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COUNTY OF ORANGE
ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
To: Agricultural Preservation Board
From: David Stancil, ERC Director
Date: February 11, 2004
Re: February 18th Meeting
Please find attached the agenda for our next meeting scheduled for:
At this meeting we will receive a presentation on a survey conducted by a group
of UNC students, hear from a family in Cane Creek watershed that is interested
in starting a historical farm association, and receive an update on the agricultural
business options that have been discussed previously.
Additionally, the Planning Board has asked for consideration of a joint meeting
between the two boards, and we will review the plans for the February 23rd
Agricultural Summit.
Please contact Carol Melton (245 -2590) by Monday, February 16th if you will be
unable to attend.
Copies: Dianne Reid, Economic Development Director
Fletcher. Barber, CES County Director
Brent Bogue, District Conservationist
Phyllis Ruth, Farm Service Agency Director
Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager
Mike Lanier, Ag Economic Development Specialist
AGENDA
February 18, 2004
Planning and Agricultural Center
Revere Road, Hillsborough, NC
7:30 p.m.
Time
Page
AGENDA ITEM
7:30
1.
CALL TO ORDER
7:35
2.
CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
�- 7:40
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3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES — (January 29)
7:40
05
4.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
7 :40
a. Presentation - "Farmland as Conservation Land: Are
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Orange County Farmers Interested ?" (UNC students
Kathleen Martin, Andrew Pope, Christy Royer, and Jill Trufant)
8:20
05
b. Proposed Cane Creek Historical Association
(Attachment 1)
8:40
09
c. Agricultural Business Options Update (Attachment 2)
9:00
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d. 2004 Agricultural Summit Overview (Attachment 3)
9:15
e. Consideration of Joint Meeting with Planning Board
5.
ITEMS FOR DECISION
a. Election of Chair and Vice -Chair
6.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a. "Call for Presenters — Farming on the Edge" article
9:30
7.
ADJOURNMENT
DRAFT MEETING SUMMARY
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD
January 29, 2004
PRESENT: Tony Kleese, Bob Strayhorn, Elizabeth Walters, Louise Tate, Whit Morrow, Marty
Mandell, Gordon Warren, Noah Ranells, Environment ,& Resource Conservation
Director, David Stancil, Preservation Planner, Tina Moon, and Carol Melton.
ABSENT: Don Johnson, and Rodney Recor.
ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER
Kleese called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
ITEM #2: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
Stancil added an update on Agricultural Center work group concept.
Kleese noted that the Piedmont Farm Tour is scheduled for May 1 -2, 2004.
ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 17, 2003
MOTION: Gordon motioned approval as amended. Seconded by Tate.
VOTE: Approved unanimously.
ITEM #4: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
a. Presentation in February regarding "Orange County Survey"
Ranells explained that a UNC student group had conducted a survey of Orange County
farmers regarding conservation" practices, such as incentives for farmers to put land in
conservation easements, and wanted to share the information with the APB. He said the
student group is planning to attend and present their report at the February meeting.
b. Update - Ag Summit 2004
The Agricultural Summit is scheduled for Monday, February 23rd at the Schley Grange Hall.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the program will end with lunch. The Agricultural
Summit Planning committee meeting scheduled for January 27th, 2003 at 10 :00 a.m. at EDC
conference room was postponed due to inclement weather. The APB Members reviewed the
planning committee's previous meeting summary and draft agenda.
Stancil noted the Agricultural Summit agenda item "Possibilities of New Agricultural Center"
was slated to be presented and would be explained more in a forthcoming BOCC directive for
the creation of an Agricultural Center Work Group. The work group mission would be to
evaluate needs and possible uses of an Agricultural Center in the county.
Mandell requested that the Agricultural Summit planning committee include 'Whole Foods Inc.'
in the agenda item "Market Opportunities ". Warren explained that the agenda item was
planned as an opportunity for Weaver Street Market to talk about their plans for the store
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opening in Hillsborough and their interest in potentially buying from local growers -- verses an
advertisement promotion. Ranells noted that the buying of local produce is an important factor
with Weaver Street Market and for the county's farmers. Kleese suggested considering an
agenda item on a topic of Organic Wholesale COG — with opportunities for information sharing
for growers, on producing foods for local buyers.
Ranells reported hearing from citizens about their concerns regarding a lack of interest from
the county to move forward with the construction of a Farmers Market facility in Hillsborough
from funds received from Congress. Stancil reported that the county was doing a request for
proposals for the courthouse area updates that includes development of a farmers market, and
river /park/trails complex area. He will report to the APB with more information as it becomes
available. Members felt that the APB should put forth strong support for the farmers market on
behalf of the county's farmers. Members asked to have an update at the Agricultural Summit
on the federal funds received from Congress for a local Farmers Market designation.
MOTION: Ranells motioned to formally request the BOCC to appoint an ad hoc committee
to study the future development of a Farmers Market for Hillsborough area.
Seconded by Mandell.
VOTE: Unanimously approved.
Members discussed a recent Economic Development Commission Summit held to explore the
economic future of the county and noted that farm- related economic interests were omitted
from the agenda except for some mentioning of bio -agri- operations. APB members who
attended the EDC Summit added that they had added farming input to their small group
discussions. Mandell proposed a memo to the EDC advisory board from the APB stating that
farming is highly supported by the APB and farming is an important economic element in
Orange County and should have a more prominent position in future Economic Development
Summit meetings. Stancil reported information from the EDC Summit including a proposal for
work group to follow -up on items from the Summit. He added that it was the beginning of the
EDC work to update their strategic plan EDC element.
MOTION: Mandell motioned to forward the APB's support of farming in Orange County and
a statement of the importance of farming being included as a part of the county's
economic development strategic plan update. Seconded by Warren.
VOTE: Unanimously approved.
Kleese and Stancil agreed to write up the proposal and distribute to members before sending
to the EDC board:
c. Agricultural Center Work Group (item added by Stancil)
Stancil noted that a proposed resolution by the BOCC for the formation of an Agricultural
Center Work Group is scheduled to be considered at the upcoming BOCC meeting, February
third, and would be emailed to members as soon as released. He added that APB members
are welcomed to attend the commissioners meeting, and explained the creation of a fifteen-
member work group to evaluate needs and possible uses of an Agricultural Center in Orange
County reporting back within one year of appointment.
DRAFT January 29, 2004 Agricultural Preservation Board Meeting Summary
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ITEM #5: ITEMS FOR DECISION
a. Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance (VFPPO)
Proposed Revisions
Staff prepared a draft of changes to the VFPPO from APB members' comments and revisions
and distributed to the board. Members discussed the revisions and gave input on the following
areas:
• Notification (Article XI.A.1, Article XIV): include all districts now, can revisit later if a lot
of farms join the program.
