2022 Lifetime Preservation Award recipient:
h. MICHAEL SMOLAK
Get dressed in your “Farm Fancy” best and join us for an evening of plentiful hor d’oeuvres, lively music, and lovely cocktails. This celebration is to honor The North Andover Historical Society's 2022 Lifetime Preservation Award recipient, H. Michael Smolak, Jr., the owner and operator of Smolak Farms.
The Lifetime Preservation Award was established in 2014 to honor North Andover residents who have shown an exemplary commitment to the preservation of the town’s historic heritage and/or open spaces.
Michael lives at the family farm acquired by his grandparents in 1927. After his father’s death in 1971, he ran the farm with his mother part time while in college. He has run it full time since then. Located on 130 acres in North Andover, the farm was transformed over many years to a very diversified and integrated operation which includes agriculture, education and entertainment. Smolak Farms, LLC is recognized as a leader in the farming community for innovation and creative business development. In 1983 it became part of the APR Program, preserving over 100 acres.
TARR TALK BY MA STATE SENATOR BRUCE TARR:
“I have had many visits to the Smolak family farm - each was enjoyable but this most recent one was extra special. This time it was to celebrate the North Andover Historical Society's 2022 Lifetime Preservation Award recipient Michael Smolak, Jr., he is the owner and operator of Smolak Farms. Michael has ably managed the farm for a half-century.”
You can learn more about him and the many facets of the farm at: https://www.smolakfarms.com/
Photos below courtesy of Senator Bruce Tarr (Tarr Talk)
