Southcoast Food Policy Council News

The Marion Institute's Southcoast Food Policy Council is ringing the alarm to raise awareness that, despite things being relatively back to normal, food insecurity in the region never went anywhere.

Grow Farm-to-School connects students and schools to agricultural education and locally grown, nutritious food. Under the program, the schools build raised-bed agricultural gardens, which are used for instruction on science, food, nutrition, the environment and more.

About 66,000 people in Bristol County are turning to a food pantry for help per month, an increase of 23% from a year ago

It was a bright and beautiful Saturday when the Community Youth Empowerment Group held its fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat event Oct. 28. According to Events Coordinator Darien Fernandez, the organization began holding the event following the Covid pandemic when kids were still unable to go door-to-door.

Young gardeners will be able to explore, learn and grow with Sippican School’s outdoor classroom program this fall. Students will learn first hand about earth science, agricultural sustainability and nutrition in the school’s garden classroom as part of the Marion Institute’s Grow Education program.

Want to test your will, form new food purchasing and eating habits, and have fun while doing it? Join the Eat Local Southcoast Challenge! WE challenge YOU to eat food from a 200-mile radius for 30 days, August 1 - 31, 2023.

The A.D. Makepeace Company (ADM) is partnering with the Marion Institute to develop a Farm to Food Relief program to grow food for those in need.