Today's Farm
Today the farm is owned by the Town of Lexington.
When my mother died unexpectedly in 1996,we knew someday we would have to sell
the farm to settle some outstanding debts and mortgages and settle the estate
issues. In the spring of
2009 the family reached an agreement to sell the land to the town. In Town
Meeting , it was voted overwhelmingly to use Community Preservation Funding to
purchase the land. We are grateful that the people of the town
recognized the importance of preserving this beautiful and historic property. I
currently have a one year lease to operate the farm as I have in the past until
the ultimate determination for the use of the land is decided. The Town
may decide to use the land for recreation and soccer fields, low income housing,
community gardens ,a community farm ,leave it as open space or a
combination .It is still undecided and unfunded. Those concerned about the future of the farm and local farms
and would like to have it stay as a community farm can contact a committee
headed by Janet Kern. They
have a website http://www.lexfarm.org
and plan to have representation on the planning committee . Though they have our
support this is an
independent group, not affiliated with us or started by us. We recommend you
contact your town meeting representatives or the board of selectman if you are
concerned about the future use of the property.
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