• Clarification of District and Participating Farms definitions (Article IV): agreeable as
written.
• Clarification of farm size to be part of farm grouping (Article VI.B.); (Continue to Use the
Tax Use Value system criteria for qualifying farms.) The district shall contain a
minimum of twenty contiguous acres of qualifying farmland or group of farms. Qualified
farms can join an existing district as long as the properties are contiguous.
• Waiver of Water and Sewer Assessments (Article XIII.B); Note - we can only address
area effected by Orange County's water and sewer system. Consider engaging the
BOCC to encourage other water and sewer providers to recognize Voluntary
Agricultural Districts.
• Posting of notice Article XIV.B: drop specificity of items such as pesticides and replace
with outcomes that are.agricultural or forestry practices that are recognized as good
standard practices by state and local ordinances, rather than describe activities.
MOTION: Warren motioned to adopt VFPPO as amended and forward to County Attorney for .
comments. Seconded by Morrow and Mandell.
VOTE: Unanimously approved.
Members discussed the expected turn around time for attorney review of the draft VFPPO'
revisions. Stancil reminded members to come prepared for annual chair and vice chair
elections at the next meeting. He also noted a possible guest speaker for a future meeting to
talk about a local proposal to establish a Cane Creek Historical Association.
MOTION: Warren motioned to adjourn.
VOTE: Unanimous.
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
DRAFT January 29, 2004 Agricultural Preservation Board Meeting Summary
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ATTACHMENT #v'15
Cane Creek Historical Association
Summary statement of purpose:
The Cane Creek Historical Association (hereafter referred to as "The Association') is being
formed for the following purposes:
1. To preserve the rural agriculture skills of the early 20th century, focusing primarily on the use
of horse - powered farming equipment and household appliances of the pre- electrification era.
2. Preserve horse -drawn equipment and household appliances of this era and the common
skills necessary to use and maintain them.
3. Foster education and research in the rural culture and skills predominant in the early 20th
century so as to maintain an inventory of local talent and familiarity with these crafts and
skills.
4. Provide public exposure to the skills and culture of the pre- mechanized south
5. Promote the identification and preservation of historical structures in the Orange Grove /
Cane Creek area.
Detailed statement of purpose
Preserve rural agricultural skills. The rapid urbanization and development of southern Orange
County during the last 10 years has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of working
farms in the area: More seriously, the reduction in farm families means fewer repositories for the
priceless knowledge and experience with our history, a resource that is disappearing even more
quickly than the agricultural -use land. Direct experience with pre - mechanized equipment is
limited to the generation now in their 70's and 80's, and for much of our knowledge we have to
develop second -hand sources. In 20 years, virtually no one will be able to say, "I remember
plowing with a hillside plow. It is essential, therefore, to create "rural life museums" where this
heritage can be assembled and preserved in actual practice before all links with this history have
been lost. The Association has elected to focus on the period from 1900 -1930 as its primary
concern for the following reasons:
Many of the historical structures in the community still standing date from that period and could
be preserved and restored if identified soon enough
There are still people living with clear memories of the era who can serve as resources.
The change from horse -drawn to powered agriculture marked a significant cultural and economic
watershed in the south, making the period historically interesting and important.
The farming and household appliances of the era are still available outside of museums and can
be preserved and restored if action is taken quickly enough
Preserve horse -drawn and rural farming equipment and household appliances. The early 20th
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century was the zenith of horse -drawn agriculture. Just as the last half of the 19t' century
witnessed the shift from manual to mechanized agriculture, the next 50 years saw the shift from
horse -drawn to powered equipment. By the 1930's the tractor had replaced the draft horse and
mule on the larger farms, and by 1950 there were virtually no draft animals in primary use. As a
result, the mowers, hay rakes, planters, wagons, ploughs, cultivators, and spreaders from the
horse -drawn era have either found their way to scrap piles or been quietly rusting in disintegrating
barns — until recently. In the last 10 -15 years these old treasures have become collector's items
and bought for their antique value. As a result, most have been removed from the practical I -
inventory ; either having been priced out of reach of actual farming use, or turned into implements
with decorative value only. It is therefore imperative that working versions of these implements
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be located, procured, and restored to use as quickly as possible. The same may be said for
butter churns, irons, washing machines, lanterns, etc., of the typical household of the era. Equally
important, as with any equipment, knowledge and familiarity with the use and maintenance of the
equipment needs to be preserved. How many people still living know how to load a 1910
Ferguson corn planter? The few that do need to pass that knowledge on before it is too late.
Foster education and research on early 20th century rural culture and skills Farming in the early
20 century required a self - reliant rural lifestyle necessitating a set of skills that has almost
completely disappeared from 21st century life. Farmers needed to be able to maintain and repair
their equipment, construct houses and barns, build ponds and earthworks, and be, to some
extent, farriers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, veterinarians, leatherworkers, and meteorologists.
There was also much less specialization on farms: one was likely to find that any given farm
raised dairy and beef cattle, hogs, and chickens, as well as grain and truck crops. These skills
were complemented by the household skills of food preservation and preparation, sewing,
needlework, folk art, herbal remedies, soap and candle making, and the simple household task of
washing clothes, dishes, and people. All of these activities represented a set of cultural
expectations, technology, and skills that are practiced mostly as heritage crafts today, but need a
complete environment to really be preserved and presented properly. The Association will,
through its membership, be both a repository and a channel for preserving these skills in a
"natural" setting. For example, a quilting class could design and make a quilt to be displayed in
one of the historic residences, or a blacksmithing class could repair and restore horse -drawn
plows. Tours and educational seminars could present various aspects of rural life to people
interested in the subjects. To some extent, these activities could be fee -based and offset
acquisition costs for equipment and appliances.
Provide public exposure to the skills and culture of the pre- mechanized south. The Association
operates in the belief that understanding our cultural heritage provides invaluable guidance for
lifestyle and economic decisions being made today. Moreover, the various venues maintained by
the Association present opportunities for entertainment, enrichment, education, and recreation.
