By Connor O’Keefe, MARCH 12th 2019– Residents from Waltham and the surrounding towns gathered at the Government Center on Saturday, March 9 to discuss the future of the Waltham Fields Community Farm and Field Station located at 240 Beaver St. The meeting gave concerned residents an avenue to voice their displeasure at the recent decision…

By Jenna Fisher MARCH 5TH 2019— Waltham Fields Community Farm is one of the last working farms in the greater Boston area and one that has at within its mission to help others. But the future of the farm, after the farm’s landlord announced its intention to close the farm’s office space, is in question. Following…

By John Hilliard MARCH 01, 2019– Nonprofit organizations operating on the grounds of a Waltham farm owned by the University of Massachusetts Amherst face eviction by year’s end because of the age and declining condition of the building housing the groups, a school spokesman said.  But the nonprofits worry that their eviction could mean the future…

By Jenna Fischer NOVEMBER 28th, 2018— The fate of Waltham’s last farm is still in the balance, but the director of Waltham Fields Farm is cautiously optimistic that a potential deal in the works between the city and UMass might just be the answer that saves the farm. Still, she’s asking that supporters not step…

By Alex Green, November 26th, 2018– Each fall, thousands of people gather for the Waltham Fields Community Farm’s farm day to celebrate the land that is our community’s last connection to an agricultural way of life. The farm’s brick station house is home to a dozen land use and preservation groups and a host of…

By Jenna Fischer MAY 30th, 2018 — Waltham Fields Community Farm, the non profit that has a team of staff and volunteers growing and donating some 20 tons of food each year to people in need across the area, promoting programs for healthy relationships to food and being an overall cheery face at the Waltham…