John Lepore, in his Charity Farm Lot Recreation and Conservation Plan, has used a remarkable process that takes the reader into the heart of this 80-acre parcel and helps develop an understanding of one of the crown jewels of the Town of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This thorough and entertaining evaluation of a historical New England landscape uses tools often reserved for large scale evaluations in combination with simple, exquisite graphics, and a strong component of field work in reading the landscape that help to tell the story of this quiet piece of land.