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From YouTube: Eastie Farm Ribbon Cutting
Description
Eastie Farms is a grassroots, eco-conscious, community-focused Urban Garden tucked into a little parcel in East Boston. Mayor Wu joined local politicians and the Eastie Farms team in celebrating this sustainable farm.
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So
we've
got
these
two
big
HVAC
units
here
at
the
back
and
they're
connected
to
a
heat
pump.
That's
pumping
water
through
those
pipes
that
you
see
down
under
our
feet
straight
down,
455
feet
down
and
that
water
is
picking
up
the
the
heat
of
the
Earth
as
it
passes
through
bringing
it
back
up
and
then
exchanging
in
the
HVAC
units.
Good
to
see
you
sorry.
B
And
then
blowing
warm
air
out
at
the
end
and,
what's
really
cool
is
we
can
actually
switch
that
too
in
the
summer
already
it's
pretty
hot.
So
in
a
couple
months
you
can
imagine
it'll
get
120
130
degrees
in
here
and
we
can
switch
that
around
to
provide
AC
as
well,
and
thank
you
for
the
CCE
program,
we're
using
that
to
power
this
system
using
100,
renewable
energy.
So
we're
very
happy
about
that,
and
that
allows
us
to
keep
this
space
at
zero
emission
space.
B
So
for
the
winter
we
were
keeping
it
at
about
55
to
60
degrees
at
night
and
then
letting
it
get
up
as
as
high
as
we
could
basically
in
the
day.
So
it
depends
on
the
sunlight,
of
course,
but
yeah
just
enough
to
keep
a
lot
of
cool
crops
growing
and
a
lot
of
the
warm
loving
crops
alive.
Basically,
right.
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We're
gonna
get
the
speakings
program
started
in
a
minute
here:
Roberto's
hi,
everyone
Robert
is
going
to
do
the
welcome.
After
that,
we
have
someone
to
introduce
our
mayor,
someone
from
our
nature
program
a
little
person
who's
hanging
around
somewhere
here
and
then
the
mayor
will
speak
and
then
the
mayor
will
invite
others
to
the
podium
to
speak
as
well.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
It
is
so
wonderful
to
see
all
these
beautiful
faces,
and
this
is
such
a
loving
and
supporting
family
I'm
I'm
emotional.
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Today,
it's
spring
you
will
be
blooming
soon,
so
you
can
hide
for
long
and,
of
course,
there's
so
many
more
people
in
this
room
that
are
familiar
faces
to
us
supporters
if
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone,
everyone
Preston,
especially
the
city
and
state
officials.
Thank
you
so
much
and
with
that
our
friends,
our
funders,
the
students
Farm.
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Yeah-
and
these
are
students
from
present
here,
they're
from
Don
Taylor,
alegari,
Montessori,
School,
I'm,
Roberto
I'm,
with
leaving
Lentz,
and
what
we
do
here
is
we
try
to
do.
We
try
to
follow
the
the
spirit
of
the
natives
who
Steward
this
land
before
us,
and
we
put
that
in
practice,
that
is
in
us,
that
is
Who,
We
Are
and
we
use
the
land
it.
We
believe
it
should
benefit
all
living
things
and
in
harmony
with
nature,
and
when
we
say
that
right
behind
us
there's
a
mulberry
tree,
there's
a
few
of
them.
D
They
send
here,
obviously
with
beauty,
but
they
also
stand
here
to
provide
shade.
They
reduce
the
heat,
hold
soil
together
and
provide
the
wonderful
sweet,
berries,
their
fruits.
We
have
places
greenhouse
back
here
where
it's
at
so
to
let
them
exist
where
they
were
first
yeah
and
where
they
are
so
you'll
find
the
greenhouse
itself
as
a
demonstration
of
climate
friendly
community.
