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Vi c t o r y Pro g ra m s ’ Re Vi s i o n U r b a n Fa r m g re w o u t o f o u r Re Vi s i o n Fa m i l y H o m e , a s h e l t e r f o r 2 2 h o m e l e s s f a m i l i e s l o c at e d i n t h e D o rc h e s t e r N e i g h b o r h o o d o f B o s t o n . Th e s h e l t e r w a s f o u n d e d i n 1 9 8 9 f o r h o m e l e s s , p re g n a n t a n d p a re n t m o t h e r s a n d t h e i r c h i l d re n . Th e f a r m b e g a n w h e n t h e w o m e n o f t h e Re Vi s i o n Fa m i l y H o m e p l a n t e d a s m a l l g a rd e n t o p ro v i d e h e a l t h y f o o d f o r t h e m s e l v e s a n d t h e i r f e l l o w s h e l t e r re s i d e n t s . I n 2 0 0 5 , Re Vi s i o n m e rg e d w i t h Vi c t o r y Pro g ra m s , a B o s t o n - b a s e d o rg a n i z at i o n t h at o p e n s d o o r s t o h o p e , h e a l t h , a n d h o u s i n g t h ro u g h s e r v i c e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l s a n d f a m i l i e s . With the addition of our vacant lots and the construction of a g re e n h o u s e , t h e f a r m h a s g ro w n i n t o a v i t a l , s u s t a i n a b l e g ro w i n g s p a c e . Th e f a r m s a w f u rt h e r e x p a n s i o n d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r o f 2 0 1 2 , w h e n w e b e g a n f a r m i n a l o t o n n e a r b y o n Tu c ke r S t re e t , t h a n k s t o t h e C i t y o f B o s t o n ’s U r b a n A g r i c u l t u re Pi l o t I n i t i at i v e . We h o s t h u n d re d s o f v o l u n t e e r s e a c h y e a r a n d p ro v i d e j o b s k i l l s t o h o m e l e s s p a re n t s a n d y o u n g p e o p l e . O u r f a r m i n D o rc h e s t e r a n d o u r p a rt n e r f a r m s p ro v i d e h e a l t h y, o rg a n i c p ro d u c e f o r t h e f a m i l i e s l i v i n g i n Re Vi s i o n Fa m i l y H o m e a n d f o r t h e g re at e r c o m m u n i t y t h ro u g h o u r C S A , f a r m e r s m a r ke t s , a n d f a r m s t a n d s .
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