October 14, 2009

BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
 

The island's tranquil ponds, diverse marshes, scenic harbors and miles of pristine shoreline serve as the inspiration for a number of Nantucket artists. The protection of those resources is also a primary inspiration for the Nantucket Land Council, which for the last two years has focused the organization's mission to preserve the fragile environment and its rural character on the island's many water bodies.

By Brock Parker
Globe Correspondent / October 15, 2009 

Lexington resident Meg Muckenhoupt says there are a number of consequences - from obesity to E. coli contamination - when people stop paying attention to where their food comes from or how it is grown.

So Muckenhoupt is helping to spearhead an effort to establish a community farm in Lexington that would teach children and adults about how farms work, and the benefits of buying foods that aren’t grown thousands of miles away.

By RICHIE DAVIS Recorder Staff
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[ Originally published on: Friday, September 18, 2009 ]

SHELBURNE -- When she was one of 10 children growing up in Florence, Connie Clarke remembers, her father would immerse himself in the pleasures of home canning -- something he learned growing up among peasants in Bulgaria.

WESTPORT — Sandi Porter says that, despite reports to the contrary, there is nothing wrong with drinking raw milk.

Saturday, she opened her goat farm to the public and told visitors why.

Lyons Brook Farm at 76 Drift Road was one of nine farms statewide open for free tours as part of Raw Milk Dairy Day, organized by the Northeast Organic Farming Association.

Porter raises alpine and nubian dairy goats at her small farm on the Westport River, and sells the raw, unpasteurized milk to the public.

Bridgewater - When Dave Hanson was a young boy growing up on his family’s farm in Bridgewater, he’d draw milk straight from the tank fresh from the cow and bring it inside for breakfast.

“I grew up on it, probably as soon as I stopped nursing from my mom,” Hanson said.

Now, decades later, he is seeking the go-ahead from the Board of Health to sell raw milk at Hanson Farm on Pleasant Street.

He said he has gotten many requests over the years from people who remember the sweet, creamy taste of raw, unpasteurized milk.