Appleton Farms

{{Short description|Park in Ipswich, Massachusetts, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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Appleton Farms is a park in Ipswich, Massachusetts, owned and maintained by The Trustees of Reservations. The property was deeded to the Trustees in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://historicipswich.org/appleton-farms/ |title=Appleton Farms - Historic Ipswich |date=9 October 2012 |access-date=2021-05-13}} The land was granted to Samuel Appleton, an immigrant from Little Waldingfield, England, in 1638 by the town of Ipswich and is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in Massachusetts.{{Cite web|title=Appleton Farms Ipswich|url=https://thetrustees.org/place/appleton-farms/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The Trustees of Reservations|language=en}} In 2002, The Trustees of Reservations established a vegetable Community Supported Agriculture Program.{{Cite web|title=Appleton Farms CSA|url=https://thetrustees.org/program/appleton-csa/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The Trustees of Reservations|language=en}} Also maintained by the Trustees of Reservations is the adjacent Appleton Farms Grass Rides. The properties include {{convert|4|mi|km}} of walking trails.{{cite book |last1=Burk |first1=John S. |title=Massachusetts trail guide : AMC's comprehensive guide to hiking trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod |date=2021 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |isbn=978-1-62842-130-9 |page=304 |edition=11th}}