A non-profit wholesaler outside of Boston, Massachusetts, on a mission to sustain farms and provide access to fresh food, has completed the next step in what they say is a much-needed cold-storage facility.
Boston Area Gleaners, Inc., which buys and transports produce from farms in western Mass. and across the region, used a FY 26 Food Security Infrastructure grant from Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, to build the 17-thousand square foot structure, located in the town of Acton, Mass.
The grant was close to $1 million. Next steps will be to construct refrigerated rooms inside the facility, according to Boston Area Gleaners Executive Director Usha Thakrar…