Land's Sake

Farmfarmstand: Land's Sake sells its produce to the general public through a farmstand located at the main farm in the center of weston. In addition to providing fresh produce, the farmstand represents an important focal point for activities and visitors at the farm. In 2023, the farmstand was open at the start of june and for the first time had weekend hours past october, selling goods into early december.pick your own: Land's Sake offers a number of crops for picking throughout the year.community supported agriculture ("csa") shares: Land's Sake offers the csa program in which shareholders share with the farmers the bounty and risk inherent in growing food. Shareholders participate by purchasing a season's worth of farm-raised food before the growing season begins. Csa members then pick up their share of the harvest on a weekly basis during the growing season. Depending on the type of share purchased, these weekly pickups begin in june, september or november.farm 2 fork dinners: Land's Sake hosts gourmet dinners featuring produce from Land's Sake and other local farms throughout the year. In 2023, these dinners were held on the farm itself with the new animal barn providing shelter.

Sustainable land managementconservation land management: Land's Sake has pioneered a public-private partnership with the town of weston to manage public conservation land for the benefit of the community.forestry: Land's Sake manages an innovative forestry program on public conservation land in the town of weston. Land's Sake also provides a model for small-scale sustainable forestry. As part of our ongoing forest management plan, Land's Sake sustainably harvests hardwood trees from theweston forests to produce firewood, which is delivered each fall.

Educationfarm-based education programs: Land's Sake offers various in-school, after school, vacation and summer programs designed to excite students of all ages to learn more about sustainable agriculture and forestry, outdoor work and to feel comfortable on the farm.food for hunger relief: each year, Land's Sake donates over $25,000 worth of fresh, local produce towards hunger relief efforts in and around boston on behalf of the town of weston. In 2023, Land's Sake donated an additional $149,537 worth of produce towards hunger relief for a total of over $174,500 in produce donations. This was approximately 30% of the total produce grown on the farm in 2023.