COOKING BUCKETS SUGAR HOUSE:First Sap Run Update and Timeline

COOKING BUCKETS SUGAR HOUSE:First Sap Run Update and Timeline

Maple season is officially underway, and I wanted to give everyone a clear update on what is happening with Cooking Buckets in Chelmsford. Jamie operates two very different sugar bushes here in town. The first is a traditional hillside sugar bush. This is what most...
Koulas Farm is growing.

Koulas Farm is growing.

Not with buildings. Not with pavement. But with stories. Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship (COSS) and Friends groups are continuing the steady work of identifying and restoring twelve points of interest across the Koulas site. None of these are large construction...
Music from the Farm 2026 bands

Music from the Farm 2026 bands

Possible Bands for “Music From the Farm” We are starting to line up this summer’s Music From the Farm series at Sunny Meadow Farm, and I have to say… it is shaping up to be a great season. Below is a list of possible bands who have expressed interest in playing. Take...
Free family events for 2026 are happening!

Free family events for 2026 are happening!

COSS has been reaching out for grants to help provide free, outdoor, family-friendly events in Chelmsford, and we just heard back. They have been approved. Here is what was funded for 2026: • Music at the Farm at Sunny Meadow Farm (expanded from 4 in 2025) Six free...
80% Rule: That’s all we need!

80% Rule: That’s all we need!

One thing I tell every volunteer is this: I have an 80% rule. If you show up and give me 80% of what we planned, that’s fantastic. I can handle the last 20%. Volunteering isn’t about perfection. It’s about participation. Life is busy. People have different abilities,...
Friends Move on: a Story of Roberts Field

Friends Move on: a Story of Roberts Field

Well, over the last few weeks Roberts Field keeps coming up, and residents are starting to talk. Nothing formal yet, just a lot of interest bubbling up in conversations. The park sits in Precinct 5, and with that seat contested this election cycle, it is reasonable to...