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Holmestead Harvest: LEAF Supports Community-Minded Grocer (Whitman, MA)

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Lizz Wilson founded Holmestead Harvest, a small independent grocer in Whitman, MA committed to bringing healthy, locally sourced produce to everyone – regardless of their financial circumstances. One-third of Holmestead’s customers use the Massachusetts HIP (Healthy Incentives Program), which offers…

SymbiOp, Landscaping Worker-Cooperative (Portland, OR)

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SymbiOp is a worker-owned landscaping cooperative in Portland, OR. This employee-owned coop has grown from 2 to 25 employees since 2020. The cooperative has residential and commercial landscaping services plus a garden shop. What distinguishes SymbiOp is their approach to…

Friends of Gardens (Revere, MA)

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From a family farm in El Salvador to the gardens of Boston, the Friends of Gardens journey is one of resilience, growth, and nurturing the land and dreams. Eulalio Guevara’s connection to the soil was forged tending a corn, beans,…

Juneteenth 2024

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Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day – when 159 years ago Union troops arrived to announce that 250,000 enslaved black people were finally free despite an executive order that had come 900 days earlier. This week, we reflect on…

Atlanta Land Trust Builds Dreams (Atlanta, GA)

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Building Dreams: LEAF’s Support for the Atlanta Land Trust In Greater Atlanta, where aspiring homeowners meet the realities of high housing costs, stands a ray of hope: the Atlanta Land Trust (ALT). Founded on the belief that everyone deserves a…