Historic houses and barns, restored and functioning antique equipment, demonstrations of draft
horsemanship — in short, all the simple examples of life as it was 100 years ago have a proven
entertainment value. It is easy to imagine a day -long public event where demonstrations of these
skills, along with buggy rides, petting zoos, and other common agd tourism activities could attract
wide publicity and attendant interest in learning more about our heritage. This could also be a
way to offset the expense of the association as well as attract participants in historic
preservations. Other channels that could be used are:
• "Heritage" classes: seminars and classes in period skills and crafts presented by
Association members
• Musical (or other) entertainment events from the era
• An Association web -site
• Permanent "schools" or apprenticeship programs for specific skills, should a dedicated
facility ever become available.
• Presentations at the State Fair and other public expositions
• Publications and brochures sponsored by the Association
• Association- sponsored tours of members farms, either as school events or open to the
general public. The Association could help members navigate the insurance and
regulatory barriers that normally restrict this kind of activity.
Certainly, experience will suggest any number of other possibilities for public exposure and
education.
Promote the identification and preservation of historical structures and farmland in the Orange
Grove / Cane Creek area It stands to reason that the preservation of a rural culture can best be
done in the rural setting of the early 20th century. While they are vanishing quickly, there are still
a few examples of houses, barns, and other outbuildings still standing on sufficient surrounding
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acreage for non - mechanized farming. If the Association can act quickly and creatively, it is still
possible to rescue some of the classic properties before they are sold for commercial or
residential development. This will involve:
a. Identifying potential property and structures. This would fall into either of two categories:
i) Farmland with historic structures that will otherwise be sold for development. In this
case the job of the association is to promote the property's conveyance to a
protected public trust of some sort
i) Historic structures on private property that will otherwise be demolished. In this case
the Association's job is to provide a framework whereby the owner receives
assistance with restoration activities and expenses and the public procures some
level of access to the property.
b. Developing renovation / restoration plans. Clearly, the Association will need to develop
and share its experience in restoring historic structures, particularly in the use of
materials and technologies available at the time.
c. Procuring public and private funding through grants. The Association can be an
invaluable enabler for obtaining funding just by knowing how to prepare and submit
grants, develop business and project plans, and providing the office support tools for so
doing.
d. Identifying and organizing community participation. This is perhaps the key activity
underlying all of the Association's goals. Unless the Association is a community activity,
it will not exist. Unless it obtains the support, participation, and goodwill of the larger
community, it will be largely ineffective. Unless it procures the involvement of the civic,
legislative, and media communities its impact will be local and transient.
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Considering a new
farm- related operation?
Five easy steps can get you on
your way.
For more information contact:
Karen McAdams, Cooperative Extension Office 245 -2058
Royce Hardin, Cooperative Extension Office 245 -2062
Agriculture & Planning Center • 306E Revere Road • Hillsborough, NC 27278
Gail Hughes, Soil & Water Conservation 245 -2753
Agriculture & Planning Center • 306D Revere Road Hillsborough, NC 27278
Tina Moon, Planning & Inspections 245- 2583
Agriculture & Planning Center • 306F Revere Road • Hillsborough, NC 27278
Dianne Reid, Economic Development Commission 245- 2325
Economic Development Commission • 110E King Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
Mike Lanier, Agricultural Economic Development Coordinator. 245 -2330
Economic Development Commission • 110 E King Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
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Verify Farm Status
North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) 153 -A -340 and Section 1.5 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance
specifically exempt "bona fide farms" (and farm related structures) from zoning regulations and some NC State
Building Code requirements. The Orange County Zoning Ordinance defines a bona fide farm* as, "the use of land for
farming meeting one of the following criteria:
1. Composing two or more acres on one or more tracts owned or leased by the bona fide farm unit;
2. Average annual sales of $1,000 for the preceding three years; or a minimum of twenty [acres) of forest land for
which a management plan has been prepared."
*The State of North Carolina qualifications for the farm use tax are different from the Orange County definition of a
bona fide farm.
❑ Be able to document your farm status with copies of annual receipts or a copy of Schedule F of your
Federal tax return.
Develop a plan
Consider agricultural operations that would complement your farm. The operation should be subsidiary or accessory
to the farm. Examples of operations considered "accessory" found in the Piedmont area include but are not limited
to the following:
■ Retail sales of products grown on the farm such as fruits and vegetables (farm stands)
• Pick- your -own fruits and vegetables
■ Retail sales of nursery and greenhouse crops
■ Small -scale processing and marketing of farm grown products
■ Tourism such as corn mazes, hayrides and horse trail rides
Work with your local farm agencies, Cooperative Extension and Soil and Water, and the Economic Development
Director to develop a plan and determine all necessary local, state and federal regulations. Do you need a waste
management permit? What about a larger septic field? Who will run the operation? Do you need to construct new
buildings or can you use existing structures? Your farm agency representative will help you answer these questions
and coordinate the planning process. If you have a unique or a large -scale proposal, your farm agency
representative will review your plan with Planning staff and /or the Economic Development Director to ensure that it
will be considered "accessory" before you get too far in the planning stage.
❑ Some uses, such as bed and breakfast inns or stables with training facilities, may require separate
land use permits. Some uses may not be allowed in protected watersheds.
Get a letter
Once you have a plan, ask your farm agency representative to prepare a formal letter describing your proposal. The
letter should summarize your plan and outline all the local, state and federal regulations that apply to your project.
The letter also should clearly state that the proposed use is subsidiary to the main farm use, in other words the site
will not become industrial or commercial in nature.
Satisfy agricultural requirements
Complete any remaining permitting and /or management plan requirements as outlined in the letter. You should have
copies of letters or permits from all appropriate county, state and federal agencies.
Get County permits
Go to the Planning & Inspections Department and bring the following key items:
(a) Documentation of bona fide farm status;
(b) A copy of a tax map showing property (available at Land Records in Government Services Center) and'
A copy of a survey of the, property or plat (available at Register of Deeds in the GSC) with the sketched
location of any new or existing buildings linked to the operation;
(c) Copy of the formal letter from local farm agency personnel;
(d) Any additional documentation as specified in formal letter such as a septic permit;
(e) Building permit application and /or Erosion Control permit application.
Planning Staff will create a file documenting your new operation as an "accessory use to your farm."
This information will be available to answer questions from new neighbors or others questioning the
legitimacy of your business. It will also provide invaluable data about successful agricultural uses in
the county to help us develop better policies for the future.
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Definitions
Agriculture - Any form of agriculture or horticulture and related buildings and uses
associated with the production and /or sale of plants and animals useful to humans, including,
but not limited to, forage, grain and field crops, hay, pasturage, dairy and dairy products,
poultry and poultry products, horses, other livestock and fowl products, including the owning,
breeding, leasing, recreational usage and training of any and all such animals; bees and
aviary products, fruits and vegetables of all kinds, tobacco, Christmas trees, floral and
greenhouse products, sold, viticulture, silviculture, aquaculture, pet farm, and the primary
processing and storage of agricultural production. A garden accessory to a residence shall
not be considered agriculture.
