January 2010
Land's Sake Newsletter
A New Year
Attention CSA Shareholders!
To renew your CSA subscription for 2010, we must receive your signup form and payment no later than January 25.

You can find the signup form and the policies & procedures for 2010 on our website.

We have lots of new things planned for this year and look forward to a great growing season with you! Thank you for your support of Land's Sake and local agriculture.

For more information, please email Annie at info@landssake.org
Firewood for sale
We still have half and full cords of local, seasoned firewood available. Delivery in Weston is FREE.

To place an order, please visit our website or call the office at 781-893-1162.
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Happy New Year, everyone!

January is here and things are picking up at Land's Sake...
- seeds are being ordered
- equipment is being repaired
- firewood is being delivered
- our winter education programs are beginning, and
- we are preparing for the start of the maple season.

The winter has also given us time to reflect. With the help of our terrific Board and a few of our friends, we have been busy identifying ways to strengthen Land's Sake and ensure that we continue to grow. Plans and dreams are taking shape. We want to hear from you too! Please read on for ways you can share your thoughts with us and continue supporting the work we do here.
Public Forum

Tuesday, January 26, 7-8:30 p.m.
Weston Library's Community Room

Please attend our upcoming public forum and share your insights about our current role in the community and ideas for our future growth. We want to hear from you!

The forum is part of an organizational assessment of Land's Sake led by Pat Gray, former director of The Food Project in Lincoln and our Board. We are very grateful for our Board's incredible dedication and to Pat for her perspective and expertise in this process.

If you are unable to attend the forum, you may still participate via our online survey. Two participants will win a $50 Land's Sake gift certificate.

For more information about the upcoming forum, please call 781-893-1162 or e-mail Alyson Muzila at alyson@muzila.net.
Maple season is almost here!


Cold nights and warm days make the sap flow in maple sugar trees all across New England. Here at Land's Sake, we love the winter for this reason. Our long-standing Maple Sugar operation not only produces delicious maple syrup, but also provides fun educational opportunities for kids and adults alike. Come join us!

Tapping Out
Saturday, February 6, 10am-1pm
meet up location TBD
RSVP by Feb. 3: dave@landssake.org
Kick off the maple sugaring season by helping us tap approximately 200 maple trees around Weston. Bring your family out for this fun event! Please arrive on time for a tapping demonstration and a group assignment. Teams will be sent to various locations across town to tap trees together. Afterwards, we will meet for hot cocoa and cookies at our Bill McElwain Sugar House. Maximum attendance is 50 people and an RSVP is required. Also, if possible, please bring a power drill and 5/16" drill bit.

Maple Tours
 Offered February-March at our Sugar House
for K-8 students
For more info or to book a tour, email greenpower@landssake.org
Students get to see, hear, smell, touch, and taste the various steps of the maple sugaring process during our fun, educational Sugar House tours. Tree tapping, wood splitting, boiling and bottling are all explained in educational and interactive ways. Our tours also include a discussion of the historical importance of sugaring in New England. Ideal for school groups, Scout troops, and others groups. Spots fill up quickly!

Green Power Maple Program
February 8-March 25, 2010; Mon. & Thurs. from 2:45-5:15pm
Stipend paid to students: $2.50/hour
Maximum of 15 students/per week
Register here. For more information, email greenpower@landssake.org
Middle schoolers, come help us make maple sugar! Work alongside us to identify and tap maple trees, gather sap, and boil and bottle our syrup. It's fun and you get paid! Then, at the Sugaring Off festival you get to be the experts and lead tours of the Sugar House. 

Parents, our Sugar House is located on the campus of the Weston Middle School. Our program is a great opportunity to get your kids outside, earning money and learning the science and history of maple sugaring in New England.
Join us in the woods
Saturday, January 23, 2010
9:00 am to noon
Highland Forest, Weston, MA

"Splitting wood warms you twice"
Join the Land's Sake Forestry crew for a morning of wood splitting in the Highland St. Forest. It's a great way to learn about our sustainable forestry practices, see a tree felling demonstartion, enjoy some hot cocoa, and get a great workout. Please wear boots, dress warmly and bring water.

To get here, park near the back of the Meadowbrook School athletic fields near the corner of Rt. 30 and Highland St. There is a plowed gravel road that leads back to the gate to the forests. Walk a few hundred yards down the trail and you'll see us. For a map of the area, click here. For information, please email Dave Quinn at dave@landssake.org.

Bucket of sap, Weston, MA

Thank you again for your support. We look to hearing from you!
the Land's Sake staff