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Massachusetts

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Resources

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ERS State Fact Sheet

Massachusetts Constitution

Massachusetts Legislature

Laws

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

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

Massachusetts Agricultural Districts Enabling Statutes (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40L, §§ 1 to 10 (2005).)

Statistics
Farms	7,691
Land in farms (acres)	517,879
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	489,820
Total land area (acres)	4,992,934
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	27,200
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Legislative Updates

Massachusetts Senate Bill 2743 (2008)

Massachusetts House Bill 5054 (2008)

Massachusetts House Bill 5080 (2008)

Sample Documents

Hatfield, MA: Farm Map

Carver, MA: Living Near a Farm Brochure

Massachusetts: Model Easement (With option to purchase)

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Ecolabel Value Assessment: Consumer and Food Business Perceptions of Local Foods

Farmland Transfer and Protection in New England

Local Foods: Estimating Capacity

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