[MassHistPres] Farms in municipal ownership

[Paul Bourdon]

Hi Anne,

As you know, we bought the buildings and lease the land from the town as a
non-profit. We started a community garden with over 60 families the last two
years and are very active in education with 4H, boy and girl scouts, DYS,
school groups and local volunteers. This is very similar to the Gould Farm
in Westford. The town might look to put a restriction on the buildings and
sell them to a would be farmer and lease the land to them.

Paul Bourdon
Breakneck Hill Farm
Southborough


On 3/10/11 1:11 PM, "Anne Forbes" <anneforbes at verizon.net> wrote:

> The town of Acton owns a farm with a 1930s farmstead that has been determined
> by MHC as eligible for the National Register.  I hope to put together a list
> of other farms in municipal ownership with farmsteads that have been
> maintained and preserved by the community.  I'm especially interested in what
> funding has been used in addition to CPA funds - e.g. federal grants, Mass.
> Preservation Projects Fund, etc.
>  
> I'd appreciate hearing if your community owns a farm, and how work on the
> buildings has been paid for.  Thanks!
>  
> Anne Forbes, Acton
> 
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