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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A 200-year-old farmhouse in Boston has been sold to the Urban Farming Institute, which gives the historic property a new beginning thanks to the work of two nonprofits that collaborated to turn the farm into an important community space.
The farm was most recently owned by Historic Boston, who bought the farm in 2015 and began a multimillion-dollar restoration project to update the property, which had been falling into disrepair.
“Its a success all around that we were able to save it, because it was endangered and we were able to bring it back into the life of the community,” said Kathy Kottaridis, Executive Director of Historic Boston Inc.
Now, the Urban Farming Institute owns the farm, and this historic treasure has served as a space where they grow all kinds of crops and bring all kinds of people together.
“Often, when everything is in season, you’ll just see kids come in and they are just picking the raspberries and blueberries. That’s what we want, because that’s how we’re attaching them to nature,” said Patricia Spence, President of the Urban Farming Institute.
This project did not come without its challenges, and this result is the product of many years of collaboration and hard work between both non-profits to turn a dilapidated, abandoned community space into something downtown Mattapan and Boston could be proud of.
“The property is for the community. It’s for the future generations and it’s a place where we’re promoting health and wellness for all,” added Spence.
WBZ NewsRadio's Madison Rogers (@MadisonWBZ) reports:
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