Massachusetts LFPA Plus Executive Summary
MDAR seeks to continue the purchase and distribution of locally grown, produced, and processed food from socially disadvantaged farmers, producers, and businesses to address injustices inherent in the current food system. Currently, the MDAR LFPA program has executed contracts with Massachusetts organizations focused on the purchase and distribution of local goods and has systems in place to identify and partner with socially disadvantaged farmers to maximize the amount of goods purchased from these producers.