Farms We've Helped to Protect

Over SVT’s 57-year history, we have played a role in protecting many acres of working farmland, from organic community-supported agriculture farms to hayfields of just a few acres. Some of this land was bequeathed by owners who requested that the land be used for agriculture, and some was protected with support from residents, and local and state government.  In some cases, SVT owns the land and leases it to farmers; in others we hold conservation restrictions, which ensure that the land can never be developed but can continue to be used for farming or forestry. In still other cases, we have assisted farmers in raising funds to match state funding through the Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program, in which the state Department of Agricultural Resources holds a restriction on the land. In all cases, these farmlands play a valuable role in protecting habitat, scenic vistas, and a piece of our cultural heritage.
Stearns Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture farm in northwest Framingham.
The Devine property, Berlin: SVT holds a conservation restriction over private land
Duck Puddle Farm, Wayland: protected by a conservation restriction donated by the Catlin family.
Black-eyed susans in a field at the Chestnut Hill Farm Conservation Restriction in Southborough.
Jersey Cows on the Chestnut Hill Farm Conservation Restriction in Southborough.
The Cutting property, Sudbury: a working nursery protected by a conservation restriction held by the Town of Sudbury
The Kachan property, Northborough, now part of Tougas Family Farm.
The Rawstron Conservation Restriction in Northborough.
The Overly Conservation Restriction in northwest Framingham
A field of Christmas trees at the Baiting Brook Meadow Farm in northwest Framingham.
The George and Lucy Yapp Conservation Land, Littleton, mostly forested but with hayfields along the scenic frontage.
An SVT field farmed by Hanson’s Farm, a family farm that is now operating as a Community Supported Agriculture farm.
Sweetwilliam Farm, Upton. A Community Supported Agriculture farm operates at this historic homestead.
Pantry Brook Farm in Sudbury: one of the Town’s most cherished landscapes.