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Update: This post has been updated with some photos we took in the fall of 2009. This is a great example of what a community farm in Lexington could look like.
Founded in 1974, The Natick Community Organic Farm is a non-profit, certified organic farm providing productive open space, farm products, and hands-on education for all ages, year-round.
Peter Barrer, board member the Newton Angino Community Farm, sent us links to a couple of videos that provide some great insight into how their farm got started and how it runs now.
The first of these is a short excerpt from a segment that appeared on Needham public access TV.
This second is about 30 (fascinating) minutes long. It includes lots of details about the history of the farm, the efforts to acquire the land, visits to a CSA operation in Framingham and a range of interviews with supporters.
Land’s Sake combines ecologically-sound land management practices with hands-on environmental education to model how public open space can be used and enjoyed by the community. A 501c3 nonprofit corporation, we run a public farm, host educational programming for all ages, maintain the town forest for recreational and production uses, and care for both public conservation and private land.
Founded in 1973 by citizens interested in continuing the farming tradition of Lincoln, CCF is a non-profit agricultural enterprise. Mission statement: To operate a working farm that is open to the public in a financially and environmentally sound manner, to preserve traditional regional farming practices that ensure our animals are treated humanely, and to promote agricultural education in Lincoln, Massachusetts and the surrounding communities.
Newton Community Farm is an educational not-for-profit farm dedicated to teaching and modeling sustainable, intensive farming. Our micro-farm (1 acre cultivated) provides produce for a 68 member CSA, two weekly farmers’ markets, and a 5 day per week onsite farm stand.