Agricultural Museum - An establishment operated as a repository or collection of curiosities
or objects of agricultural interest or significance for public display.
Agricultural Processing - See Processing
Agricultural Services - Commercial activities offering goods and services which support the
production of agricultural products or processing of those products to make them marketable.
Examples include, but are not limited to, soil preparation, animal and farm management,
landscaping and horticultural services, specialized commercial horticulture, specialized
animal husbandry, biocide services, retail sales of farm /garden products, supplies and
equipment, equipment rental and repair service, tack shop, farrier, blacksmith, welding
shops, fa ^��f ^r Rim I chn146 aRiTmal sales and ^„ ^+i ^n^ agriculture -based
clubs /meeting halls, storage of agricultural supplies and products, ^nom+ pro GessiRg pi Rto fnr
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Agricultural Tourism - The act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or
agribusiness operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement in the
activities of the farm or operation. This may include hay rides and horse rides, where a
member of the farm staff guides the rider on foot. It does not include rides on other non -farm
recreational equipment including but not limited to mountain bicycles, motorcycles, or any
other type of all- terrain vehicle. Activities may be seasonal or year- round.
Agribusiness - Operations and activities related to the marketing, processing, wholesaling,
and retailing of food, natural fiber, tobacco and forestry products.
Aquaculture - The growing of crops, such as fish, or plant growth using water as the primary
growth medium.
Aviary - A place for keeping birds confined for the purpose of raising, exhibiting, or selling.
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Best Management Practices (BMPs) - A structural or non - structural management -based
practice used singularly or in combination to reduce non -point source pollution to receiving
waters in order to achieve water quality protection goals. (See also, Detention Pond and
Engineered Stormwater Controls) (Unless otherwise specified, 'BMP ", when used in this
Ordinance, refers to structural BMPs.)
Bona fide Farm - Bona fide farm purposes include the production and activities relating or
incidental to the production of crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering plants,
dairy, livestock, poultry, and all other forms of agricultural products having a domestic or
foreign market. (NCGS 153A -340 (2))
Bona fide Farm Accessory Uses Subsidiary uses that complement a primary bona fide
farm use. Examples include but are not limited to the retail sales and pick - your -own sales of
products grown on the farm such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, nursery and greenhouse
crops. Small -scale processing operations of products grown on the farm such as. preserves
and jams, canned goods, and sauces may be accessory along with the retail sale of such
items. Examples of agricultural tourism operations such as seasonal corn mazes and
hayrides may also be accessory to a bona fide farm so long as the scale and income of the
accessory use remains related to and subsidiary to the main bona fide farm use. Owners
wishing to pursue accessory uses to their bona fide farm which attract visitors to their
property will have to demonstrate sufficient off -road parking and safe vehicle access before
beginning their operation.
Building Permit - Written permission issued by Orange County for the construction, repairs,
addition or demolition of a structure.
Clearcutting The removal of an entire stand of trees in one cutting.
Combination User A use consisting of a combination on one lot of two or more principal
uses separately listed in the Land Use Table. (Under some circumstances, a second
principal use may be regarded as accessory to the first, and thus a combination use is not
established. In addition, when two or more separately owned or separately operated
enterprises occupy the same lot, and all such enterprises fall within the same principal use
classification, this shall not constitute a combination use.)
Commercial Feeder - An intensive animal raising operation that takes place within a
building. None of the feed is produced on the tract, and the processing is fully or partly
automated.
Commercial Harvesting - A commercial operation that would alter the existing composition
or profile, or both, of a forest, including all commercial cutting operations done by companies.
and private individuals for economic gain.
Commercial Hunting or Fishing Preserve - An area of land upon which a fee is charged
for public or private hunting or fishing and upon which game or fish are grown or stocked for
a fee specifically for hunting or fishing thereon.
Community Farmers Market - A principal use which includes the sale of local horticultural
or agricultural products, such as nursery stock, perennial, annuals, bulbs, mulch, compost,
dried flowers, Christmas trees and greens, fresh produce, honey, cider, and similar
agricultural products. Subordinate sales of companion items intended to be used with (for
planting, caring for, displaying, combining with, canning, or preserving) the agricultural or
horticultural produce which is produced on the farm, but shall not include farm machinery and
equipment (except hand tools), building materials, furniture, or other like items. Examples:
Canning jars, pumpkin carving kits, wreath making supplies, floral arranging supplies, potting
soil, pots, packaged fertilizer, mulch, peat moss, pruning shears, gardening gloves,
Christmas tree decorations. Locally raised meat products may be sold subject to
documentation from the Orange County Environmental Heath Department that all relevant
health requirements have been satisfied that all applicable health. regulations are satisfied.
Cooperative Farm Stand - A small, often open -air and often seasonal structure, in which
agricultural products of up to four (4) farmers are publicly displayed and offered for sale. A
minimum of seventy -five percent (75 %) of the products sold must be agricultural products
produced by the participating farmers. The stand must be located on a bona fide farm
owned or leased by one of the farmers selling products. The cooperative farm stand shall
not exceed 800 square feet in floor area, this may include space in an owner - occupied
accessory farm building provided no other agriculturally related business or industrial use is
occurring within the building. All new and temporary structures constructed for this purpose
shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from property lines and shall be located so as to
provide safe access to and from the public road. Related items processed from products
grown on the farm such as preserves; canned goods may be sold subject to documentation
from the Orange County Environmental Heath Department that all relevant health
requirements have been satisfied.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) - A partnership between consumers and farmers
in which consumers pay for farm products in advance and farmers commit to supplying
sufficient quantity, quality and variety of products. This type of arrangement can be initiated
by the farmer (farmer directed) or by a group of consumers (participatory).
Conservation Easement - A (voluntary) written agreement between a property owner and a
conservation organization or public agency in which the owner maintains ownership of
his /her property but gives up some rights customarily associated with ownership in order to
achieve conservation purposes. An easement can be linked to buildings, land or both. An
Agricultural Easement is an agreement specifically designed to restrict the conversion of
the use of the land, preventing nonagricultural uses.
