Grow-a-Row in Chelmsford A Simple Idea That Helps Feed Our Community Every once in a while I get a call from someone in town just to catch up or ask a question about something. Today was no different. John Bowles gave me a call asking about how to get rid of some old...
COSS TLDR March 2026 Chelmsford Open Space, Farms, Parks, Trails, and Land Use Radar A quick scan of Chelmsford board agendas, minutes, and related public materials from roughly the last 60 days to highlight items related to conservation land, farms, parks, trails,...
Sunny Meadow Farm StoryWalk, one of those small projects that quietly became a community favorite If you have ever taken a walk near the community gardens at Sunny Meadow and noticed pages from a children’s book posted along the trail, you have found the StoryWalk. It...
Spring is always a time for looking forward to new life and energy. It is also a time to look back at what was, what is, and what can be. I recently came across some old photos of Sunny Meadow from more than fifteen years ago, and my mind started racing. Those...
During the massive clean-up of old metal at Koulas Farm a few years back, we managed to save something pretty special before it ended up in the dumpster. These are two old steel wheels, most likely wagon or early truck wheels, probably dating back to the early 1900s....
For well over a century, one of the quiet landmarks of Chelmsford Center was a massive purple leaf beech tree that stood on the Town Common. Generations of residents walked past it, met beneath its canopy, or used it as a familiar point of reference in the center of...
