The annual Harvest Festival at Elliot Farm in Lakeville is about more than just festive, family fun, it's also about raising funds for local families in need.
Grant will help build Lakeville farmâs mission of feeding the poor
By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated December 16, 2020, 2:04 p.m.
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Dee Elliot, owner of Elliot Farm in Lakeville, with her son, Elliot Lough, on a tractor.Jim Lough
A Lakeville farm that helps provide low-income families with access to fresh produce plans to expand its facilities as a result of new state funding.
Elliot Farm was awarded a $500,000 grant through the stateâs Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program, which supports efforts to ensure people throughout Massachusetts are able to obtain healthy, local food.
The family vegetable farm on Main Street (Route 105) is using the funds to construct a new 1,600-square-foot building that will provide it with significantly more space for its retail, storage, and packaging operations.