Country Store A small retail establishment (principal use) in a predominately rural area
which contains limited amounts of a wide variety of goods for retail sale, including but not
limited to: milk; eggs, and locally grown produce; gloves, boots, gardening supplies; fishing
tackle; ice cream and food snacks; refrigerated beverages; etc. It may contain a small grill
for food preparation but no indoor seating area. A country store shall not include gasoline
pumps or automotive repair shops. However, existing establishments (in operation at the
time of this ordinance) currently selling gasoline, kerosene, propane, and/or servicing farm
equipment or automobiles may continue to operate such additional uses as accessory to the
principal country store use.
Density- The amount of development permitted per acre, usually expressed as the number
of dwelling units per acre for residential development.
Direct MarketingNalue -Added - Any marketing method whereby farmers sell their products
directly to consumers. Examples include farm stands, pick - your -own operations, community
supported agriculture or subscription farming, farmers' markets, etc.
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Equestrian Facility with Commercial Stables, Events, Rodeos - A commercial facility
where horses are sheltered, fed, groomed, and may be bred. Typical accessory uses may
include riding instruction, horse shows and auctions, a tack shop, and storage of feed and
supplies: Events and activities include steeplechase and other equestrian events, rodeos,
dog and livestock shows, horse and tractor pulls, field sports, firework displays, fair and
circuses, with a maximum cumulative number of spectators exhibiting, judging, showing or
racing of horses at a frequency greater than one a year where more than 100 spectators are
reasonably anticipated. A Small -Scale Equestrian Facility is a small horse complex linked
to a bona fide farm that provides stable space for horse boarding and areas for riding
instruction, such as pastures, farm roads and trails. Horse shows and equestrian events are
not permitted as part of this use; riding arenas or rinks or other shelters for show or display
purposes may not be constructed.
Exempt- (Exempt from zoning regulations)
Bona fide farms are exempt from zoning regulations per NC General Statutes. Many
accessory uses to bona fide farms are also exempt. Certain building code requirements
apply to farm structures, and environmental health requirements may still apply, but for the
most part land use permits and related fees (from Planning) are not needed.
Farming - The use of land primarily for one or more of the following: the production in the
open of cash grains, field crops, vegetables, melons, fruits, berries and nuts and /or the
raising or keeping of general livestock and poultry for the sale of such livestock and poultry
for the products thereof or the breeding of such livestock and poultry. Farming includes any
buildings or structures which are customarily incidental or subordinate to the farming
activities listed above, including residences for the owners, operators or employees of the
farm and their families. General livestock and poultry includes those animals involved which
are customarily and traditionally raised on farms, such as beef and dairy cattle, hogs, sheep,
goats, rabbits and horses, mules, ponies, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese for the
purpose listed above. Farming does not include agricultural services and processing,
avocational farming, specialized commercial horticulture, and specialized commercial animal
husbandry, however some of these uses may be considered accessory to a bona fide farm.
Farm Employee Housing (Tenant Housing) - A detached dwelling or mobile home located
on a farm for the purpose of housing an employee of the farm operation and his /her family.
Also included in this use type would be multi - family dwelling(s) for seasonal employees in
connection with an orchard or other agricultural use, which relies on seasonal employees
who must be housed.
Farm Machinery Service, Rental, and Sales Establishment - A use of land where the
primary occupation is the sale, rental or service of vehicles in operating condition and non -
vehicular equipment designed specifically for agricultural purposes whether for use on a farm
or in the transportation of farm products, but shall not include buildings. For the purpose of
this Ordinance, farm equipment sales, rental and service establishments shall not include
SALES, RENTAL AND SERVICE OF AUTOMOBILES, MOBILE HOMES OR TRUCKS AND
HEAVY EQUIPMENT, as defined herein, but may include farm equipment parts and
accessory sales where installation of parts is a distinct feature of .the business, and body and
paint work, when ancillary to sales and repair shops. The retail sale of equipment and
machinery parts is a logical accessory to this use.
Farmers Market - see Community Farmers Market
Farm Stand, (Roadside Stand, Wayside Stand) - A structure or outdoor area located on a
farm and use for the sale, by an individual owner or tenant, of farm products grown or
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produced on the bona fide farm on which the stand is located, or on grown on other farms
owned or leased by the same farmer or tenant. This use type shall include agricultural
products picked by the consumer. Related items processed from products grown on the
farm such as preserves, canned goods may be sold subject to documentation from the
Orange County Environmental Heath Department that all relevant health requirements have
been satisfied.
Farm Unit - Under each of the three classifications of bona fide farm, the potentially
qualifying land must constitute a management unit. If lands are managed or worked as a
single operation, such lands apparently would qualify as a "farm unit." For the agricultural
and horticultural classifications management must be active and continuous. Land meeting
forest classifications need not be actively managed.
Garden Center - Retail sales operation providing lawn and garden supplies and small
equipment rental primarily for home landscaping. Typical products include, but not limited to,
decorative stone, garden ornaments, decorative pots, container plant stock, and bagged or
bulk sand, mulch and topsoil. Seasonal sales such as Christmas trees, pumpkins and
flowers will be permitted in the outdoor display area.
Greenhouse — A structure; covered with transparent material that utilizes solar radiant
energy to grow plants. These structures may have heating and ventilating equipment for the
purpose of optimum temperature control.
Horticulture, Specialized - The use of land for the propagation of ornamental plants and
other nursery products, such as bulbs, florist greens, flowers, shrubbery, flower and
vegetable seeds and plants and sod and fruits and vegetables grown primarily under cover.
Impervious Surface - A surface composed of any material which impedes or prevents the
natural infiltration of water into the soil. Such surfaces include all concrete, asphalt and
gravel surfaces. These include, but are not be limited to, streets and parking areas,
sidewalks, patios, and structures which cover the land.
Intensity — A measure of the extent to which a tract of land is developed. Intensity can also
be described or measured in terms of impacts such as traffic generation, sewage disposal
needs, and size and scale of operation.
Kennel (Class 1) - An establishment which maintains more than five (5) but less than twenty
(20) animals of any species, excluding domesticated livestock, for the purpose of showing,
competition, hunting, or sport.
Kennel (Class II) - An establishment involving animals of any species, excluding
domesticated livestock, engaged in any of the following:
a) owning or keeping, for any purpose, 20 or more animals
b) selling and /or training guard dogs or security dogs
C) the keeping of more than five (5) animals at any given time for the purpose of
breeding, boarding, or rehabilitation.
Local Landmark Program - A local (Orange County) program that offers individual
properties and groups or clusters (districts) of properties special status based on historic
and /or architectural significance. Proposed changes to designated properties are subject to
the review by the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission to ensure that the site's
special significance remains intact. The owners of individual local landmark properties are
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eligible for a 50% property tax deferral as long as the property's important historic features
are maintained. Local historic district designation has no effect on local property taxes.
