Board of Directors
Elsbeth Crowe, President
Jennine Guilbault, Clerk
Edie McCasland, Treasurer
Alicia Berzinis, Board of Director
Staff
Lee Gadway, Community Farm Manager (He, Him, His)
Amy Tarlow-Lewis, Founder and Executive Director (She, Her, Hers)
Key Farm Volunteers
Lynn Delorenzo, Food Pantry Coordinator
Our Mission
Littleton Community Farm’s mission is to reduce food insecurity in our area, provide farm-based experiential awareness, and be a place for community connection. We aim to inspire through hands-on exposure to agriculture and growing for our entire community.
Our Vision
Littleton Community Farm is a gathering place dedicated to fostering an appreciation of and connection among land, food, neighbors and community.
Our Core Values
Honor
We celebrate the preservation of our land, agricultural heritage, and community for the enrichment of current and future generations.
Inspire
We foster an environment dedicated to discovery through farm-based education and community engagement.
Grow
Above all we value equitable access to healthful food regardless of income, wealth or race.
Our History
Click here to read about our history.
Beneficiaries
We all benefit from Littleton Community Farm one way or the other: by learning how to grow food; by exercising our body and minds; by meeting and knowing people, etc.
However, one of our proudest goals is to grow food for others. Hunger relief is an important part of our mission.
The core program at LCF is the production and provision of high quality healthy food for the local community and for people experiencing “food insecurity” or “very low food security” (as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture). LCF serves mainly Littleton, Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Leominster, Lowell and Shirley through Littleton Elder and Human Services, Catholic Charities Food Pantry in Lowell and Loaves and Fishes in Devens. Through Boston Area Gleaners (distribution to over 500 hunger relief agencies in the greater Boston area), we have an even wider reach. Pre Pandemic Middlesex County has 140,000 people who experience food insecurity or low food security, with a significant percentage being children. MA Department of Education asserts that 23% of children in Ayer/Shirley, and 50% in Lowell, are economically disadvantaged.