- Home
- Our Government
- Boards & Committees - A to H
- Agricultural Commission
Agricultural Commission
Meetings
- Posted as Needed (See Meeting Calendar)
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes
Members
- John E Wheble, Jr., Chairman
Term Expires: 2024 - Karen S. Johnson
Term Expires: 2026 - Joseph B. Mathias
Term Expires: 2026 - Christine M. Nava Moulthrop
Term Expires: 2026 - Rui David Santos
Term Expires: 2025
Associate Members: Non-Voting
- Elizabeth Corbett
Term Expires: 2024 - Donald Alcombright (Board of Selectmen)
Term Expires: 2024 - Jean Landis Naumann
Term Expires: 2024
Duties & Responsibilities
General By-Laws, Chapter 4, Article 14
Voted April 1, 2006 ATM Article 14: Five members who are engaged in farming, appointed by the Board of Selectmen for terms of three years. In addition, the BOS may appoint up to three non-voting associate members for a term of one year, one of whom shall be a selectman.
Right to Farm
Town of Kingston General By-Laws, Chapter 23 (2008 ATM, Art. 31)
The purpose and intent of this is to state with emphasis the Right to Farm accorded to all citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Article 97 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We, the citizens of Kingston, restate and republish these rights pursuant to the Town’s authority conferred by Article 89 of the Articles of Amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution, (“Home Rule Amendment”).
Pursuit of Agriculture This General By-Law encourages the pursuit of agriculture, promotes agriculture-based economic opportunities, and protects farmland within the Town of Kingston by allowing agricultural uses and related activities to function with minimal conflict with abutters and Town agencies. This By-Law shall apply to all jurisdictional areas within the Town.
Contact Us
-
Agricultural Commission
Physical Address
Kingston Town House
26 Evergreen Street
Kingston, MA 02364Phone: 781-585-0500
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- University of Massachusetts Amherst - The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
- Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership
- Massachusetts Association of Agricultural Commissions
- Massachusetts State Grange
- Agricultural Best Management Practices
- Backyard Poultry Keepers (PDF)
- Agricultural Commission Brochure 2022
-
Avian Influenza | Mass.gov link
Poultry Program - multilingual
-
West Nile Virus Fact Sheet
-
Mosquito Control
Aerial Spraying of Pesticides Read on... -
Pest Poisoning Kills
... More Than Just Pests Read on...