The Healey-Driscoll Administration last week announced over $22 million in grants to support 113 local food producers and food system organizations, in addressing food insecurity in Massachusetts. Among these are four Gloucester-based organizations.
The funds will help strengthen the state’s food production and distribution sectors, which will allow residents more access to fresh, locally grown and produced food. The grants are made possible through the Food Security Infrastructure Grant (FSIG) program, an grant program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). The program is designed to support food security initiatives that provide more equitable access to locally grown, raised, harvested, and caught foods by strengthening the local food supply chain.
Among the local recipients of funding are Gloucester’s Backyard Growers ($42,051), The Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry ($127,538), North Atlantic Cold Storage ($310,794), and North Atlantic Pacific Seafood (($80,098)…