A Patch of Green
A Vision of a "New" Brook Farm
This environmentally friendly column is brought to you by West Roxbury Saves Energy, a community-based organization committed to spreading the word that individuals can make positive choices that save money as well as the planet.
Ray Porfilio, the author of this column, is a member of WRSE's Steering Committee and vice president of the New Brook Farm board of directors. In recent years urban agriculture and community farming have exploded in popularity as more people rediscover the benefits of growing their own vegetables and fruits, having access to fresh produce, and coming together with neighbors to produce food locally. Many of us are familiar with the lovely sight of the Newton Community Farm on Nahanton Road, particularly when its rows of vegetables are at full growth and bursting in green leaf. Wouldn't it be terrific if West Roxbury could support a similar endeavor in our own back yard? A couple of years ago a small group, led by West Roxbury resident …
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Elizabeth A. Doris-Gustin
4:24 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012
Brook Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. The land has covenants on it because of the designation. So a farm cannot be put back on the site. Mr. Tuttle has a great idea and we are sure there is a more appropriate site in West Roxbury. more ›