Newton Conservators will host its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Thursday, May 8 at American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street, Nonantum): Social gathering at 6PM, dinner at 7PM, followed by program and speakers. Individual tickets are $55. Register by May 1.
Speakers:
- Jon Regosin, Conservators Board Member, on how Newton transformed its last private farm into a public space for community-supported agriculture and education.
- Greg Maslowe, Farm Manager, Newton Community Farm, speaking on Can Farming Save Open Spaces? A Very Old Debate. Some communities — including Newton — are using public open space for community farms. This gives young farmers access to land in the face of rising land prices and expanding corporate agriculture. Some farming techniques also have clear environmental benefits. But are intensively managed landscapes really what is meant by “open space”? Greg will explore this question, harkening back to a very old debate between two of the founders of the modern environmental movement.