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F
Everything
is
gray,
limp
and
bent
everything,
but
Little
Sprouts
coming
out
of
the
cement
when
summer
approaches,
I
return
to
the
vacant
lot
I
see
glowing
flowers,
plants
busting
with
fruit
trees
blooming
with
blossoms,
and
the
sweetest
scent
fills
the
air
At
Last
I
See,
my
sprouts,
but
they
are
no
longer
sprouts.
They've
grown,
bigger
and
stronger.
C
Good
morning,
everyone
I
know:
we've
been
waiting
for
this
moment
for
a
long
time
for
spring
to
come
finally,
and
for
the
official
ribbon
cutting
of
this
incredible
community
space
I
want
to
thank
Conan,
of
course,
and
Roberto,
and
everyone
who's
been
involved
with
EC
farm
from
that
original
one
lot
and
little
plot
now
to
seven
different
sites
across
the
neighborhood,
so
many
programs
and
tons
of
food
being
donated
out
and
and
created
to
nourish
community
members.
Thank
you
especially
to
our
students,
who
are
here.
C
You
all
are
truly
the
reason
why
we
do
this
work.
The
reason
why
it's
fun
and
we
are
so
excited
I'm
I'm-
told
that
the
idea
for
this
greenhouse
itself
actually
came
from
students
who
came
and
visited
four
years
ago,
and
so
the
ideas
that
you
have
just
walking
around
here
today
make
sure
to
tell
Connor
and
we'll
have
more
things
come
out
of
it
in
the
next
couple
years.
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C
Okay,
so
that
was
I
used
up
all
my
time
already
thanking
people,
so
I'm
gonna
go
really
fast
on
this
part.
You
know.
We
all
know
why
this
matters
and
we
see
how
much
of
a
difference
it
makes
in
East,
Boston
and
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
then
some
days
every
once
in
a
while.
We
get
these
reminders
about
of
why
it
matters
he
what
we're
doing
here
matters
across
the
entire
world
as
well.
C
There
was
a
report
that
just
came
out
one
of
many
that
the
United
Nations
has
put
out
warning
us
from
thousands
of
scientists
across
the
world.
How
close
we
are
to
the
point
of
no
return
when
it
comes
to
climate
impacts,
really
affecting
everything
about
how
humans
can
live
and
where
we
can
live
and
and
how
healthy
and
and
safe
our
our
communities
will
be.
C
We
have
seen
even
here
in
Boston,
changing
weather
patterns
and
more
extreme
storms,
heat
droughts,
floods
and
even
cold
snaps
and
Arctic
air,
like
we
saw
in
February,
so
we
did
have
a
cold
day
for
school
clothes.
Then,
even
though,
if
we
haven't
any
snow
days,
we
have,
we
have
seen
damage
to
some
of
the
world's
most
vulnerable
ecosystems,
and
so
the
entire
world
has
to
be
acting
with
urgency,
which
means
people
are
looking
around
saying.
C
C
As
a
coastal
city,
Boston
is
on
the
front
lines
of
climate
change
and
everyone
who
has
been
involved
in
planting
and
getting
your
your
hands
in
the
dirt
knows
that
farming
and
harvesting
our
food.
You
see
how
much
and
how
fast
that
change
is
happening.
Food
isn't
just
for
nutrition,
it's
not
just
for
nourishment.
It's
also
how
we
connect
with
each
other,
with
Mother
Nature
and
with
our
communities,
and
so
today
we
are
officially
unveiling,
although
it's
up
and
running
a
little
bit
and
celebrating
the
Spring
Equinox
here
at
eastie
farm
with
Massachusetts.
C
As
I
mentioned,
the
idea
of
this
first
came
from
Boston
Public
School
students
who
visited
in
2019
wanting
to
come
in
the
winter
and
without
the
ability
to
heat
there
was
not
much
to
see,
but
today
the
greenhouse
is
the
latest
example
of
eastie
Farm's
commitment
to
promoting
sustainable
agriculture
through
Community
input
and
engagement
year
round
geothermal
heating
and
cooling,
combined
with
the
city's
Community
Choice
electricity
program.
