A note from Janet Kern: Welcome to the website of the Lexington Community Farm Coalition. Our goal is to bring community farming to Lexington, Massachusetts. A community farm would be an immense benefit to our town in many ways, including providing fresh, local produce, hands-on educational opportunities and more…
In May, 2009, in response to the Town of Lexington’s plans to purchase Busa Farm, I started the Lexington Community Farm Coalition (You can call us “LexFarm”) along with a few other neighbors of the farm, and with increasing help and involvement from people all over Lexington, Arlington, and beyond. We are proposing to the Town that the Busa land stay a farm, and that we be given the opportunity to create a community farm, similar to those found in Waltham, Newton, Lincoln and Concord.
Community farms are self-sustaining enterprises that operate independently from the Town through a non-profit organization, but invite the community to participate – offering educational programs, volunteer opportunities, and of course, fresh local food. LexFarm is committed to working with everyone interested to understand why a community farm makes good sense for Lexington. I hope you’ll explore this website to find out more information about community farms in general, join our email list for continuing updates on our progress, and let us know how you’d like to get involved! See below for specific links to make it easier…
We are fortunate to be surrounded by towns with successful examples of thriving and sustainable community farms. To read summaries of a few of them, including links to their websites, see our Neighboring Farms page.
How to Help: If you are a Lexington resident please Sign our Petition stating that you support using the Busa farmland for a community farm. The acreage purchased by the Town of Lexington in December, 2009 from the Busa family represents our best opportunity to establish a community farm here in Lexington right now.
If you’d like to be more actively involved, please fill out the form on our Get Involved page!
Please Make a Donation to our 501(c)(3) tax-deductible sponsoring organization to support our work.
If you have questions about what we’re trying to achieve, please Contact Us or see the FAQ page.
Photo credit: Carrots by bookgrl (CC License)