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 The
property encompasses 214 acres of pasture, hayfields, sugarbush,
and upland forests in the foothills of the Ossipee Mountains.
The Burrows
Farm is one of Moultonborough's last remaining farms. A thriving
herd of Hereford cattle grazes on a portion of the cleared land,
with the remainder used for hay production.
Upland acres
that rise onto the slopes of the Ossipee Range are managed carefully
for timber production and are the site of a sugar maple orchard.
Protection of
this property maintains the views of the farm from surrounding
areas and contributes to preservation of the rural character of the
region.
The Trust purchased
an agricultural easement on the Burrows Farm in March 2006.
Fundraising for this conservation project is complete.
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BURROWS FARM
Moultonborough
The protection of working agricultural lands in the region is a
priority of the Trust. The Burrows Farm is one of Moultonborough's
last remaining working farms, and the Trust is actively working
to protect this agricultural land through the purchase of an agricultural
easement on the property. An agricultural easement would allow the
family to retain ownership of the Burrows Farm and continue to farm
the land and manage the farm buildings, but would permanently protect
the land from development and subdivision and ensure that it would
be preserved for agricultural uses. An agricultural easement is
an excellent tool for protecting working farms; currently the Trust
holds agricultural easements on the Low Meadow Farm in Meredith
and the Lawall Farm in Tuftonboro.
"The protection of the Burrows Farm is a top priority for the
Trust because it embodies so many values we hold dear here in central
New Hampshire", notes former LRCT President Tom Curren. "This
is a working farm, and there just aren't many of them left here
in the Lakes Region… These fields have been cared for [for]
years, the woodlot has been carefully managed, and the sugarbush
is thriving. If I had to name one property that combines all the
factors that say to us, "This is why we love New Hampshire",
I'd say this would be the one."
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