Thank
you.
Team
Fort,
Evans.
C
This
greenhouse
is
using
the
city's
100
green
energy
option,
which
makes
the
operations
here
truly
zero
emission,
not
Net
Zero,
but
zero
zero.
This
greenhouse
is
a
hub
for
Community
gardening,
education
and
food
production,
with
a
focus
on
providing
access
to
fresh,
healthy,
locally
grown
produce,
year-round
and
so
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
Who's
been
involved.
C
In
sustaining
this
place
and
and
the
many
connections
that
are
created
here,
we
see
from
what's
Happening
Here
that
our
best
Solutions,
the
ones
that
come
from
Community,
often
tackle
multiple
issues
at
once:
right,
healthy
foods,
clean
environment,
100,
renewable
energy,
job
training,
Workforce,
Development,
Education
and
Leadership
from
our
young
people.
So
I
look
forward
to
seeing
and
tasting
all
the
wonderful
things
to
come
from
this
greenhouse
in
the
months
ahead.
Tierra.
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G
G
G
H
H
Thank
you,
foreign
I,
just
wanted
to
say
a
couple
of
things
we
you
know
I
remember
talking
with
Conan,
like
probably
must
have
been
like
four
and
a
half
years
ago
saying
we
have
this
weird
parcel
at
moh.
That's
like
buy
these
Billboards
Behind
these
houses.
Would
you
want
to
turn
it
into
an
urban
farm
and
like
to
see
how
far
it's
come
is
really
exciting?
H
You've
done
a
great
job.
The
community's
vision
is
realized,
which
is
so
great
and
I'm
so
happy
that
we
were
able
to
pair
that
Community
Vision
with
City
resources.
Our
great
Grassroots
program
invested
in
this.
In
addition
to
the
land
and
the
CPA,
there
was
a
lot
of
CPA
funds
that
went
into
it.
There
are
a
lot
of
State
funds
that
went
into
it,
so
it's
really
been
such
a
good
collaboration
of
like
Community
ideas
and
excitement
and
public
resources,
and
so
really
congratulations
to
EC
farm
and
to
the
community
and
I.
H
C
I
I
She
works
for
the
Department
of
Agriculture
that
helped
with
the
50
000
Grant.
Also
so
again,
so
many
hands
went
into
planting
this
wonderful
seed
and
to
see
it
bear
this
incredible
fruit
of
community
of
connection
also,
knowing
that
there
are
also
labor
and
unions
were
part
of
helping
to
be
part
of
the
infrastructure
is
wonderful
to
see
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you.
We
have
a
citation
on
behalf
of
the
East
Boston
delegation
to
be
given
out
to
the
Easter
farm
and
yeah
I'll
be
I
want
to
be
brief.
J
Good
morning,
everybody
I'm
so
excited
to
be
here
to
celebrate
2
things,
so
the
Spring
Equinox,
which
symbolizes
rebirth
New
Beginnings,
it's
very
spiritual
for
a
lot
of
us.
It
means
a
lot
for
a
lot
of
us
here,
as
well
as
the
opening
of
this
first
in
the
state.
That's
the
first
time,
I
heard
that
first
in
the
state,
geothermal
Greenhouse,
EC
Farm,
has
had
a
wonderful
trajectory.
J
The
way
that
this
this
program
has
blossomed,
you've
created
food
access
and
security
by
providing
providing
whole
and
nutritious
food
in
close
proximity
across
all
socioeconomic
levels.
You've
demonstrated
car
climate
solutions
by
making
this
carbon
negative.
My
understanding
is
that
this
sequesters
carbon
from
the
atmosphere
when
the
vegetation
is
actually
up
and
running,
which
is
incredible:
The
Green
Storm
water
infrastructure.
This
is
a
model
that
should
be
and
can
be
replicated
across
the
country.
