Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE LAND TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND INSPIRE LIFELONG STEWARDSHIP. LAND'S SAKE COMBINES ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WITH HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO MODEL HOW PUBLIC OPEN SPACE CAN BE USED AND ENJOYED BY THE COMMUNITY. A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION, LAND'S SAKE, INC. RUNS A PUBLIC FARM, HOSTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES, MAINTAINS THE TOWN FOREST FOR RECREATIONAL AND PRODUCTION USES, AND CARES FOR BOTH PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND PRIVATE LAND. OUR EFFORTS ARE CENTERED ON THREE THEMES:ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING AND CARETAKING. BRINGING PEOPLE ONTO THE LAND AS VISITORS TO OUR FARM, AS VOLUNTEERS OR YOUTH WORKERS, AND THROUGH OUR ACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, LAND'S SAKE, INC. DIRECTLY CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THEIR LOCAL ECOLOGY. OUR WORK UNCOVERS THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE LAND AROUND US AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATING THE LAND WITH RESPECT.