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Seedlings grow in starter trays at Urban Edge Farm in Cranston, R.I. The incubator farm, operated by Southside Community Land Trust, provides small farmers with access to land, greenhouses, and equipment. While farmers can continue growing, recent USDA cuts eliminating nearly $3 million from local food programs will significantly reduce market opportunities
ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF


The smash-and-grabbers who now run the country will destroy it with
their indiscriminate federal funding cuts. Here’s the damage one cut,
among the thousands, can do.

By Yvonne Abraham Globe Columnist, Updated March 15, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

The federal government was doing something smart, wonderful, and cost-effective for kids, small farmers, and the wider economy in Massachusetts...