Gov. Patrick Tours Tougas Farm, Highlights APR Program
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick visited Tougas Family Farm on Friday.
"The Tougas family are superstars, both personally and professionally," remarked State Rep. Harold Naughton, who was among the guests on Friday at Tougas Family Farm. Gov. Deval Patrick and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Greg Watson visited Tougas Family in Friday, Sept. 21, to highlight the apple harvest season and tour protected farmland, recently acquired through DAR’s Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program. Tougas Farm consists of approximately 75 acres of land, the majority of which is protected through the APR program. For many years the Tougas family leased a 35-acre parcel across the street from the home farm owned by the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF). In June 2010, NEFF…