Multiple Use - The combination on one lot of two or more principal uses, excluding outdoor
advertising signs. (Under some circumstances, a second use may be regarded as accessory
to the first, and thus a multiple use is not established.)
Mulch Manufacture - The manufacture of horticultural mulch from wood, wood products or
similar materials. This term does not include the production of mulch as a by- product of on-
site farming.
Performance Standards - A series of regulatory criteria or limits related to certain
characteristics that a particular use of process may not exceed. These criteria or land use
controls evaluate the actual impact or "performance" of an operation. Examples of
performance standards appropriate for agricultural operations and related businesses include
but are not limited to: thresholds for the number of patrons /employees associated with a
business or lot size, traffic generation (number of trips), hours of operation, time of year of
operation, off - property effects (including noise, odors, lighting), access to certain types of
roads, proximity to adjacent residences, etc.
Petting Zoo - A facility, exclusive from any specific bona fide farm, in which livestock, farm
animals and other animals are kept for public exhibition, viewing and contact, regardless of
compensation, and which may include related accessory uses and activities such as gift
shops not exceeding 600 square feet in area, picnic areas and recreational activities. For the
purpose of this Ordinance, a pet farm shall not include retail pet stores and kennels, horse
races, and such activities as State and County fairs, livestock shows, rodeos, field trials, and
horsing events.
Pick - Your -Own (U -Pick) Farm operations where the grower raises fruits, vegetables,
flowers, and some horticultural /nursery products and the customers harvest the fruits or
products themselves. The prices they pay for the volume harvested will be usually higher
than what the grower would get from a broker.
Processing - A facility that processes agricultural products. For permitting purposes, the
processing facilities are divided into three categories based on the intensity.
a. Small -Scale Processing, Accessory — An operation to process agricultural
product(s) grown on a bona fide farm in the course of preparing it for market.
Processing is subordinate and incidental to the farm operation and includes the
following uses:
1. Basic Processing: Processing necessary to store and market farm products.
Basic processing does not include treatment that changes the form of the
product but does include treatment such as cutting, drying and packaging.
2. Value -added Processing: Treatment that changes the form of a farm product
in order to increase its market value, including such processes as canning,
milling, grinding, freezing, heating and fermenting.
b. Processing Facility — A facility that processes agricultural products grown or
produced on a bona fide farm or cooperative farm,venture where the operation is
located on the specific bona fide farm or one.of the participating cooperative farms.
The facility may operate independently from specific farm(s) if the business uses
primarily locally grown products and only those companion items or ingredients not
produced in the area needed in the preparation of the agricultural or horticultural
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product. Subordinate retail sales of processed goods and companion items intended
to be used with the processed goods may be allowed as an accessory.
c. Agricultural Processing Facility, Local /Regional — A large -scale facility that
processes agricultural products grown in Orange County and /or within the Orange
County region, supplemented by agricultural products grown elsewhere. A principal
use, this processing hub should also serve as a source of local employment.
Protected Watershed - Land that drains to existing reservoirs which are public water
supplies or potential reservoir sites or stream intakes which have been designated for
protection. All such lands have been classified by the Environmental Management
Commission as WS-11, WS -III or WS -IV watersheds and require protection in accordance
with the State Mandate.
Reasonable Use — A use that is fair and suitable under the circumstances, bring fair
economic return (not necessarily highest economic return), is compatible with the general
purposes of promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the public, and furthers a
legitimate zoning purpose.
Retreat Center - A new or existing facility operated by a corporation or association of
persons or churches for social and recreational purposes. A profit or not - for - profit
corporation may own a retreat center.
Reforestation — The reestablishment of a forest through artificial reproduction or natural
regeneration.
Rezoning — A change in zoning district and consequently in allowed land use or allowed
intensity of land use for a given parcel or group of parcels of land.
Riding Stable /Academies - A commercial facility where horses are sheltered, fed, groomed,
and bred. Typical accessory uses may include riding instruction, horse shows and auctions,
a tack shop, and storage of feed and supplies.
Rural Activity Node - Land focused on designated road intersections. which serve as a
nodal crossroads for the surrounding rural community and is an appropriate location for
rezoning and more intensive uses. Examples include:
a. Rural Neighborhood Node - Land that is appropriate for small -scale commercial
uses.
b. Rural Community Node - Land which is appropriate for any of the - following: church,
fire station, small post office, school, or other similar institutional uses and one or
more commercial uses.
c. Rural Industrial Node - Land that is appropriate for one or more industrial uses.
Rural Guest Establishments - A temporary lodging facility that is compatible to the primary
land use of agriculture, forestry, open space, or otherwise rural residential activities. Rural
guest establishments consist of three subcategories based on intensity and permit
requirements, Bed and Breakfast, Bed and Breakfast Inn, and Country Inn, which are further
defined below.
a. Bed and Breakfast: A private, owner - occupied dwelling in which the frequency and
volume of paying guests is incidental to the primary use of the building as a private
residence. One to three guestrooms are made available to transient visitors. The
establishment shall not contain restaurant facilities, but may provide food service for
transient guests only.
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b. Bed and Breakfast Inn: A business operated in a structure which is used primarily
for providing overnight accommodations to the public, even though the owner or
manager lives on the premises. The number of guestrooms may range from four (4)
to no more than eight (8). The establishment shall not contain restaurant facilities,
but may provide food service for transient guests only.
c. Country Inn: A business, which offers accommodations and dining in a
predominately rural area. Overnight accommodations are available, and a full- service
restaurant provides breakfast; lunch and dinner to guests and the general public. The
number of guestrooms may range from four (4) to no more than twenty -four (24). The
restaurant shall contain no more than sixty (60) seats.
Screening — A method of visually shielding or obscuring abutting or nearby structures,
rights -of -way or uses from another by fencing, walls, berms, or densely planted vegetation.
Setback - The distance from a property line to a structure or use such as parking.
Site Plan Review - Land uses that are allowed by right can be approved administratively by
planning staff. The applicant must submit an application form, fee, and a professionally
prepared drawing. The drawing, or site plan, delineates what is being proposed along with
the Zoning Ordinance requirements such as landscaping or parking. The site plan shall be
prepared by a registered engineer, landscape architect, architect, or land surveyor.
Site Plan (modified) — Modified site plans do not have to be professionally designed and
certified by a registered engineer, landscape architect, architect, or land surveyor.
Sliding Scale — Similar to Performance Standards, a sliding scale links the intensity of a use
to the size of the property. Boarding ten horses in an unused barn and pasture on a 200 -
acre farm would have less impact on an adjacent property owner than the same operation on
a 10 -acre tract.
