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Laws

Massachusetts TDR Enabling Statute (Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 40A, § 9 (2005).)

Massachusetts Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Relating to Board of Health) (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 125A (2005).)

Massachusetts Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 243, § 6 (2005).)

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Statistics

Farms

7,691

Land in farms (acres)

517,879

Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)

489,820

Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)

85,700

Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Legislative Updates

Massachusetts House Bill 4255 (2010)

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Sample Documents

Hatfield, MA: Farm Map

Carver, MA: Living Near a Farm Brochure

Massachusetts: Model Easement (With option to purchase)

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Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Land Conservation

Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food Systems Policy: A Focus on the Northeast

Community Food Systems: Strengthening Community Health and Economy

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