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Friends of the Fields' Campaign to Protect Finn Hall Farm is SUCCESSFUL!

After a three-year campaign, and several grant applications to both state and federal governments, Friends of the Fields was told in early May that its application to the federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRLPP) for $853,853 was accepted and will be funded. The same day, it was informed that the Washington State deadline for matching an $869,000 grant was extended, so with both grants in place, and agreement from the Jarvis family, we can confidently say that the beautiful 60-acre Finn Hall Farm will be protected for agriculture in perpetuity!

Friends of the Fields: A Division of the North Olympic Land Trust

As a division of the North Olympic Land Trust, Friends of the Fields’ initiatives to preserve farmland in perpetuity will continue. We function as a new Land Trust standing committee working with its other committees, the Board of Directors and the Executive Director. Seven of our former board of directors are now serving on the Land Trust’s board of directors.

All of our funds that have been in a designated fund to save farmland will be in the Land Trust’s restricted Farmland Preservation Fund. This is a key factor in the merger agreement. It ensures that the funds that have been donated and raised for the expressed purpose of saving farmland, and such funds obtained in the future, will be used solely for protecting farmland.

Donor and volunteer support remains critical for Friends of the Fields to successfully fulfill its mission. If you have been a supporter please continue to do so. If you have not been a supporter in the past we would welcome any support you can provide. Future donations you make with checks, that you want to go to supporting sustainable agriculture and farmland preservation in Clallam County, should be made out to the North Olympic Land Trust and include the notation “Farmland Preservation Fund”.

As we are now part of the North Olympic Land Trust we ask that you give serious consideration to joining its membership. The membership monies help fund the operational expenses of the Land Trust and, therefore, also help cover Friends of the Fields’ operational costs. [See: Sequim Gazette Article 3/10/2010]

Saluting Nash Huber, American Farmland Trust's Steward of the Land for 2008

To those who enjoy Nash Huber's delicious organic vegetables, fruits and pork, it comes as no surprise that the Sequim farmer would receive a prestigious national award for farming. But American Farmland Trust's (AFT) Steward of the Land award is about more than just the agricultural enterprise. It's about commitment to farmland and environmental preservation and to farming sustainably. Read More...

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