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74 MARCH 2018 able and diverse ecosystem in which we are agriculturally active," explains director of agricultural programs Cathy Wirth. CSA memberships support e Trustees' eorts to preserve the landscape both agriculturally and ecologically. "at integration with ecologists is one of the things that make us particularly unique as an organization," notes Wirth, who sees the raising and processing of meat as a good t for e Trustees' mission. By pasturing a beef herd—a traditional means of working farmland—they eliminate reliance on fossil-fueled tractors and equipment, thereby contributing to the health of their landscape. "People continue to and likely always will choose to eat meat," she says. "So it should be [raised] in such a way as to reduce the consumption of resources.... We are able to provide a sustainable and humane product." Young adds: "All of the meat is raised on land that has been conserved—it goes so far beyond supporting a particu- lar farm. It goes toward ensuring that the farms will operate and be available to all of the communities we serve forever in perpetuity." ere was a time when e Trustees' farms were operated independently. Under Young's management, they pool resources and products to diversify their oerings to a wider Appleton Farms (top) and its Great Pasture (below), is both grazing ground for cattle and a nesting habitat for birds. PHOTOGRAPHS, TOP TO BOTTOM, BY DARREN PELLEGRINO, COURTESY OF THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS / I N D E P T H / Injured in an Accident? 800-663-8885 spadalawgroup.com Oces Located in Middleton, Salem and Chelsea COMMITMENT • Practice Is Devoted Exclusively to Injury Law EXPERIENCE • Courtroom Experience? Over 100 Jury Trials tried. • Insider Knowledge of Insurance Practices? Our Team consists of former Insurance Industry Lawyers and Sta. REPUTATION • Recognized as a Leader in Personal Injury? Super Lawyer® Multiyear Selection and Superb Rating by Avvo®. PROVEN SUCCESS • Tens of millions of dollars recovered for our clients. Leonard Spada YOU NEED A LEGAL TEAM WITH: