I’ve had a lot of fun the last few days trying to keep up with different kids on farms, as LexFarm organized some education and volunteer programs at two farms. First, on Thursday we had about 20 kids and their parents visiting Waltham Fields Community […]
It’s been two years of forums, blog postings, letters to the editor, proposals and presentations…but Verena Wieloch from Gaining Ground already said everything that needs to be said about what a community farm would bring to Lexington – back in May, 2009. Everyone should watch […]
The Citizens for Lexington Conservation Annual Meeting will be held tonight at 7pm in Cary Memorial Hall. This is an event that you don’t want to miss… The featured speaker will be Professor Brian Donahue, of Brandeis University, with a talk entitled, “The Future of […]
There is a nice article in the Waltham paper entitled, “Healthy Waltham: Our Farm is Your Farm,” written by Claire Kozower. Claire is the Executive Director of the Waltham Fields Community Farm and also a friend of mine. I don’t, of course, intend the title […]
Thanks to everyone who came to the Waltham Fields Community Farm tour today. Enjoy these pictures from the tour. Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer 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 […]
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 […]
