgood offers delivery and pickup options. Transportation costs and time are major barriers that prohibit many of our residents the ability to consume healthier local foods. Coastal foodshed s mobile farm stand made its return as well. We manage the new bedford farmers markets mobile farm stands and cooking education through our learn to love local program.

Is a new organization whose mission is to provide opportunities to access locally grown food for under served neighborhoods who otherwise wouldn t have the means to access it. Coastal foodshed manages the indoor weekly new bedford farmers market from november to may in addition to their outdoor markets may october and provides access to a variety of locally grown. The mobile farm stand now in its third year had to radically reinvent itself during the covid era.