This was a memorable week at Waltham Fields! On Monday we assembled our proposal in response to the City of Waltham’s RFP for 22+ acres of land and buildings at 240 Beaver Street. This day was the culmination of an intense month of bold envisioning, composing, data aggregating and editing by our Board of Directors and staff and on behalf of the community we serve and land we have steward for 29 farming seasons. On Tuesday our team gathered alongside the fields, recently seeded with fava and peas, and set our intentions for the future while acknowledging all who have contributed their positive energy to our organization and nourished thousands from its vital soil. Our hearts and minds also brought forth all who have contributed to the history of agriculture in Waltham and the indigenous communities who inhabited and revered this earth long before us.

On Wednesday, we were proud to send our staff into Boston to the State House and to join with farmers, legislators, policy makers, elected representatives and students for Mass Ag Day. Our team had the unique opportunity to sit down with Commissioner Ashley Randle and representatives from the MA Dept of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) to highlight and represent community farms and Waltham Fields. “Agriculture Day serves as a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to our hard-working Massachusetts farmers and producers who provide all of us with healthy, fresh, and delicious products and are a key economic driver for our local economies,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Our Administration looks forward to engaging with our agricultural industry and finding more ways to support their efforts in cultivating a robust and equitable agricultural economy.”