See a slide show of Lincoln’s agricultural history
Lincoln’s “rural character” is the result of conscious efforts among residents and conservation groups to protect large contiguous farms and to maintain their historic agricultural use. The Lincoln Agriculture Commission and Lincoln Garden Club invite the public to a slide show celebrating our agricultural heritage on Monday, Nov. 3 from 7-9 p.m. at Bemis Hall.. A panel of farmers from the following farms will tell their unique stories: Codman Farm, Drumlin Farm, Raja Farm, Levin Farm, Breton Farm and Matlock Farm, as well as farmers with horses, alpacas and bees.
Winter CSAs offer shares
Starting on November 6, Codman Community Farms will offer “bag sales” of its organic meat as part of its meat CSA (community-supported agriculture) program. Bag sales will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the CCF office next to the barn (ask for Barb or Eric). You may also purchase bags of meat during the scheduled meat CSA pickup on the first Thursday of each month from 5-7 p.m. in the Codman barn. You have two options: $120 for a 10-lb. bag of Codman’s own pork and beef (including cuts and ground meats) or $65 for a “Taste of Codman” bag with 5 lbs. of pork or beef. A six-month Codman meat CSA share for $600 helps Codman manage its stock and brings you 10 lbs. of meat each month. That works out to $10 per pound for grass-fed beef and naturally fed pork from Codman’s own animals—all antibiotic- and hormone-free. The next session runs from January to June. Join the meat CSA here.
You can also try Codman meat during the Food Project CSA’s winter vegetable share distributions at the Codman barn on November 22, December 6 and December 20 from noon to 4 p.m. Five- and 10-lb. bags of CCF pork and beef will be for sale (purchase separately with cash or check). Food Project winter CSA shares for Lincoln pickup are $200. See this Food Project web page for information on winter, spring and summer 2015 shares.
Full and half shares are still available in Drumlin Farm’s Winter CSA program, which provides eight distributions of locally and sustainably grown produce from November to February. The first distribution is November 6. Produce may include winter squash, potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips, parsnip, radish, Brussels sprouts, onions, garlic, shallots and more. Register online today at www.massaudubon.org/drumlincsa. Work shares are also available—email dfgrower@massaudubon.org for more information.
The Rafters come to Lincoln
The Rafters (Dave Fitzgibbons and Miki Bryan) are the featured performers at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) night on Monday, Nov. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. They’ll perform a half-hour set starting around 8:30 p.m. The Rafters, who play mostly originals in the indie-folk genre, have been steadily gaining recognition, playing prestigious venues and opening for the likes of Joan Osborne, Amy Ray and John Gorka. Their three CDs include Breathing Room (hear samples and buy songs on CD Baby).
LOMA is a monthly event. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day for a slot. Names of those who are signed up by 7:15 p.m. will be drawn at random. We have a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Admission is free and refreshments are provided. The featured artist at the December 8 LOMA will be Glenn Pettit.
