UPDATE: Just 4 days after I posted this note, the Verrill Farm store burned down. If you’re in the area and can help support them rebuild, I encourage you to do so in whatever way you can.
I’m pleased to have found a great local farm stand nearly around the corner in nearby Concord, MA. The Verrill Farm has been in operation for about 300 years, and in 1982 they placed 200 acres under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction nearly guaranteeing it’ll remain a working farm for the foreseeable future.
While I’m glad we finally found it, I’m bummed we’ve been here so long without knowing about the wonderful farm-fresh vegetables and local specialty foods they offer. It was great seeing the wide variety of produce and locally-produced meats and other products for sale. I look forward to putting it on our list of local agriculture outlets.
As a side note, the farm’s caretaker also makes his chicken’s eggs available in a self-serve refrigerator for $6 a dozen. The chickens are free range birds he rotates through the land as part of a sustainable fertilization program with the eggs as a great side-benefit. They’re a bit more expensive than the store-bought variety, but it’s definitely a good feeling to support their sustainable and lower carbon footprint variant.
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