Boston Medical Center opens second rooftop farm
New England Council member, Boston Medical Center, has opened a second farm on the roof of one of its administrative buildings, which will produce food to be donated to local nonprofits and community centers.
BMC is the first hospital in Boston to have a rooftop farm since 2017, with the first farm, Power Plant Farm, providing fresh and nutritious food for patients. The Boston Medical Center expects the Newmarket Farm to quadruple the amount of produce grown annually while partnering with a local food access nonprofit in Boston Area Gleaners. The farms support a clinical program at BMC called the Preventative Food Pantry, which is meant for doctors to prescribe certain foods for recovery from certain illnesses.
“Our rooftop farms increase green space in our community, reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint, and strengthen at-risk local food systems,” said senior director of support services at BMC David Maffeo.
The New England Council would like to congratulate the Boston Medical Center on the expansion of its rooftop farms.
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