Together, we can strengthen our local food system.

We support collective action toward an equitable, sustainable, resilient, and connected local food system in Massachusetts.

Advocate for Massachusetts Legislation

Massachusetts legislators consider dozens of bills that can affect the local food system. Learn about the Collaborative’s priorities and how you can advocate for them.

Network with Food System Partners

Engage in our networks that connect food system partners through relationship building, sharing expertise, and lessons learned.

Learn about Food System Advocacy & Public Policy

The Collaborative educates our food policy system partners about advocacy, public policy, and the legislative process. We also bring our food system partners together to educate our public policy partners about the food system.

We envision a local food system where everyone has access to healthy food, to land to grow food, to good jobs, and to the systems where policy decisions are made.

The Plan

The 2015 MA Local Food Action Plan is the result of a statewide collaborative planning process that addressed the opportunities and challenges of our State’s local food system.

Legislative Priorities

Learn about the Collaborative’s current legislative activities and how to get involved in advocacy.

Food System Organizations

Discover Massachusetts organizations working to improve food systems.

Resources

Resources to help you understand food system issues and advocate for equitable sustainable, resilient and connected local food systems in Massachusetts.

OUR STRATEGY

State policy is essential to systemic change.

How the state regulates, invests in, and sets goals for the food system has broad and lasting impact on people, businesses, and the environment.

The Collaborative seeks policy changes that support food producers as well as consumers, and that promotes equity where long time systemic imbalances have created inequities. Our campaigns have contributed to the passage of significant legislation and state investments of tens of millions of dollars in the local food system.

OUR WORK

We build coalitions.

The Collaborative builds coalitions to develop policy ideas, lead and participate in advocacy campaigns, educate the public about the value of a healthy local food system, and amplify the creative and successful work of local food system innovators.

Thank You to the funders who support the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative

We are thankful for our current and past funders. The Collaborative is fiscally sponsored by Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE)