Most farms in Lexington were made into house lots years ago. Shouldn’t we let the market decide whether there are farms in our town?
If the market decided all local land use, Lexington wouldn’t have any parks, playing fields, a library, or a swimming pool. The purpose of public land is decided by the community for the benefit of its residents. The Lexington Community Farm Coalition (LCFC) believes that a community farm would benefit a wide swath of our community – from children who learn about nutrition and ecology, to customers who would have another local source of fresh, nutritious produce, to local nature-lovers who could observe wildlife that use farm fields.
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