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The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) is an organization based in
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
that comprises farmers, farm technical assistance providers, landscape designers, policy makers, bakers, brewers, and other food systems experts all working in conjunction to further the region's understanding of, access to, and support for more local and
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. SEMAP is partially funded by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, which oversees efforts by both the state as well as groups and organizations to keep the state's agriculture both economically and environmentally sound. Additionally, SEMAP promotes local
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and participates in the "Buy Local Buy Fresh" movement in the
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by handing out regional
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. On March 11, 2017, SEMAP held "the first state-wide grain gathering in the 21st century" at the Plimoth Grist Mill in
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. In February 2019, SEMAP held it
12th Annual Agriculture & Food Conference
at Bristol County Agricultural High School in
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. The conference covered a variety of agricultural topics including climate change impacts on local agriculture, and a roundtable discussion for members of local agricultural commissions in the region.


See also

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Agricultural cooperative An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity. A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperati ...
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Local purchasing Local purchasing is a preference to buy locally produced goods and services rather than those produced farther away. It is very often abbreviated as a positive goal, "buy local" or "buy locally', that parallels the phrase "think globally, act loc ...
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Local food Local food is food that is produced within a short distance of where it is consumed, often accompanied by a social structure and supply chain different from the large-scale supermarket system. Local food (or "locavore") movements aim to co ...
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Community-supported agriculture Community-supported agriculture (CSA model) or cropsharing is a system that connects producers and consumers within the food system closer by allowing the consumer to subscribe to the harvest of a certain farm or group of farms. It is an altern ...
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Farm-to-table Farm-to-table (or farm-to-fork, and in some cases farm-to-school) is a social movement which promotes serving local food at restaurants and school cafeterias, preferably through direct acquisition from the producer (which might be a winery, brewer ...


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