Grow Orange and Athol Local Food Markets (GOALFM)

At A Glance

Location: 

Wendell, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Food
  • Living Economies
  • Land & Water

Active since:

2015

Core volunteers:

12

Community Size:

19,423

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to widen year-round access in Athol and Orange to locally produced and processed foods by strengthening the vibrancy and profitability of farmers markets and the Quabbin Harvest Coop. In an economically-challenged area, we are working to expand awareness of the links among working farms, small-scale food businesses, local economic revitalization, and community resiliency and health.