Here are some examples of community farms in neighboring towns.
Codman Community Farm
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.
Website: http://www.codmanfarm.org
Location: 58 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA
Phone: 781-259-0456
Email: [email protected]
Land’s Sake Farm
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.
Website: http://www.landssake.org
Location: 90 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA
Phone: 781.893.1162
Email: [email protected]
Natick Community Organic Farm
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.
Website: http://www.natickfarm.org/
Location:South Natick, MA
Contact: Lynda Simkins – Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 508-655-2204
Newton Angino Community Farm
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.
Website: http://www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/
Location: 303 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA
Contact: Greg Maslowe
Phone: 617-916-9655
Email: [email protected]
Waltham Fields Community Farm
Waltham Fields Community Farm is a non-profit organiztion supporting farmland preservation, hunger relief and education.
Website: http://communityfarms.org/
Location: 240 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA
Contact: Claire Kowazer, Director
Phone: 781-899-2403
Email: [email protected]
Farms are an integral part of the community and landscape, where we all benefit; they need all our support and ingenuity to keep them thriving
Ecologically, razing farm land to build houses destroys the ecosystem that the farm sustains. Besides land value and history, precious wildlife is greatly affected.
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