{"id":14030,"date":"2020-05-11T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=14030"},"modified":"2020-05-08T17:38:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:38:46","slug":"take-5-thankful-for-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-thankful-for-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Thankful for Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unsurprisingly, we have a robust collection of beautiful farm landscape photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest, so this week we thought we’d share a few of these serene, bucolic shots, along with a special and heartfelt thank you<\/em> to our local farmers\u2014including those at our very own Mass Audubon farms<\/a>\u2014who continue to work diligently to nourish our bodies, our spirits, and our communities during this difficult time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while we’re at it, a shout-out to all the amazing front-line healthcare workers\u2014you are our heroes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old Farm Equipment at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA \u00a9 Cynthia Cole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A farm meadow in Acton, MA \u00a9 Sophia Li<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A misty sunrise at Pilot Grove Farm in Stow, MA \u00a9 Elliot Gilfix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tendercrop Farm, Newbury, MA \u00a9 Jane Albert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Family Farm in Whately, MA \u00a9 Nick SJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unsurprisingly, we have a robust collection of beautiful farm landscape photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest, so this week we thought we’d share a few of these serene, bucolic shots, along with a special and heartfelt thank you to our local farmers\u2014including those at our very own Mass Audubon farms\u2014who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":14031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[157,47,341],"class_list":["post-14030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-drumlin-farm","tag-farm","tag-farming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/05\/2676Elliot_Gilfix12802.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3Ei","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4191,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/the-importance-of-supporting-future-farmers\/","url_meta":{"origin":14030,"position":0},"title":"The Importance of Supporting Future Farmers","author":"Hillary T.","date":"October 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Excerpted from a speech given by Matt Celona, Crops Manager at Drumlin Farm, during Moon Over Drumlin, an annual fundraiser held in Lincoln. 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