Topsfield Farm Receives Grant Money From State

The Tri-Town Transcript recently reported that farms in 25 communities, including one in Topsfield, will be receiving grant money from the Patrick administration for environmental improvements.

Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Scott Soares announced that 35 grants will fund projects that will help protect natural resources from agricultural practices. Meredith Farm in Topsfield was awarded nearly $14,000 in grant money to purchase and install fencing. The DAR’s Agricultural Environmental Enhancement Program, will award $465,000 in grants to farms across the Bay State.

“The grants improve environmental quality in rural areas of the state and help our farms become more sustainable by reducing their impact on natural resources,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles.

Read the entire Tri-Town Transcript.