Led by Neal Schmitt, ten members of the hiking group went on a walk at Appleton Farms in Ipswich. It was a wet morning but it did not rain while we were walking.
Appleton Farms is a park in Ipswich, Massachusetts, owned and maintained by The Trustees of Reservations. The property was deeded to the Trustees in 1998. The land was granted to Samuel Appleton, an immigrant from Little Waldingfield, England, in 1638 by the town of Ipswich and is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in Massachusetts. In 2002, The Trustees of Reservations established a vegetable Community Supported Agriculture Program. Also maintained by the Trustees of Reservations is the adjacent Appleton Farms Grass Rides. The properties include 4 miles of walking trails. The original house can be explored as well as some of the farm buildings. It also operates a store in which farm and local produce is sold.
After the walk, eight of us enjoyed lunch at the Farm Bar and Grille in Essex.
Neil S
