Marion Institute News
Wareham Week – July 16, 2020 – Fresh fruits and vegetables given to families in need
July 20, 2020
In Wareham, the Marion Institute recently partnered with the Gleason Family YMCA which serves as a distribution site, and has now teamed up with Jowaun Gamble, the founder of Community Youth Empowerment, to hand out 20 pound boxes of fresh produce at the Wareham Boys and Girls Club each Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m.
Sippican Week – July 8, 2020 – Families receive free, farm-fresh food each week
July 9, 2020
Each week, nearly 200 families receive twenty pound boxes of fresh, high-quality produce -- and it's all free. By the end of August, the program will have brought a total of 600,000 pounds of produce to families across the South Coast.
Sponsored Podcast: Shopping the Online Farmers’ Market
July 8, 2020
In the June edition of the Story Walking Radio Hour with Wendy Fachon, we meet Patrick Straus and Brandon Monti, Co-founders of Freshconn, a virtual farmers market giving e-commerce and delivery solutions to local artisans and farms alike. This episode explores the online approach to food quality, value, safety, security and sustainability.
Sponsored Podcast: Earth Care Composting for Climate Restoration
July 8, 2020
In the third segment of the this episode of the The Story Walking Radio Hour Archives with Wendy Fachon, Jayne Merner Senecal, Owner of Earth Care Farm, shares her experience doing soil science research for the Real Food Campaign, which utilizes a leading edge nutrient density measurement tool that allows farmers to help participate in important soil and crop nutrient analysis and research.
New Bedford’s Farm to School Initiative – One Year Later
June 22, 2020
Typically in May, Grow Education is planting garden bed after garden bed across New Bedford’s Elementary schools. Though spring has looked different this year, we have adjusted and continue to support our school partners and their communities.
Wareham.WickedLocal.com – June 25, 2020 – Good Shepherd’s Table in Wareham at 20 still going strong providing food to those in need
June 22, 2020
When COVID-19 made sit-down dinners impossible, Good Shepherd’s Table switched to take-out. And it continues to provide hot dinners to folks in need via take-out every Thursday, from 4 to 5 p.m., serving well in excess of 100 meals.
BioBlog: What is Structural Energetic Therapy?
June 16, 2020
Structural Energetic Therapy, often referred to as SET, brings together cranial/structural balancing, deep tissue myofascial massage, and energy movement techniques to provide a unique form of healing.
SouthCoastToday.com – June 16, 2020 – Sid Wainer to distribute 10,000 boxes of produce to New Bedford community
June 16, 2020
To ensure the best impact on the local community and to spread the word, Sid Wainer has partnered with the United Way of Greater New Bedford and The Marion Institute’s Southcoast Food Policy Council to reach thousands of families in the South Coast community through the Southcoast Farmers to Families initiative.
May/June 2020 MI Newsletter
June 10, 2020
May/June 2020 MI Newsletter - We Keep Moving Forward. The Marion Institute won't stop fighting for a more equitable and just world. We will keep our foot on the gas.
SouthCoast Insider – June 2020 – Growing Local
May 28, 2020
Grow Education's Adam Davenport speaks about Grow Education and the Southcoast Food Policy Council for SouthCoast Insider's June 2020 issue.