J
So
just
congratulations
to
you
and
then
the
last
thing,
I
just
want
to
say
really
quick
is
that
eastie
farm
is
more
than
just
a
farm.
It
invests
in
and
creates
Community
as
seen
with
these
wonderful
future
climate
leaders,
but
then
also
this
space
has
created
such
a
great
opportunity
for
all
of
us
to
come
together
and
celebrate
everything
that
makes
us
beautiful.
So
just
congratulations.
Kanan
to
you
and
all
the
volunteers.
K
Thank
you
for
that,
and
also
thank
you
for
your
partnership.
During
covet,
we
worked
directly
with
our
office
to
help
inform
people
about
the
importance
of
not
just
growing
but
giving
back
to
people.
So
you
have
a
partner
in
me
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
for
showing
up
and
always
supporting
easy
Farm.
Thank
you.
L
Hi
everyone
I'm
Ruthie
luigien
at
large
city,
councilor
I,
think
everyone
has
said
everything
already,
but
it's
just
so
amazing
to
have
our
young
people
here
and
to
really
have
them
centered
in
the
work
of
building
towards
a
better
future,
and
so
something
that
the
mayor
said.
You
know
I
think
that
the
idea
was
just
returned
to
Kanan
and
said:
hey
we
have
the
space.
L
Do
you
want
to
create
something
so
much
of
what
we
should
be
doing,
as
government
leaders
should
always
be
looking
to
you
on
for
the
solutions
we
have
some
of
the
materials
to
make
it
happen,
but
the
ideas
really
reside
in
community
us
here
as
elected
officials.
It's
not
about
us.
It's
about
us
working
together
in
partnership
with
all
of
you,
have
the
ideas
and
the
energy
to
to
Really
dream
for
for
better
futures
for
all
of
us.
So
thank
you
for
all
of
your
work.
E
Good
afternoon,
everyone
Adrian
madrow
incredibly
proud
to
be
the
State
Rep
here
in
East
Boston.
What
a
way
to
celebrate
spring
I
think
spring
officially
kicked
off
yesterday.
Perhaps
so
it's
fitting
that
we're
here
cutting
the
ribbon
on
the
geothermal
Greenhouse
con
until
you
and
the
team.
Congratulations
I,
remember
2015
when
we
started
the
conversation
about
that
little
vacant
plot
of
land
on
Sumner
Street
and
to
see
the
growth
now
seven
sites
a
historic
investment
in
this
building
here.
E
Every
step
of
the
way
this
has
been
Community
Driven
solutions
to
address
issues
in
the
community,
whether
healthy
and
nutritious
food
food
insecurity,
Workforce
Development,
easty
Farm
really
does
check
a
lot
of
boxes
so
incredibly
excited
and
proud
of
all
the
work
work
that
you've
been
doing
here
in
East,
Boston
and
I
want
to
just
give
a
special
shout
out
to
my
wife,
Arielle
who's.
Here
she
gave
birth
to
our
Second
Son
Nico
two
weeks
ago,
Nick.
E
A
Okay,
wow
so
excited
water
bottle
down
here.
So
thank
you
all
that
was
all
incredible.
Everything
that
needed
to
be
said,
I
feel,
like
has
been
said
and
I,
think
the
mayor
only
has
a
few
more
minutes
before.
Okay,
so
I'm
just
here
to
say.
Thank
you
because
the
ideas
as
the
mayor
said,
the
original
idea
for
the
greenhouse
came
from
a
student
of
BPS,
and
then
we
took
it
on
when
the
opportunities
came
to
make
it
a
reality
for
them
to
come
out
and
enjoy
farming
which
they
think
of
as
a
Break.
A
By
the
way
they
don't
think
of
it
as
education,
they
get
to
work
with
their
hands
and
they
can
mess
things
up
and
blame
somebody
else.
It's
very
nice.
So
it
was
really
there
right.
