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Free Covid-19 test kits available

Once again, the town has a supply of free iHealth antigen rapid test kits for residents who are symptomatic or have been in close contact with Covid-19. Supplies are limited to one box (two tests) per person in your household. Test kits can be picked up Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. in the Select Board Office in Town Hall or the Council On Aging and Human Services Office in Bemis Hall. Test kits may also be picked up seven days per week, 24 hours a day at the Public Safety Building dispatch window. These kits currently expire in January, but expiration dates are being continually reevaluated. Each box has a barcode for you to scan and receive updated expiration information.

CCF offers sessions on sheet mulching and cooking

Codman Community Farms is offering a hands-on workshop on Gardening for a Changing Climate: Sheet Mulching on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2–4 p.m. in the market garden. This workshop is free but registration is required; click here to register. The fall Gardening for a Changing Climate workshops are part of the Healthy Soils Series, a collaboration among the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, Lincoln Common Ground, and Codman Community Farms. The farm is also offering classes on cooking turkey (Saturday, Nov. 5) and pumpkin ravioli (Wednesday, Nov. 9), and Sugar Shack Storytime for kids on Wednesdays from 4:15–5 p.m. through November 30. Click here to see all events at the farm.

Coat drive through November 14

The Town of Lincoln’s Staff Culture, Recognition, Unity, and Fun Initiative is sponsoring a winter coat drive from October 31 through November 14. Please bring new or gently used coats and jackets of any size to the donation bins located at Town Hall and the Public Safety Building during that time. Lapel Cleaners in Concord has generously offered to clean the donations at no charge. Donations will benefit  On The Rise and Reach MA.

The Great Pumpkin Smash is coming

Mothers Out Front is sponsoring the Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman Community Farms on Sunday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Every year in the U.S., an estimated 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins are carted away to landfills or incinerators where they produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Green your Halloween by bringing your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and decorative gourds to this family-friendly event, smash your Halloween creations, and recycle them into the soil by feeding them to the Codman Farm pigs. Please remove any stickers, paint, candles, or other decorations. Suggested donation of $1/pumpkin to benefit  CCF. Click here to register.

Farmland available for licensing

The Conservation Commission is currently accepting proposals from persons, farms, or organizations for licensing municipal conservation land for agricultural purposes. The two parcels available for licensing for the 2023-2027 farm licensing period are as follows:

• A 3.5-acre parcel at Umbrello Field (270 South Great Rd., parcel ID 179 32 0))
• A 3.0-acre parcel at Mt. Misery Fields (60 South Great Rd., parcel ID 159 20 0))

Those interested in applying for these fields should contact the Conservation Department to get detailed Request for Proposals packets. Join Conservation staff for a site visit at both parcels on Wednesday, Nov. 16 (see packets for more details). Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5.

Movie: “The Great Beauty”

Join the Lincoln Library Film Society in the Tarbell Room on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. for “The Great Beauty” (2013) directed by Paolo Sorrentino. In Italian with English subtitles. It’s a Fellini-esque tale of decadence and lost love featuring sensuous cinematography, a lush score, and an award-winning performance by Toni Servillo.