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Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program Events
January 7, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LOOKING FORWARD: FARMLANDS FOREVER
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources View Online Flyer
Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program Events in 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is holding a series of public meetings over the course of January 2020 to review the Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program. The APR Program preserves and protects agricultural lands from being built upon for any activity detrimental to agriculture. The meetings are intended to provide the public with an opportunity to review existing guidelines, policies and regulations in order to assess the effectiveness of the program and provide input.
Please find attached a flyer detailing the times and locations of the upcoming meetings. Please post and distribute widely.
Events held from 6-8pm
January 7 Red Barn, Hampshire College, 893 West Street, Amherst
January 14 Community Harvest Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton
January 21 Berkshire Athenaeum, Public Library, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield
January 28 Bristol County Ag High School, Library Rm 212, Gilbert Hall, 135 Center Street, Dighton
January 30 Essex North Shore Ag/Tech School, Smith Hall Cafetorium, 565 Maple Street, Danvers
For questions please email dorothy.du@mass.gov
Since 1980, the APR Program has permanently protected 932 farms and 73,368 acres in Massachusetts. The APR program was the first in the nation and continues to protect and preserve working farms for generations to come.