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Upcoming Events!
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Sugaring Off
March 27, 10am-2pm
at the Sugar House
Come celebrate the Maple Sugaring season at our Sugaring Off Festival
featuring a pancake breakfast, coffee, hot cider, maple sugar treats,
bake sale, live music, tours of our Sugar House in full operation and
of course, our own maple syrup. For more information, please call the office at 781-893-1162.
Rain date is Sunday, March 28th
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Green Dollars on sale now!
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Green Dollars
on sale through May 15
Green Dollars provide members a 20% discount and non-members a 15%
discount on all food items available on the Land's Sake farm stand
including honey, maple syrup, bread, vegetables, fruit and pick-your-own
crops. Green Dollars are sold in $10 increments in amounts of $10 ($8
cost), $50 ($40 cost), $100 ($80 cost) an $300 ($240 cost). Green
Dollars must be purchased by 05/31/10 and redeemed by the season's end
10/31/10. For more information or to purchase, please call the office at
781-893-1162.
To become a member, please visit our website.
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Hello Land's Sake friends,
This month is a month of much transition for us. Please read on for updates about our search for a new Executive Director, the status of our organizational assessment process and announcements regarding returning and departing staff.
Change and transition is happening outside as well. The clocks have jumped ahead and the ground is reading itself for plowing and planting. Our greenhouse
is full of onion seedlings and more will be added soon.
We hope you'll join us this Saturday at our Sugaring Off Festival when we celebrate the maple season by tasting the fruit of our labors...local maple syrup! Our syrup was produced by Land's Sake staff with the help of Weston Middle School students and volunteers. Come for a tour of our Sugar House, pancakes and live music as well!
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Executive Director Search Update
The Board and staff of Land's Sake are pleased to announce the members of the Executive Director Search Committee, including representatives from the board, staff, and larger community. The committee will be working hard in the next few months to find a qualified candidate to lead Land's Sake into a successful future. If you have suggestions regarding where to post the job description or any networking leads of strong candidates, please email search@landssake.org. For a full job description, please click here.Alison Barlow (Community) Nina Danforth (Board) Emily Hutcheson (Community) Meg Kelly (Community) Alyson Muzila (Committee Chair, Board) Alicia Pritt (LS Staff) Ned Rossiter (Board) Annie Stubbs (LS Staff) Tom Ward (Community) |
Organizational Assessment
In January, the Board of Directors in collaboration with Pat Gray, a consultant to nonprofits and educational farms, began an intensive organizational assessment with the goal of gaining more insight into the Land's Sake community, its vision of the organization and areas in which we might better serve our many constituents. The assessment included an online survey, interviews with key community members, staff/board workshops and a public forum held at the library. We plan to use this feedback in countless ways in the future as we develop a stronger, more focused organization. Thank you for your time in this effort!
We are pleased to announce the randomly selected winners of a $50 gift certificate for Land's Sake products and services in appreciation for their participation in our online survey. They are Zibby Ericson and Margaret Zusky. Congratulations!
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Education Update
This month we say goodbye to Casey Townsend our Education Director. Casey has done an incredible job expanding and improving our education programs for both children and adults. He is well loved by parents, students, teachers and staff alike. Please join us in wishing Casey well as he sets off on a new adventure. We are also pleased to announce that Douglas Cook will take over as Education Director effectively immediately. We are very excited to have Doug working with us in this role and look forward to the contributions he will make. Doug grew up in the fields and forests of Washington, New Hampshire and graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in
experiential education. He has taught
environmental education and brings years of experience growing up in a rural farming
community. He can be reached at doug@landssake.org. Welcome, Doug!
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Green Power Afterschool, Spring
It is now time to register for Green Power Afterschool, Spring. Green Power is for students in 6th-8th grades and is a great opportunity to participate in the preparations for the farm. During the spring, students work in the greenhouse, learn to prepare the
ground for planting, and plant their first seeds. Green Power Spring starts April 12 and runs through June 10 on Mondays & Thursdays from 3:00-5:00pm. Space is limited so register early. For more information, please click here. To register, click here. |
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We hope to see you all at the Sugaring Off Festival this Saturday!
Sincerely, the Land's Sake staff
photos courtesy of Nina Danforth
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