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After 6 generations of family ownership, Holly Hill Farm gets a new future

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TOI World Desk. (2026, October 8). After 6 generations of family ownership, Holly Hill Farm gets a new future. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/after-more-than-six-generations-of-family-ownership-a-massachusetts-nonprofit-raised-over-4-9-million-to-buy-5-23-acre-holly-hill-farm-and-permanently-protect-the-centuries-old-piece-of-farmland/articleshow/134744387.cms

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Holly Hill Farm in Massachusetts has been sold after six generations of family ownership to Friends of Holly Hill Farm (FHHF) following a successful fundraising effort that raised over $4.9 million. This includes $1 million from the Town of Cohasset’s community preservation funds, securing the farm's future as a working agricultural site with a conservation restriction preventing development on part of the land. The nonprofit aims to continue raising funds for improvements such as renovating the historic 1785 barn and enhancing educational facilities at the certified organic farm.
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After six generations of family ownership, Holly Hill Farm in Massachusetts has been purchased by Friends of Holly Hill Farm (FHHF) for over $4.9 million, ensuring its future as a working farm and community resource. The nonprofit raised funds to buy the 5.23-acre property from the White family this September 2026, with an additional $1 million coming from the Town of Cohasset's Community Preservation Funds.

A Conservation Restriction has been placed on part of the land that was previously unprotected, jointly held by Wildlands Trust and the Town of Cohasset, permanently preventing future development there. This ensures Holly Hill Farm remains a historic landmark and educational site for all ages. FHHF will now own and operate the farm while continuing to raise funds for improvements, such as enhancing the 1785 barn that houses their year-round farm stand.

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Cohasset Anchor FHHF Friends of Holly Hill Farm Massachusetts the Town of Cohasset

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Friends of Holly Hill Farm ORG · 3× FHHF ORG · 2× White PERSON · 2× the Town of Cohasset GPE · 2× Cohasset Anchor ORG · 1× Jean White PERSON · 1× Keep Our Farm a Farm ORG · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1× Meredith Laban PERSON · 1× Wildlands Trust ORG · 1×

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This teaching farm is a community resource for all ages, and will be preserved in perpetuity.” Though the land is protected, the nonprofit will continue to raise funds for its next phase, including making improvements to the historic 1785 barn, which houses the year-round farm stand.
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🔮 This September 2026 purchase means the farm will remain a working farm and community resource permanently.
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After 6 generations of family ownership, Holly Hill Farm gets a new future · assertive framing

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For generations, Holly Hill Farm belonged to the same family. asserted
Farm → belong → family
Now, after more than six generations of White family ownership, the 5.23-acre Massachusetts property has been secured for the future as a working farm, thanks to a fundraising effort by Friends of Holly Hill Farm (FHHF), according to a report by Cohasset Anchor. uncertain
property → secure → Anchor
The nonprofit raised more than $4.9 million to buy the land and invest in its buildings and infrastructure, including $1 million in community preservation funds from the Town of Cohasset. asserted
nonprofit → raise → Cohasset
This September 2026 purchase means the farm will remain a working farm and community resource permanently. asserted
farm → mean → ?
FHHF will own and operate the farm, and a Conservation Restriction (CR) has also been placed on the part of the land that was not previously protected. asserted
that → own → land
The restriction, jointly held by Wildlands Trust and the Town of Cohasset, will permanently prevent future development on the land. asserted
restriction → hold → land
We are incredibly grateful to the White family and the community of Keep Our Farm a Farm supporters who made it possible to protect this precious land. asserted
it → keep → land
However, our farm is more than the land, and we’re asking the community to join us to help ensure we can grow, teach, and be here for the community for generations to come,” Meredith Laban, Executive Director of Friends of Holly Hill Farm, said in a statement. asserted
Laban → ask → statement
Jean White, the co-founder of the farm, said this moment is a fulfilment of her husband Frank’s wishes. asserted
moment → say → wishes
“Our family is enormously grateful for the efforts expended by all those in the community who worked on this initiative and the many extraordinary friends who helped make this happen. asserted
this → expend → initiative
This teaching farm is a community resource for all ages, and will be preserved in perpetuity.” Though the land is protected, the nonprofit will continue to raise funds for its next phase, including making improvements to the historic 1785 barn, which houses the year-round farm stand. asserted
which → preserve → stand
Better traffic flow and parking, as well as a heated, year-round indoor classroom with a working kitchen for teaching and preparing food for pantries, plus restrooms, are also part of the upcoming phase. asserted
flow → work → phase
Mark DeGiacomo, Board Chairperson of FHHM, remembered the efforts of its pioneers. asserted
DeGiacomo → remember → pioneers
“We want to honour our nonprofit’s co-founders, Jean and Frank White, and their family for their generosity, vision, and unwavering commitment to sustainable farming, education, community, and the land. asserted
We → want → farming
Their passion and dedication laid the groundwork for Friends of Holly Hill Farm, shaped its mission, impacted the lives of countless people, and helped make the farm the community treasure it is to so many. asserted
it → lay → many
We remain committed to keeping our farm a farm, to growing its future, and working with the community to ensure we can be here for many years to come. asserted
we → remain → years
Beyond the vegetable rows Holly Hill is a certified organic farm growing vegetables, herbs, seedlings and flowers. asserted
Hill → grow → vegetables
The harvest travels further than the farm stand. asserted
harvest → travel → stand
Through its Farm to Food Pantry programme, food and flowers go to nine local food pantries. asserted
food → go → pantries
The stand supplies participating families through the Holly Hill Farm SHARES programme and accepts SNAP. asserted
stand → supply → SNAP
More than 20,000 students from over 14 communities take part in programmes on the farm, in classrooms and in school gardens each year, and partnerships reach more than 40 schools between the South Shore and Boston. asserted
partnerships → take → Shore
The summer programmes have been named Best of the South Shore four years running. asserted
programmes → name → Shore
Adults also get workshops and guided walks led by the farm’s educators and outside experts. asserted
Adults → get → educators
Tiered pricing and scholarships are offered so cost does not keep anyone out. asserted
cost → offer → anyone
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