At Boston Medical Center (BMC), we recognize that access to nutritious, affordable food is a critical factor in achieving better health outcomes. This belief drives our every action and shapes the care we provide to our patients and community. [Care in Our Community](/care-our-community) [Meet Our Team](/nourishing-our-community/our-team) ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/93a5648d-4272-43da-9f3b-28baa6fd9a4d/DSALAFIA_A82X2792?io=transform:fill,width:550,gravity:right&format=webp) ## Food Is Medicine For over 20 years, BMC has tackled food insecurity through pioneering programs like our [Preventive Food Pantry](/nourishing-our-community/preventive-food-pantry "Preventive Food Pantry | Boston Medical Center") and [Teaching Kitchen](/nourishing-our-community/teaching-kitchen "The Teaching Kitchen | Boston Medical Center"). We’ve reshaped healthcare by addressing patients’ core needs and proving that food is medicine. **Defining Food Is Medicine** *A collaborative partnership between health systems and communities to deliver food-based nutrition programs and interventions aimed at promoting health, enhancing wellbeing, and supporting the prosperity of local populations.* Our mission is to continue to leverage food is medicine to improve food access for all, invest in a sustainable local food system, and empower communities through skill-building education. > I was tired of having mothers burst into tears when I told them their children had to eat three times a day. - Deborah Frank, MD, founder of BMC’s Preventive Food Pantry ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/6d0ae765-cd2c-430a-895a-8ef65ddeec2f/Deborah-Frank?io=transform:fill,aspectratio:16x9gravity:center&format=webp) ## Programs and Initiatives BMC’s Nourishing Our Community programs unite services, partnerships, and research to reduce food insecurity and promote health equity across Boston. This expansive initiative serves as a national model for hospitals, prioritizing access to healthy food and resources as an essential aspect of care. The Nourishing Our Community Program brings our mission to fruition by offering: ### [Preventive Food Pantry](/nourishing-our-community/preventive-food-pantry) BMC’s Preventive Food Pantry was one of the nation’s first hospital-based pantries and provides fresh, healthy food to patients facing food insecurity. ### [Rooftop Farm](/nourishing-our-community/rooftop-farm) The Rooftop Farm grows fresh produce that is used in hospital meals and distributed to patients through our food programs. ### [Teaching Kitchen](/nourishing-our-community/teaching-kitchen) Our Teaching Kitchen offers hands-on culinary education, empowering patients and community members to make healthy, affordable meals at home. Boston Medical Center Health System recognizes that a [healthy environment is essential to a healthy community](/sustainability "Sustainability Is Healthcare | Boston Medical Center"). By focusing on sustainability, we’re addressing the root causes of poor health, including creating an environment that helps ensure access to fresh, nutritious food. Our [Clean Power Prescription Program](/clean-power-prescription-program "BMC launches innovative Clean Power Prescription program | Boston Medical Center") is also a key part of our efforts to promote overall health through environmental responsibility. ## Annual Report [![Cover of the BMC Nourishing Our Community Annual Report, 2025](/sites/default/files/inline-images/BMC-Nourishing-Our-Community-Annual-Report-2025-thumb.png)](/sites/default/files/About_Us/nourishing-our-community/BMC-Nourishing-Our-Community-Annual-Report-2025.pdf "BMC Nourishing Our Community Annual Report, 2025 (PDF)")Read our Annual Report to learn about our recent programming, successes, and challenges at the Rooftop Farm, Therapeutic Food Pantry, Teaching Kitchen, and in Value-Based Procurement. [Download the Nourishing Our Community 2025 Annual Report (PDF)](/sites/default/files/About_Us/nourishing-our-community/BMC-Nourishing-Our-Community-Annual-Report-2025.pdf "BMC Nourishing Our Community Annual Report, 2025 (PDF)") ## Our Impact and Legacy From serving millions to launching educational programs, we’ve demonstrated the undeniable link between nutrition