Busa Farm project

Images courtesy of Busa Farm

As I am laid up at home on my couch today with some unrelenting cold, I thought I would share some very exciting news that has been in the works these past few weeks.

Busa Farm is a family-run farm located in Lexington, MA (and a short 5 minute drive from my apartment).  It has been an active farm since its purchase in 1919.  This year is its last year as a privately run farm before being handed off to LexFarm where it will be turned into a community farm.

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of taking a tour of the grounds and greenhouse, meeting the dwarf goats, and getting to know Dennis, the farmer.  Even trudging through the snow and the mud, I was immediately at ease and felt good just being on the land and away from traffic.  While I by no means live in a bustling city, it's still a somewhat urban area where I live in an apartment with no yard right on a busy main street that runs from Lexington to Boston.  The farm abuts the Arlington Reservoir which is currently quiet and iced over.  It was nice.

The part that I play in all of this, is that I will be documenting Dennis' last year on the farm.  Starting now, I will be following the changes in the land, the crops, and the seasons through the end of the year.  I'm so thrilled to be working with Dennis and LexFarm and getting back to photographing something outside of myself - and something that involves myself in an active community.  I'm looking forward to learning about farming and eating more locally (and fresher) in the coming seasons.