Response, Recovery, and Resilience in the MA Local Food System (Discussion Series – Panel 1)
Challenges Facing Massachusetts Farms: Land, Education, Regulation, and Economic and Financial Sustainability.
Farmers in Massachusetts struggle to compete in larger markets, due in part to higher costs of land, energy and other inputs. Programs that address farmland protection and access are not proving sufficient to meet the need, educational and technical assistance resources are limited, and regulations often challenge farmers’ ability to function sustainably. Join farmers, other practitioners, and policy experts to discuss these challenges and the need for policies and investments to address them.
