You should go sign this petition. Doing so indicates that you support using the Busa Land as a community farm.
Busa farm was recently bought with Community Preservation Act funds and there is a limited list of uses. Many residents would like to see it turned into a community farm, run by a non-profit. Like Waltham Community Fields.
We’ve heard of others would like to see it turned into athletic fields. This is how we feel about athletic fields. Farm fields are athletic fields. But in addition to providing much needed physical activity and fresh air to kids, it teaches them some salient points about food, life, death, etc. And, as a extra, food comes out of this endeavor.
And if these were turned into athletic fields on which boys teams were cheered by skirted, ponytailed girls yet no girls teams were cheered by boys, skirted or otherwise, there is going to be some angry commentary coming from this blog.
Surely good things come from organized athletics. But there are surely other ways to get the same things. Whereas there is only one way to get local food. From local farms.
You can support this effort even more by attending a panel discussion on December 3 at 7:30 pm entitled “A Year in the Life of a Community Farm.” The event is free and will be held at Church of Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam Street, Lexington.