and health. ### 1.5 million people served since the Preventive Food Pantry launched in 2001 ### 1 million pounds of food distributed annually ### 8,000 square feet of growing space at our rooftop farms ### 15 culinary-nutrition classes taught virtually and in-person per month ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/445504f9-773c-43de-ad2d-bd0709fce61b/Nourishing-Our-Communities?io=transform:fill,width:350,gravity:center&format=webp) ## In the News Our work has gained national recognition for reshaping healthcare through the idea that food is medicine. Explore recent coverage: - [NPR “Shots”: Why these doctors started writing medical ‘prescriptions’ for solar power](https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/09/nx-s1-5193035/boston-low-income-patients-utility-cutoff-doctors-prescriptions-solar-power-hospital-rooftop "Why these doctors started writing medical 'prescriptions' for solar power (December 9, 2024) | NPR (npr.org)") - [HealthCity: At One Year, Nubian Markets Is a Thriving Hub for the Community](https://healthcity.bmc.org/at-one-year-nubian-markets-is-a-thriving-hub-for-the-community/ "At One Year, Nubian Markets Is a Thriving Hub for the Community (November 22, 2024) | HealthCity: Health equity news from Boston Medical Center (healthcity.bmc.org)") - [NBC10 Boston: BMC is growing fresh food in rooftop gardens to better serve its patients](https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-medical-center-rooftop-gardens/3474769/ "BMC is growing fresh food in rooftop gardens to better serve its patients (August 30, 2024) | NBC10 Boston (nbcboston.com)") - [BMC News: Boston Medical Center Codesigns Food Is Medicine Resources with Local Community as Part of New Study](https://www.bmc.org/news/boston-medical-center-codesigns-food-medicine-resources-local-community-part-new-study "Boston Medical Center Codesigns Food Is Medicine Resources with Local Community as Part of New Study (August 6, 2024) | Boston Medical Center News (BMC.org)") - [*Stat*: At a hospital’s teaching kitchen, patients get a taste of food as medicine](https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/20/food-as-medicine-teaching-kitchens-food-insecurity/ "At a hospital’s teaching kitchen, patients get a taste of food as medicine (December 20, 2023) | Stat: Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine (statnews.com)") - [HealthCity: Finding Joy in Food: How Cooking With Others Can Bolster Recovery](https://healthcity.bmc.org/finding-joy-food-how-cooking-others-can-bolster-recovery/ "Finding Joy in Food: How Cooking With Others Can Bolster Recovery (September 14, 2023) | HealthCity: Health equity news from Boston Medical Center (healthcity.bmc.org)") - [HealthCity: Bringing Healthy Food and a Community Hub to Roxbury](https://healthcity.bmc.org/bringing-healthy-food-and-community-hub-roxbury/ "Bringing Healthy Food and a Community Hub to Roxbury (August 3, 2023) | HealthCity: Health equity news from Boston Medical Center (healthcity.bmc.org)") - [WGBH “Under the Radar”: Can a healthy diet treat disease? Why some argue food is medicine](https://www.wgbh.org/news/health/2023-07-28/can-a-healthy-diet-treat-disease-why-some-argue-food-is-medicine "Can a healthy diet treat disease? Why some argue food is medicine (February 3, 2023; updated July 28 and August 08, 2023) | WGBH (wgbh.org)") - [BMCC News: BMCC Rooftop Now Home to Manhattan’s Largest Public Solar Panel Project](https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/news/bmcc-rooftop-now-home-to-manhattans-largest-public-solar-panel-project/ "BMCC Rooftop Now Home to Manhattan’s Largest Public Solar Panel Project (November 29, 2017) | BMCC News (bmcc.cuny.edu)") - [*Boston Magazine*: Patients Are Learning to Cook Healthier at the Boston Medical Center Demonstration Kitchen](https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2015/02/24/boston-medical-center-demonstration-kitchen/ "Patients Are Learning to Cook Healthier at the Boston Medical Center Demonstration Kitchen (February 24, 2015) | Boston Magazine (bostonmagazine.com)") Together, we’re proving that food can do more than nourish — it can heal, empower, and transform communities. 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