Sound Management Program - This term embraces a program designed to obtain the
greatest net return from the land consistent with the particular classification assigned to that
land. It means primarily the operation of the land to obtain the greatest net return consistent
with its conservation and long -term improvement. The Inspections Director will determine
whether the Sound Management test is met.
Special Event - Farm- related events such as the Junior Livestock Show, county fairs,
historic farm equipment shows. Temporary Events refer to special programs that may only
occur once or every so many years. Large Seasonal Events refer to annual programs, or
events that may take place four or more times a year.
Special Use (Permit) A use which would not be appropriate generally throughout the
zoning district or without special study, but which, if controlled as to number, area, location or
relation to neighborhood, would. Such uses, which are, listed as Special Uses in the
Permitted Use Table, Article 3, may be installed and operated only after approval by the
Board of Commissioners or by the Board of Adjustment, as appropriate, subject to the
general and specific standards.
Teaching Farm A bona fide farm where students come for instruction on topics related to
farming including but not limited to: certified organic farming, row crops, animal husbandry,
horticulture and forestry. Instruction should include specific programs with course outlines,
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core requirements, and criteria to evaluate that the student has mastered key elements at
program completion.
Use, Accessory- A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily incidental and
subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with such
principal use -- subordinate, subsidiary, auxiliary, supplementary.
Use, Principal — The primary use of a parcel.
Value -Added - Any activity or process that allows farmers to retain ownership and that alters
the original agricultural product or commodity for the purpose of gaining a marketing
advantage. Value -added my including bagging, packaging, bundling, pre- cutting, etc.
Variance — Permission to construct, alter, or occupy a particular building, structure or parcel
of land in a way which is not in conformance with a provision or provisions of the Orange
County Zoning Ordinance, as a form of relief from its literal interpretations.
Veterinary Hospital - A facility for the provision of surgical or other medical treatments to
animals. [Such animals may be kept in the facility during the recovery period or while under
medical treatment. As an accessory use, animals may be boarded at the animal hospital
provided the boarding facility takes up no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the
animal hospital.]
Veterinary Mobile. Clinic - An establishment for the care of animals where the animals are
not brought to the establishment but are cared for on an out- service basis. The care can be
medical or custodial. Equipment and supplies necessary for conducting this service are
stored at the establishment. The owner may maintain a small shelter for observation use,
which can hold up to two animals simultaneously. The owner may also have small office,
attached or detached from his /her residence containing up to 500 square feet or 35% of the
floor area of the dwelling unit. Crematory facilities shall not be allowed in such an
establishment.
Voluntary Agricultural District - An area consisting of at least 80 acres of qualifying
farmland, containing a single farm or two or more contiguous farms of smaller size totaling 80
acres or more, where the landowners voluntarily agree not to develop or pursue non -farm
uses for a period of at least 10 years., Property owners may subdivide up to three residential
lots within the District, and may revoke their conservation agreement at any time through
written notice to the County.
Winery, Farm Winery An establishment located. on a farm with a producing vineyard,
orchard or similar growing area and with facilities for fermenting and bottling wine on the
premises where the owner or lessee manufactures wine from fresh fruits or other agricultural
products predominately grown or produced on such farm. A winery may offer occasional
tours to the public (as many as six per year), as an accessory use.
Winery with Special Events, Major & Minor A wine making establishment with facilities
for fermenting and bottling wine on the premises where the owner or lessee manufactures
wine from fresh fruits or other agricultural products predominately grown or produced on the
property or, from products grown within the region. The operation may hold events or
activities to promote the wine product, such as private parties, meals, and wine - related
- festivals. Major events are those with more than 300 attendees per event. Restaurants are
not included as an accessory to this use, but may be pursued as a combination use under
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the Winery with Major Special Events category subject to conditions under the special use
process.
Yard Waste Composting Facility - An approved type of Solid Waste Management Facility
which, through a controlled aerobic decomposition process, the fraction of household waste
that consists of grass clippings, leaves, brush, and tree trimmings arising from general
household yard maintenance, is composted to a stabilized organic product so that it does not
pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment.
Zoning District — A classification of land that designates and limits allowed uses, lot sizes,
building setbacks and other land development regulations.
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ATTACHMENT #3
To: Orange County Farmers and Other hhterested Individuals
From: Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board Co is errs
Dr. Fletcher Barber ' Jr.
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County Extension Director
Chair, Orange County Agricultural Summit Planning Committee
Date: February 5, 2004
Subject: Agricultural Summit - February 23, 2004
You are invited to attend the Sixth Orange County Agricultural Summit, to be held on Monday,
February 23, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Schley Grange Hall at the intersection of
Schley Road and NC Highway 57 in northern Orange County. Registration will take place from
8:30 -9:00 a.m. and refreshments will be available.
The Summit will provide agricultural producers in Orange County another opportunity to hear
strategies for preserving their farms during this time of agricultural transition. This year's
keynote speakers will be Mr. Mac Baldwin of Baldwin Family Farms in Yanceyville, NC and
Mr. Joe Lindley of Lindley Mills in Snow Camp, NC.
Also, several speakers will discuss marketing opportunities, organic grain production,
agritourism and easements.
A sponsored lunch will be served. Please call North Carolina Cooperative Extension - Orange
County Center at (919) 245 -2050 to reserve your place. Seating is limited, so please respond as
soon as possible, and no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, February 20, 2004.
Sponsoring agencies include: the Orange County Board of Commissioners. and North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Orange County Center, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce,
Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Orange County Agricultural Preservation
Board, Orange County Economic Development Commission, Orange County Environment and
Resource Conservation Department, Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District and
Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Enclosure: Agenda& Map
$4
Agricultural Summit Meeting
Schley Grange Hall Directional Map
Agenda
Sixth Agricultural Summit - Farmer's Forum
Monday, February 23, 2004
9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Schley Grange Hall
8: 30- 9: 00 ................... ............................... Registration, Refreshments and View Displays
9:00 -9:05 ....................................................... ............:.................. ........................ Welcome
Dr. Fletcher Barber, Jr., Director
N. C. Cooperative Extension, Orange County Center
Commissioner Barry Jacobs
Orange County Board of Commissioners
9:05- 9: 15 .... ............................... ..................Agricultural Economic Development Update
Mike Lanier, Agricultural Economic
Development Coordinator
9:15 -9:45 ................... ............................... ........................Pasture Based Beef Production
Mr. Mac Baldwin- Baldwin Family Farms
Yanceyville, NC
9:45 -10:00 ...................Market Opportunities — How Selling to Local, Restaurants Works
Mr. Jonathan Childres, he Barbecue Joint
10:00- 10:45..... ..............
