Comments for Lexington Community Farm Coalition

Comment on Lexington Minuteman Op-Ed by Irene Sahaatjian

Irene Sahaatjian — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:20:58 +0000

I bought vegetables from supermarkets for 45 years. The last few years I have pieked my own vaegetables at Busa Farms and couldn’t believe how fresh tasting and delicious local grown vegetables are. It would be a shame to deprive our community of such healthy food. I really hope our selectmen understand the importance of making the Busa land a community farm.

Comment on Thanks for coming out! by Lexington Community Farm Coalition » Blog Archive » Correcting a misconception

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:58:53 +0000

[...] from a presentation given by Sam Robinson, board member of the Waltham Fields Community Farm, at a farm panel discussion hosted by the LCFC back in May of 2009. What it shows are the sources and percentages of revenue [...]

Comment on Farm Petition by Marc Rudnick

Marc Rudnick — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:45:53 +0000

Executive Order 193, in effect since Ed King was governor, says “State funds… shall not be used to encourage the conversion of agricultural land to other uses when feasible alternatives are available.”

If Lexington is using CPA funds (or other state grants or loans) then EO193 applies – the state should refrain from investing in farmland destruction — if they do so – they are obliged to pay to replace the farm with equal quality, local farm land.

http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/source/mass/eo/eotext/EO193.txt

Comment on Farm Petition by Joanne Fray

Joanne Fray — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:16:45 +0000

We have never regretted the undeveloped land that the town has acquired. We have often regretted permitting land to go into development.

Let’s not do something that we will regret and that will be irrevocable. Preserve the farm for community farming.

Comment on Neighboring Farms by Grey Lee

Grey Lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:24:46 +0000

It’s good for children in a community to have an opportunity to learn teamwork in a non-competitive way by actually working on a farm. Many community farms offer after-school and summertime programs for youth to work and learn about agriculture, ecology and local history at a working farm. Land’s Sake in Weston has run the Green Power Youth Farming program in such a way for almost 40 years. I hope Lexington can do something similar at Busa Farm.
http://www.landssake.org/greenpower

Comment on FAQ by Attention Lexington peeps | eat local, boston

Attention Lexington peeps | eat local, boston — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:22:50 +0000

[...] was recently bought by the town of Lexington, which can make any use of the land that it wishes. Many residents would like to see it turned into a community farm, run by a non-profit. Like Waltham Community [...]

Comment on Farm Petition by Attention Lexington peeps | eat local, boston

Attention Lexington peeps | eat local, boston — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:15:17 +0000

[...] should go sign this petition. Doing so indicates that you support using the Busa Land as a community [...]

Comment on Farm Petition by Beginning Farmers » Blog Archive » Save Lexington Community Farm, Massachusetts

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:37:23 +0000

[...] to support Lexington Community Farm by signing their Petition to allow BUSA land to be used for the community Farm. Tags: BUSA, Lexington Community Farm, [...]

Comment on Farm Petition by Beginning Farmers » Blog Archive » Future Community Farm Needs Testimonials

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:53:29 +0000

[...] 1. If you live in Lexington – Sign the petition online! http://lexfarm.org/farm-petition [...]

Comment on Minuteman Poll on Community-run Farm by Bill Wright

Bill Wright — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:24:22 +0000

As a person who coached soccer and whose kids have played on Lexington Fields, I have always supported quality recreation. Lexington has a rich, high quality list of soccer, baseball, football and general recreation fields. In fact, we have an enviable amount of land devoted to youth sports.

But we have no such dedicated land for a community farm, and we need one, for education and for exposing our kids to a changing world. The ideas expressed in LexFarm are sound and have strong value for our town.

I am very enthusiastic about LexFarm. I think, in the long run and in the short run, it’s a very high value usage for Lexington.

Bill Wright