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Past MDAR EJ Newsletter Features

Click the links below to see past features of MDAR's Environmental Justice Newsletter.

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2026:

07/29/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - Fall Internship Postings, Community Grant Opportunities. 

07/24/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Quarterly News and Updates - EJ Program Updates, Soil Testing Piloting, APR Seeking Feedback. 

06/18/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - Sell to Schools and Public Institutions State Contract Opportunity.

05/29/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - 2026 MA EJ Summit, Culturally Relevant Crops. 

04/13/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - MassGrown Food Bank Procurement 101, Open Grant Opportunities.

04/08/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - Internship Job Postings.

03/31/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - Open Grant Opportunities, MA Grown and Fresher Updates.

03/13/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - Buy-Protect-Sell Discussion, Open Grant Opportunities.

03/05/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - Open Grant Opportunities, Updated Resource Fair Information. 

02/27/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Quarterly News and Updates - Celebrating CSA Week and Black History Month, EJ Strategy Progress Update. 

02/12/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - MDAR's Annual Resource Fair.

02/04/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice ROOTS E-Blast - SNEACTS, MDAR Text Messaging.

01/28/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Big E Mass Building Applications, EOEEA Capacity Building Grant, Local Food Count.

01/09/2026 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - International Year of the Woman Farmer Nominee Form.

2025:

12/23/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Land Licensing Program Accepting Proposals, Farm and Market Report.

12/12/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Winter Workshops, MA Urban Ag Symposium.

11/26/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Quarterly News and Updates - Celebrating Native American Heritage Month, Aquaculture Month in MA, Food is Medicine.

10/31/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Local Food Resources: SNAP Federal Shutdown, Local Grant and Funding Resources.

10/10/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Quarterly News and Updates - Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Climate Week, Food is Medicine.

08/07/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Call for “Food is Medicine” Storytelling Ideas, Farmers Market Week, Urban Ag Week.

07/15/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Ice Cream Trail, Ag Equity Network.

06/18/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Pride Month and Juneteenth, Land Licensing Program Accepting Proposals, MassGrown Exchange.

05/27/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Feature - AANHPI Heritage Month, EJ Team Progress Updates, Food System Resources.

05/19/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Land Access Month, Farmers Markets Seeking Vendors, Farm to Institute/Boston Public Schools Vendor Opportunities.

05/01/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - MDAR Job Openings, Cultivating Strong Ag Non-Profits Webinar, CSAP Open, Big E Vendor Opportunity. 

04/10/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - MDAR Job Openings, Community Meetings and Resources.

04/01/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - EJ Team Progress Updates, MDAR Job Opportunities, FSIG Open, Urban Ag and Food Venture Programs Open, MEGA, FVEP, and AIP Open.

03/05/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Accessibility and Agritourism Webinar, Ag Day at the State House, Business Builder Grant, Farmland Partnership Program.

02/14/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Feature - Celebrating Black History Month, Language Access Webinar, MDAR Ag Resource Fair. 

01/10/2025 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates (Survey's, Grant, Program updates, and more) - EJ Team Progress, Farmer Survey on Climate-Related Loss, Ag Business Assistance Program.

2024:

12/20/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast – MDAR Spanish Language Course, Ag Grant Writing Assistance List, CSAP Round 2 Open. 

12/02/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - MDAR Spanish Language Course, Ag Equity Network.

11/27/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Feature - Celebrating Native American Heritage Month.

11/07/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - State House Christmas Tree Lighting Showcase, MFAP, MA Ag Youth Council.

10/11/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Feature - Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

10/09/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice E-Blast - Land Licensing Program Accepting Proposals, EEA and DPU Public Involvement Plans. 

09/16/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - EJ Team Progress Report, Farmland Action Plan, FMNP. 

07/18/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice Call for Responses and Updates - Call for Responses: Hispanic Heritage Month, MDAR Updates. 

07/08/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - EJ Team Progress Updates, MDAR Job Opportunities, ACIP Open, Farm Transfer Plan Assistance. 

05/20/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - EJ Team Progress Updates, CSAP Open, Aquaponics Workshop.

03/22/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - Call for AANHPI Farmers to Spotlight. 

03/14/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - Release of First-Ever EJ Strategy in MA, Ag Grant Writer Assistance List, RFSI Open. 

02/26/2024 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - Big E Exhibitor Applications, MA Urban Ag Symposium. 

2023:

12/08/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - Seeking Feedback on MDAR’s Draft Language Access Plan (LAP).

12/06/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - USDA's Discrimination Financial Assistance Program.

10/06/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

09/14/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - EJ Team Progress Updates, Natural Disaster Recovery Program, MassGrown Exchange.

07/13/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - EJ Team Progress Updates, Seeking Feedback on this Week’s Flooding, RFSI and LFPA+ Open. 

06/21/2023 - MDAR Announcement: LFPA Plus - LFPA+ Now Open.

05/08/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - New MDAR Mission Statement, MDAR Engagement Sessions, Open Grant Programs. 

03/13/2023 - MDAR: Environmental Justice News and Updates - Welcome from Commissioner Randle, USDA Open Grant Programs, WIC Community Sub-Grant.

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