Mission Statement:
The purpose of the Agricultural Commission is to preserve, protect and promote agriculture in Lincoln:  to provide leadership, technical guidance, vision, planning and coordination to help support, define, promote and enable new agricultural opportunities, stability and enhancement of ongoing operations as well as foster strong community and regional support that will work to create a sustainable agricultural community in Lincoln.

The Commission will also seek further protections for existing agricultural lands, the identification of new lands for agricultural use, both public and private, and work to assist in natural resource management that is consistent with sustainable agricultural practices.

Commissioners: Kit Carmody, Co-Chair, Christy Foote-Smith, Co-chair; Nancy Bergen, Lynne Bower, Jen James, Kip Kumler, Ari Kutrz, Tim Laird, Peg Marsh, Ellen Raja, Beth Taylor

Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Please check the municipal calendar on the Town web site in case a meeting has been cancelled or rescheduled.

Service Description: The work of the Commission is to pursue all initiatives appropriate to the mission.  This would include working closely with all town boards and commissions (Planning, Conservation, Zoning, Board of Health, Historical Commission, Assessors, etc.), promoting agriculture to the town, and with regional and state agencies to ensure that all initiatives are consistent with promoting a sustainable agricultural community.

Lincoln's Right to Farm Public Notice
Lincoln's Right to Farm Bylaw
The Future of Farming in Lincoln - May 11, 2011 at Bemis Hall