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In 2005, The
Kestrel Trust served as the €scal agent and land trust advisor to
the new group, North Amherst Community Farm (NACF). Kestrel is pleased
to provide organizational assistance to motivated groups of residents
like this, whose grassroots commitments make many local land protection
projects possible. We are thrilled that NACF has made swift progress
to protect 38 acres on Pine Street and organize itself as a new
community supported agriculture (CSA) venture.
The majority of funding needed to protect this farm will come from
the Town of Amherst Community Preservation Act Fund and the Massachusetts
Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program, along with
an impressive number of private donations for more than $120,000.
Approximately $35,000 of these contributions were made by more than
50 Kestrel members. Approximately 100 additional NACF contributors
were welcomed as new members of The Kestrel Trust, as a bene€t for
their support to conserve this farmland.
We wish NACF the best of luck as they move on to obtain their own
501(c)3 status as a non-pro€t organization to serve the community
as a new CSA. For more information see www.nacfonline.org.
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