Senator Eldridge and Representative Arciero Announce $17,921 Grant for Littleton Community Farm Award

The award will be used to drill a well that will increase resistance to droughts. 

Littleton, MA — State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough) and State Representative James Arciero (D-Westford) announced that Littleton Community Farm will be awarded $17,921 through the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program. The grant will support the drilling of a new well, which will be an important tool to combat the impact of climate change on farming by increasing resistance to droughts. 

Littleton Community Farm aims to reduce food insecurity in the local community and seeks to provide everyone with healthy food regardless of wealth. The farm grows, harvests, and distributes mixed vegetables from May through November in Middlesex and Worcester counties, targeting low income families, especially in food deserts, language isolation, or with low access to transportation, in Littleton, Lowell, Ayer, and Shirley.  

LCF runs the Hunger Relief Program, through which the farm has donated over 36,000 lbs of diversified crops since 2015, in addition to its CSA program. A CSA participant buys a “share” of the produce in advance of the growing season and receives a weekly share of the harvest during the growing season.  To increase accessibility, the CSA program uses a sliding economic scale for the cost to buy in. participants experiencing unemployment, health issues, or who have a disability can pay much less for a product share while homeowners with a higher discretionary income can pay a higher price. 

“Getting fresh, healthy food on the table is crucial for families, but the cost of doing so is often a barrier,” said Senator Eldridge. “No one should be denied access to proper nutrition, and Littleton Community Farm does great work to close the accessibility gap. I’m very excited that they are to receive this grant from the EEA.” 

“Food security has become an ever increasing concern in recent years and I am grateful that the Commonwealth can do its part to support the farming community and food producers, like Littleton Community Farm, for this important endeavor to ensure that at risk individuals and families have access to wholesome healthy foods,” said Representative Arciero.

For more information about the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program, click here. 

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