Farms, Orchards, Animals

When looking for something entertaining for the small ones…
Given northern Boston suburbs as a base…
Farms and orchards with fruit stand/picking and animals.

Russell Orchards, Ipswich, MA - long trip, but great store and animals. http://russellorchards.com/

Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro, MA – long trip, but great fruits and animals. http://parleefarms.com/

Brooksby Farm, Peabody, MA – close, smaller but good store and animals. http://www.brooksbyfarm.org/

Connors Farm, Danvers, MA – close, great fruits and store. http://www.connorsfarm.com/

Wilson Farm, Lexington, MA – medium trip, but hard to park – though great store. http://www.wilsonfarm.com/

Cowork, Work Spaces, Forums

Non-traditional working arrangements like co-work have appeared on radar lately.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/resources/technology-co-working-spaces/
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/all-series/accelerator-programs-and-coworking-spaces-in-boston/

They are related to semi-traditional incubators somewhat like the Cambridge Innovation Center
http://cic.us/

Given interest in a specific domain like renewables and sustainability, something like Greentown Labs arises.
http://greentownlabs.org/

And newer (physical) hacker spaces
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/
http://artisansasylum.com/
and meetups.
http://makerfaire.com/
also appear.

There are also related forums where new business ideas get discussed
http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_(conference)
http://www.ted.com/

One of my friends mentioned in passing (and in confidence regarding any specific details/anecdotes) that it is sometimes the case that certain points of presence are more a liability than an asset (financially and legally). This must be carefully considered.