Grow the Gleaners

Boston Area Gleaners is securing a new home to get more food to more people.

After 15 years of growth and over 9 million pounds of nutritious food distributed for food-insecure families, the Gleaners have outgrown our original facility. In response, we are moving forward with a $4.1 million campaign to purchase and renovate Stonefield Farm in Acton as our new, permanent home.

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MAKE A GIFT

Thank you to all those who have already contributed to help Grow the Gleaners →

Help grow our impact from farms to families.

Boston Area Gleaners is a registered 501(c)3 organization. All donations are tax-deductable.

For inquiries on larger gifts and naming opportunities, please contact Usha Thakrar, Executive Director, at (781) 996-3510.

Donate by check

Please make your check out to Boston Area Gleaners and mail to:

Boston Area Gleaners
91 Martin St.
Acton, MA 01720

Donor-Advised Funds

For donor-advised funds, our Nonprofit Tax ID (EIN) Number is:
30-0434755.

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The Opportunity

After 15 years of exponential growth at Boston Area Gleaners, our current facility can no longer accommodate the volume of food we are moving through the supply chain from farms to food-insecure families.

Stonefield Farm in Acton is a 50-acre property that provides ample space for our operations as well as opportunities to expand our programs and serve even more people. Our fundraising goal of $4.1 million includes not only the full purchase of the property but also the improvements to the site necessary for growing our operational efficiency.

The current owners of Stonefield are committed to transferring the property to a social cause and to protecting the land from development. In collaboration with Sudbury Valley Trustees, Acton Conservation Trust, and the Town of Action Open Space Committee & Agricultural Commission, this campaign will ensure that all agricultural land and open space is protected in perpetuity—at time when residential development has put Massachusetts among the states with the highest risk of farmland loss in the country. The campaign will also protect key wildlife habitat along the Health Hen Meadow Wildlife Corridor. Read more about this conservation opportunity here.

This new site will provide:

10,000 square feet of cold storage for fresh produce

6,000 square feet of dry storage for packaging and supplies

Office space for the whole team

Processing space for sorting, washing, and packing food

Parking for staff, volunteers, and equipment

Two loading docks to accomodate large trucks

20+ acres of agricultural land

With a new home, the Gleaners will get more food where it's needed.

The Gleaners will operate year-round and increase food distribution by an estimated 4.5 million pounds annually.

Our location in a geographic 'sweet spot' relative to our partners will reduce travel time to farms by 40% and increase the efficiency of our distribution routes by 35%.

We will expand the geographic reach of our food recovery and distribution efforts.