Dismas House

Chickens go Free-Range

Steven — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:09:07 +0000

The residents of Dismas Farm recently built a new chicken tractor to house our egg layers. The chickens now enjoy their new home as they roam the fields, completely free range.

View the gallery to see pictures of the chicken tractor being built and the chickens outside.

Welcome New Animals to the Farm!

Steven — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:51:40 +0000

Over the past month, Dismas Family Farm has been excited and energized by the new animals that have joined the family. Three cows and five piglets were brought to the farm by our farm steward. Five chicks were born in the last week, with five more arriving soon. Lastly, a baby lamb was born just this afternoon!

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

Ex-prisoner re-entry program unveiled

Steven — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:12:27 +0000

(T&G Staff/JIM COLLINS)

WORCESTER — A pilot program designed to enhance public safety by helping ex-convicts avoid committing new offenses was unveiled today at the Worcester Trial Court.

Click HERE to see the full article on the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.

Dismas Farm Residents Build Additional Greenhouse

dismashouse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:08:52 +0000

The Dismas Family Farm gets ready for the next season of planting and growing vegetables by building another greenhouse.

Second Annual Dismas Family Farm Fall Harvest Festival Gallery

dismashouse — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:39:02 +0000

Dismas friends enjoyed a fun-filled day with hayrides, kids’ games such as pumpkin bowling and three-legged races, good food, & the wood crafts and products from the residents of Dismas Family Farm

First Year Big Success for Farmers’ Market

dismashouse — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:52:24 +0000

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – The bustling vendor tents on West Main Street were a typical site on Thursdays during the summer. Filled with local vendors selling their goods and eager shoppers purchasing them, the Westborough Farmers’ Market drew hundreds of curious residents from around the area. The farmers’ market finished out its first year in September after what many believe was a successful run.

Click HERE to see the full article on The Daily Westborough.

Farmers’ Market Readies to Open Next Month

Dismas House — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:11:53 +0000

In just a few weeks, Westborough will host a lively Farmers’ Market each week on the front lawn of the Evangelical Congregational Church at the intersection of Route 30 and Church Street.

Click HERE to see the full article on The Westborough Patch.

Former prisoners make products at Oakham farm

Dismas House — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:14:36 +0000

(NECN: Kenneth Craig, Oakham, Mass.) – There’s a central Massachusetts online shopping site that is offering more than great gifts. It’s giving the people who make the gifts a fresh start.

Click HERE to see the full article and video on NECN.com

Dismas House gets grant for prisoner re-entry

Dismas House — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:12:57 +0000

WORCESTER — The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded a $138,413 planning grant to Dismas House of Massachusetts to address problems surrounding prisoner re-entry in Worcester.

The grant will enable Dismas House and its partners to research what has been successful elsewhere and make adaptations to create a new model for prisoner re-entry, according Jan Yost, president and CEO of the foundation.

“The initiative will begin with a review of evidence-based models that have been implemented elsewhere and will include an analysis of existing resources and gaps in current services. This information will be used to develop a model to pilot in 2012.

“If the pilot is successful, full implementation will follow over the next two to three years,” she said.

Dismas House’s partners in the project include Community Christian Church, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Henry Lee Willis Community Center, Jeremiah’s Inn, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Mosaic Worcester, Spectrum Healthcare, United Congregational Church of Christ, Workforce Central Career Center/City of Worcester, Worcester Community Housing Resources, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and YMCA — Central Branch.

Dismas Family Farm partners with Armsby Abbey

Dismas House — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:15:41 +0000

“It takes time and effort, Sadowski said, “but now people are coming to us.” When overlook Farm in Rutland had an extra 40 pounds of carrots and garlic, Lopez was happy to oblige. Last year the Abbey started getting tomatoes and greens from the Dismas house Farm in Oakham, a 35-acre farm where former prisoners get a fresh start by growing fresh vegetables.”

Click HERE to see the full article on edible Boston.