Wow!! What foresight and love hearing the hindsight. Thank you both for all your hard work feeding so many of us such delicious vegetables.... for nearly 30 YEARS!!!
Celebration time!!!!!!!!!!? On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 10:02 PM Diana Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > i think it is an amazing story and I am so grateul to Ari and Moira for > their investing in the land and making a big effort to learn about soils. > Not many farmers would do what they have done. > Diana Smith > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 4:57 PM Nancy Fleming <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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. >> >> > > -- > Diana Smith > PO Box 6294 > Lincoln MA 01773 > Home: 781 259 9759 > Cell: 617 803 8022 > -- > 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. > >
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