“New Bedford, MA – Coastal Foodshed, the Southcoast’s local farmer food hub, held a ribbon cutting today for their new 5,500 square foot facility, located at the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford. Started in 2017, Coastal Foodshed has grown from managing the New Bedford Farmers Market into a full-fledged food hub, moving between $10,000 – $20,000 worth of local food through their facility on a weekly basis.
Mayor Jon Mitchell and Representative William Straus, Representative Tony Cabral, and Representative Chris Hendricks spoke to attendees. Representative William Straus, has been instrumental to Coastal Foodshed’s growth and success since they started. “I am very pleased to be an early supporter of Coastal Foodshed’s critically important work connecting local farms and produce with our communities,” said Rep. Straus. “Since 2015, the Legislature committed its support to the initiative with regular funding, and I applaud the work of Coastal Foodshed’s staff and partners to grow this food hub from the ground up and fill a significant need.”
Coastal Foodshed photo.
Coastal Foodshed does meet an important need in the Southcoast, providing increased access to healthy local foods for low-income and other marginalized community members, while also directly supporting a network of 60 local farms, the majority of which are located in Bristol and Plymouth counties and eastern Rhode Island…