Moira and Ari - I’m so glad that you shared this story. I wasn’t aware of the history of the land before you arrived many decades ago. We are so grateful for your certified organic farm, and for your wise and responsible stewardship of the land over all those years. To me, it is one of the most beautiful corners in all of Lincoln.
With gratitude, Nancy Fleming > On Oct 26, 2022, at 3:04 PM, Lindentreefarm Csa <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Years ago (in the late 80's)when I met Ari, the farm fields of Mt. Misery > were being farmed by someone other than LIndentree Farm. There are two > stories that stand out in my mind from that period. One, Ari had made a case > and won, against using certain pesticides on the land of Mt. Misery in > particular. Two, this happened because he was told to stay in his house and > close the windows when they sprayed pesticides for the current vegetable > field, could have been pumpkins, peppers, sweet corn. > It is hard to imagine that at one time it would have been unsafe to actually > walk across the Mt. Misery Fields as we do now, that the water in the > surrounding ponds would be full of pesticide, and that the soil from which > the food was coming would also carry with it the imprint of those pesticides > in the soil. > We started Lindentree as a certified organic farm at the inception in 1993. > In 2016 we were inspected for chemicals, a test which was done unannounced. > It is part of the organic inspection and very extensive with testing for > around 350 chemical pesticides and fungicides and herbicides...the results > came back and there were no traces of any one of the chemicals tested for. > It is an impressive list. The crop and the soil were to all intents and > purposes, clean. > And then again this year, we were selected again for this exercise. A crop > was taken as a sample and tested in the same way. Extensively. Once again, > there was not a trace found of any of the long list of chemicals... > So now you know you can enjoy your walk or ride, and not worry if your dog is > eating the grass or that the air around you is polluted in some way from the > farming that goes on on these fields. And if you choose, you can enjoy the > food. Our goal was to take care of the land and produce healthy, tasty > veggies. I think we did. > Thank you > Moira > Lindentree Farm > Lincoln MA > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
