Press/In the News

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.

Our first event in our summer series on climate was expertly managed by Jennifer Francis from the Woodwell Climate Research Center. The informative talk outlined the many challenges we're all facing as our planet and it's ocean's rapidly heat up.

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.

Mass. Farm to School (FTS) Brings Student & Community Engagement Strategies to the New Bedford Public School System on Thurs. 4/13/2023 from 3:30pm – 5pm.

Marion Institute's Grow Education Program has been selected as the beneficiary of the @StopandShop Bloomin’ 4 Good Program! Each time a $10.99 bouquet in the sleeve marked “Bloomin’ 4 Good” is purchased at the Stop & Shop at Wareham, MA during the month of April we will receive a $1 donation.

We are so proud of Shay Brooks, one of our FoodCorps service members in the Grow Education Program, for being interviewed on Today.com for her Soul Food lesson for Black History Month!

One of our Greenhouse Initiatives, STEAM the Streets, is in the news with the engaging STEAM The Streets App! They are shifting the culture to embrace STEAM fields as a possible career path.