Bob Sawyer and Chip-In Farm Named Bedford Green Heroes 2014

Green Hero Bob Sawyer with Transition Towns' Frances Bigda-Peyton - Courtesy image
Green Hero Bob Sawyer with Transition Towns’ Frances Bigda-Peyton – Courtesy image (c) Carol Ann Reynolds

Submitted by Frances Bigda-Peyton, Transition Town

Amidst the dancing and music last Saturday night at the town’s first ever “green dance,” Transition Town member, Frances Bigda-Peyton, recognized Bob Sawyer and Chip In Farm as this year’s Bedford Green Heroes. Also recognized for their consistent environmental leadership were Transition Town members, Carol Amick, Dave Enos, and Carol Reynolds.

Bob Sawyer was instrumental in establishing the Minuteman Bike Path in the 1980’s. He has also been active with Bedford’s Sidewalk, Bike, and Trails Committees. Currently a resident of Carlton Willard, he has been working with the Energy Committee and Carlton management on energy savings and the potential use of solar panels. Bob is a well known as an avid bicyclist and major contributor to the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation.

Sandy Couvee received Chip-In Farm’s award.  Chip In Farm was established in 1944 when members of the Couvee family “chipped in” to buy the current property.  By the 1970s, they were serving 1500 people with a home delivery business.  Neighbors left doors unlocked so the Couvees could put eggs  directly into home refrigerators.

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Currently, Chip In Farm has a large number of chickens that are free range but kept indoors with access to sun to prevent disease. Chip-In offers a farm stand, hosts nature birthday programs, and carries local products, such as their own grass-fed beef, Shaw Farm milk and ice cream, Bedford Blueberry Goat Farm Goat Milk and Cheese.  As old timers and newcomers alike know, it is a family friendly place where patrons can feed and pet farm animals, buy penny candy, and enjoy the feeling of being on an old-fashioned farm.

Transition Town Bedford, officially designated as one of 150 Transition Towns in the United States, is part of a grassroots movement to build resilient communities.  Some Transition Town goals are to dramatically reduce the town’s energy use; to shift from unsafe fossil fuel to safe, renewable energy; to enhance the heart and soul of what we like best about Bedford; and to relocalize the Bedford and Middlesex economies, creating green jobs and producing more of the vital goods needed to survive and thrive in the years ahead.

MCC-Logo-2013-4-600pxThis program was sponsored in part by a grant from the Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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