Yet
we
want
something
to
do
in
the
winter
times,
just
make
it
possible
for
us,
and
that
is
that
was
the
seed
and
eventually
when
it
became
possible
through
funding
from
the
state
and
more
funding
from
the
city
and
then
local
funding,
then
we
said:
okay,
we're
going
to
make
what
the
kids
wanted
happen,
and
now
it's
here.
A
The
next
site
over
from
here
is
owned
by
BPS
by
the
way
they're
letting
us
use
the
site
for
staging
and
whatnot,
which
is
very
nice.
Thank
you
and,
at
the
same
time,
we're
very
excited
that
there's
going
to
be
a
school
there
and
we
want
to
make
the
greenhouse
a
part
and
parcel
of
their
curriculum
at
every
grade
level.
So
we
really
can't
wait
to
make
that
happen.
So
if
I
didn't
say
my
name,
I
don't
have
a
name
tag
Conan
and
spring
equinox
people
wonder
what
that
is.
A
A
There
are
only
two
like
that
in
the
in
the
year
when
we
have
that
entire
world
getting
to
have
an
equal
day
and
equal
night
from
now
on
in
the
northern
hemisphere,
where
we
are
the
length
of
the
day
is
going
to
increase
and
that
warms
the
soil
that
melts
the
eyes
and
the
snow
that
flows
the
water
that
feeds
the
seeds
that
germinate,
then
they
become
seedlings
and
they
bloom
and
Blossom.
Somebody
said
that's
going
to
be
used
a
lot
today.
A
Yes,
it
is,
and
and
then
they
turn
into
vegetables
and
fruits
and
feed
all
of
us,
and
all
life
on
Earth
depends
on
Plants
one
way,
the
other-
and
this
is
the
beginning
of
nature,
giving
us
that
food.
So
that
is
what
we're
celebrating
and
especially
because
the
Sun
and
the
Earth,
which
are
the
reason
we
have
seasons
and
people
have,
our
ancestors
have
been
tuned
into
that
for
a
long
time.
A
A
Or
making
life
possible
and
this
joyous
gift,
that
is
life
possible,
and
the
next
and
today
I
want
to
thank,
is
really
a
whole
lot
of
people
who
came
before
us.
Those
who
stewarded
this
land
here,
the
natives
of
America
and
those
who
have
taught
us
wherever
we
came
from
how
to
tend
to
the
land,
how
to
live
in
harmony
with
nature.
So
our
ancestors,
that's
whom
I
want
to
thank
next
and
I,
saw
those
kids
there.
You
know
from
from
thinking
about
the
past
it.
My
thought
immediately
goes
to
the
Future.
A
All
the
people
of
the
past
have
shown
us
how
to
retain
this
wonderful
world
for
us
and
for
the
upcoming
Generations
they've
shown
us.
That's.
Why
we're
here?
Even
so,
we
have
that
same
responsibility
to
transfer
a
working
planet
to
our
children
and
I
was
thankful
to
see
the
kids
here
from
Dante
Alighieri
school
and
thanks
to
principal
Gorham
for
bringing
them
here
and
thanks
for
Miss
Miss
Heather
to
make
sure
that
they
got
here
on
time
and
were
able
to
present
the
the
poem.
A
A
And
I
said:
I
saw
Veronica
Robles,
who,
who
brings
joy
to
every
occasion
with
song
and
and
dance
and
traditional
art
form.
So
there
are
many
like
that
and
I
see
Fiona
here
feel
yeah
Fiona
is
an
artist
residents
with
the
city
and
she's
created
this
beautiful,
brilliant,
vibrant
colors.
Here
that
you
see-
and
we
are
very
proud
to
host
artists
in
this
space
to
make
space
for
them
where
they
can
express
all
that
is
good
in
them.
We're
very
proud
to
have
you
here,
Fiona
and.
A
And
I
I
thank
farmers
who
grow
our
food
and
we
are
a
farm
here,
but
we
can't
possibly
grow
food,
that's
enough
for
our
community,
even
right
or
even
for
one
street,
but
not
yet
not
yet.
