The Thoreau Farm Trust is a non-profit group dedicated to the restoration and reuse of the c.1730 farmhouse in Concord where Henry David Thoreau was born. Currently, there is no house site in Concord that celebrates the entire life and legacy of this extraordinary American author and philosopher and our country's first environmentalist. The fact that the house where Thoreau was born is located in a modest neighborhood and is surrounded by farmland makes it a perfect place to carry on Thoreau's belief in living simply and close to the land.

The Thoreau Farm Trust has seven goals for the Thoreau birth house (Directions to the House):

• Rehabilitate and restore the house
  
  
• Carry Thoreau's legacy forward by making the project a model of "green" architecture
  
  
• Provide education related to Thoreau and the history of agriculture in Concord
  
  
• Build a small barn that will serve as a center for educational programming
  
  
• Display and interpret materials relating to Concord's farming tradition
  
  
• Provide a place where students and teachers can gather to synthesize a visit to Concord
  
  
• Provide a community meeting room in the house, where small groups from local organizations can gather

Currently, we are focused on the first two of these goals -- to restore the house where Henry David Thoreau was born and to carry his conservation legacy forward by incorporating "green" elements into the restoration plans.

The main objective in support of these two goals it to raise $1,000,000 through a capital campaign for the restoration. To date we have raised over $300,000. We need the help of all who treasure Thoreau's legacy. Every gift helps. Make a tax-deductible contribution today.

Thoreau Farm Trust • PO Box 454 • Concord, MA 01742 • Tel. 978.369.3091 •