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Goat Yard open today!

Goat Yard open today!

  The LexFarm goat yard will be open to the public today from 1 – 3 pm. Come meet the 5-week old baby kids, Salt and Pepper! Park at Busa Farm (now open for the season), 52 Lowell St in Lexington,  and walk straight back […]

Community Farm approved!!!

Community Farm approved!!!

After almost three years, hundreds of letters, phone calls and statements, Lexington’s Board of Selectmen finally gave the nod to a community farm tonight. There will be some as-yet-to-be-determined amount of affordable housing along the view of the farm, but there is no longer any […]

LexFarm receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status!

LexFarm receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status!

We have just been informed that our application for 501(c)(3) status with the IRS has been approved, almost one year to the date of our filing! This means, of course, that you may now donate as much money as you would like to LexFarm and […]

Learn & Work Project This Saturday, 10:30-12:00

Learn & Work Project This Saturday, 10:30-12:00

At LexFarm’s Goat Yard, we are embarking on a project to revitalize the soil to promote carbon holding and growth of forage material (such as clover) for the goats. This winter we plan to rearrange the Goat Yard to make room for three growing paddocks […]

LexFarm Goats in the News (again)

LexFarm Goats in the News (again)

If you peruse the news today, you will see none other than our own sweet LexFarm goats looking out at you from the Lexington Patch home page! Click the link under the photo of our goats, and you will see that visiting the goats this […]

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Yes, the LexFarm Goat Yard is open on New Year’s Day (Sunday, January 1), from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Ring in the new year with our wonderful Nigerian Dwarf goats! Suggested donation: $2 per person ($5 per family). Please park in the Busa Farm lot […]

This is what we mean by “farm-based education”

This is what we mean by “farm-based education”

Great video from Patch (click on picture to play and read accompanying patch article.) We are thrilled that the word about the goat yard is spreading, and we’re beginning to realize our mission for farm-based education right here in Lexington, MA! Many thanks to Patrick Ball, […]

Luminary Night at Busa Farm

Luminary Night at Busa Farm

Tonight was the 3rd annual “Luminary Night” in Lexington, sponsored by LexFUN and the Lexington Historical Society. The community was asked to ” help us set our historic landmarks and neighborhoods aglow.”  Here’s what it looked liked at the viewscape of Busa Farm at dusk.