2 – Zero Hunger – Worcester Community Project Center

June 29, 2021August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Thrive Support and Advocacy: Designing a Food Pantry

Project Sponsor: Thrive Support and Advocacy Thrive Support & Advocacy, founded in Marlborough, MA, during the 1970s, is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering, advocating for, and assisting youth and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), developmental disabilities (DD), and intellectual disabilities (ID). Our sponsor’s mission is to help their audience and their families not…

March 16, 2017August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Northborough Composting: A Peri-Urban Land Conflict

Welcome to our page! During our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), we worked in collaboration with the office of Massachusetts State Senator Harriette Chandler in order to address the tense situation in Northborough, Massachusetts surrounding a farm’s large-scale composting operation. More specifically, we planned to resolve the tension between the community and the farm that arose…

February 26, 2016August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Regional Food Hub: Profitability of a Commercial Kitchen

For our Interactive Qualifying Project, we worked in collaboration with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts to analyze the profitability of a commercial kitchen located in Worcester. A commercial kitchen is a facility with space that can be used to produce large quantities of food. The kitchen…