On a recent Wednesday night, I made the trek from WGBH in Brighton, through the city to the North End, and one of my very favorite places in Boston. The Boston Public Market, a popular farmers market/food heaven, opened in 2015, and already feels like an institution.

This feeling is due in large part to The Trustees, the non-profit organization that manages The KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market, the educational space within the market. The Trustees are the oldest land trust in the world and 116 properties and over 26,000 acres of land in Massachusetts, ranging from working farms to historic homesteads, and all reservations are open for the public to enjoy.