Thank
you.
What
we
do
is
connect
with
rural
farmers
and
make
it
possible
for
them
to
sustain
their
business
and
at
the
same
time,
for
people
in
the
community
to
get
good,
healthy,
nutritious
food,
and
that
also
creates
jobs
in
the
community,
so
that
approach,
what
that
does?
Is
it
destigmatizes?
A
Nobody
has
to
think
oh
I
need
food.
Aid
should
I
go
there.
Everybody
will
know
that
I'm
in
need
of
help.
No,
because
we
don't
distinguish
between
people
who
need
the
help
for
free
or
or
affordable
price
or
for
full
price.
We
do
not
do
that
distinction,
so
nobody
knows
which
category
you
may
be
in
when
you
come
to
pick
up
food
here.
A
So
it's
destigmatized
and
it
is
good
for
the
individual,
because
we're
focusing
on
healthy,
organically
grown
produce,
it's
good
for
the
community,
because
we
all
become
stronger
through
these
methods
and
because
we
connect
with
each
other
and
and
we
can
help
each
other
out.
We
all
know
from
kovit
that
some
of
us
are
affected
more
than
others.
So,
unless
we're
connected
with
each
other,
we
can't
be
a
strong
community
and
it's
also
healthy
for
the
planet
as
a
whole.
I
see
Rose
slipping
out.
Thank
you.
Rose.
A
Is
a
strong
supporter
and
advocate
of
VC
Farm
EST,
yeah
I,
don't
know
if
commissioner
Ashley
Randall
made
it,
but
she
did
want
to
come.
She
may
be
coming
a
little
bit
later.
I'm
dark,
commissioner,
so
I
want
to
thank
all
the
public
officials
here.
I
know:
Public
Service
I
mean
I
I
kind
of
have
an
idea.
I
haven't
held
an
elected
office,
but
I
feel
that
I
can
realize
how
hard
it
is
to
balance
the
long-term
interests
of
the
ecosystem
of
the
people
with
the
short-term
interest
that
is
everywhere
in
our
system.
A
A
Our
mayor,
I,
know
I
know
as
a
city
councilor
with
good
food
purchase
policy
with
local
Wetlands
ordinance
with
so
many
other
things,
Community
Choice
electricity
which
we're
using
here.
So
all
of
that
has
been
when,
while
you
were
in
the
council
started
and
now
as
the
mayor
you're,
helping
Implement
that
all
that
and
I,
we
really
appreciate
how
you
go
about
doing
the
work
of
creating
a
livable
climate
for
all
of
us
by
focusing
on
those
who
need
that
support
most
first.
Thank
you.
A
I
want
to
thank
the
board,
the
staff
and
the
volunteers
of
EC
Farm,
and
this
is
a
lot
of
people
doing
a
lot
of
work
away
from
the
camera
away
from
blog
posts
away
from
social
media
and
when
nobody
knows
what
they're
doing,
but
what
they're
doing
is
extremely
critical
to
making
all
this
happen.
When
you
look
at
something
like
this,
this
greenhouse
wasn't
plonked
here
right.
It
took
a
lot
of
Labor,
a
lot
I,
say
brain
Brawn
and
heart,
because
it
is
easy
to
have
the
intelligence
to
solve
problems.
A
It's
easy
to
have
the
muscle
too.
You
know
you
just
gotta
go
to
the
gym,
often
enough,
but
it
is
not
always
easy
to
have
the
heart
to
keep
going
to
face
all
the
trouble
that
comes
along
the
way
right
and
they
do
come
no
matter
what
you
want
to
do.
I
feel
like.
If
you
want
to
do
good,
especially
they
come
a
lot.
You
know,
so
you
really
have
to
like
face
that,
and
that
requires
you
to
have
the
heart.
So
thank
you
for
everyone.