• Thursday May 8, 2025, social gathering 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, followed by program & speakers.
• At American Legion Post 440, 295 California St, Newton MA 02458.
• Individual tickets $55.
Register by May 1st at newtonconservators.org/events/2025-annual-dinner-meeting.
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, 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 we mean 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.