........................... ............................... County Programs - Update
C Agricultural Easements ............................................... David Stancil, Director
Environment and Resource Conservation
• Agricultural Business Initiative .... ............................... Dianne Reid, Director
Economic Development Commission
• Land Use Element Update ... ............................... Commissioner Barry Jacobs
Orange County Board of Commissioners
10:45- 11:00 ..........................
............................ ............................... ............:............. Break
11:00-11:15 ......................... .....:....................... Possibilities of New Agricultural Center
Tony Kleese, Chair
Agricultural Preservation Board
11:15 -11:30 .......... ............................... ..................Agricultural Heritage Festival. Update
Dianne Reid, Director
Economic Development Commission
11:30- 12:00 .................................................... Possibilities for Organic Grain Production
Mr. Joe Lindley, Owner
Lindley Mills, Snow Camp, NC
12: 00- 12: 15 .........................:......:....................... ....................Agritourism Opportunities
- Martha Glass, NCDA Agritourism Office
Ms. Stacy Tomas, Extension Specialist Sustainable Tourism
12:15 -1:00 .................... ........ ............................... .. ....:.....................Lunch
*Candidates for Commissioner of Agriculture have been invited to the Summit
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SIXTH ANNUAL
ORANGE COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT
Monday, February 23, 2004*
Schley Grange Hall._
9:00am —1:00
(8:30- 9:00am Registration and Refreshments)
Breakfast Refreshments and
Lunch will be provided
Please call the Orange County Cooperative Extension. Office
by 5:00pm on Friday, February 20, 2004
to make your reservation.
(919) 245 -2050
*Inclement Weather date: March 8, 2004
(Details for inclement weather may be obtained by calling 245 -2050
or visiting the Orange County Website at www.co.oranee.nc.us)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
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February 18, 2004
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American Farmland Trust's national conferences gather these people to share their triumphs and torments,
creative ideas, inspiring examples and time-tested ways to respond to sprawl, market forces ' 'and
environmental concerns. AFT's 2004 conference, "Farming on the Edge: Meeting the Challenge," will be held
Noveiiiber 15-17 in beautiful Lexington, Kentucky.
Long known as the home . of bluegrass, thoroughbred horses and the country's finest bourbon, Kentucky has
a rich and diverse agricultural history. Lexington is meeting the new century head on by adapting to the
changing agricultural and economic landscape with innovative programs that engage the. community in
determmim'g land use policies and diversifying agricultural production to meet local demands.
> Goals
"Farming .on the'Edge:. Meeting the Challenge"' will .explore how best to support American farm and.
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forest lands -while address ties' complexand. changin
ing communi . gland iasetcultural -arid
share new priorities. Presenters -will. and proven tools and strategies to-keep land heal
manage i . growth wisely and -strengthen the economic vitality of working lands..
Audience
"Farming on the.Edge . is a forum, for concerned citizens, farmers, foresters and ranchers to network
and learn from people working in related fields:'agricultural educators, atoks, conservationists, economic
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development officers, farmland protection program managers, land trust staff and volunteers,
planners, public officials and pohcymakers, researchers and students.
➢ Presentation Format
The conference offers a mixture of keynote and plenary sessions, hands-on wor- kshops and formal
presentations in classroom and roundtable settings. Sessions will be 60 to 120 minutes long, and most
will run concurrently. Presenters have flexibility in format and method of presentation. E mphasis
should be placed on practical information, problem solving, model programs and policy development.
➢ Where and When
"Farming o I n the Edge: Meeting the Challenge" will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, Lexington,
Kentucky. A tour of Kentucky's special agricultural places will kick off the conference on Monday,
November 15. Conference sessions will begin Monday afternoon and end midday on Wednesday,
November 17.
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+ PRESENTER PROPOSALS
Proposals should relate concepts, practices and policy options that help sustain agriculture in an urbanizing
environment; demonstrate how working lands meet conservation and economic development objectives; and
provide action - oriented plans and policies to save land, stop sprawl and strengthen agriculture. This year, we
encourage proposals that address issues of concern to farmers in the South, such as the challenges and
opportunities of a changing tobacco economy, small farm diversification, use of forest resources and the
dramatic loss of African- American owned land. Proposal topics must. address at least one of the following
broad conference subject areas:
. Protecting the best land
States and localities have been protecting farm and wood lands for 25 years. What techniques are most
effective? What innovations are being tried or are on the horizon? What does the public want from land
protection programs? How much lan d protection is enough?.
2. Keeping land healthy
".How can we improve conservation and stewardship practices on agricultural and forestal lands? Do you
have hands -on experience, suggestions and /or creative ideas of how land managers, landowners and
communities can protect water quality, provide wildlife habitat, support biodiversity and meet other
conservation goals?
3. Planning for agriculture
What is your community doing to plan for agriculture? What growth management policies promote
agricultural vitality, protect land and control sprawl ?.Provide real -life examples of how land use planning
and growth management policies have sustained working lands? How can they do a better job?
4. Rewriting federal farm policy
Farm bill.reform is increasingly likely as U.S. farm policy comes under more scrutiny both domestically
and around the world. Presenters will review the impacts of current policies and explore frameworks and
alternative policies that could re -shape farm programs for the 21St century.
• The deadline for proposals is March 31 2004.
Presenters will be selected on the basis of quality, innovation and relevance of topics to conference goals.
Selection decisions will be made in May 2004. To accommodate as many presenters as possible, and to avoid
redundancy, we may combine presenters and sessions on similar topics.
Responsibilities of Presenters
Presenters /co- presenters pay for their conference. registration, travel and accommodations. Final presentation
descriptions, audiovisual requests and materials for conference proceedings will be due in July.
Application Process
Please submit the'completed proposal form with a brief biography (200 words max.) and an abstract of your
presentation topic (300 words max.). You may submit up to three topic proposals. Each form must indicate the
names of the other co- presenters to be considered for a group presentation. Co- presenters also must complete
the proposal form. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For updated conference information or, additional forms, visit us on the Web at www.farmland.org.
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Proposed Presentation Title
Name of Presenter
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Co- presenter(s) if any
Note: Each co-presenter must-submit a completed topic proposal form and brief biography.
Subject Area:
Protecting the best land Keeping land` healthy
Planning for agriculture Rewriting federal farm policy
Submit a completed proposal form with a. brief biography (200 words max.) and an abstract of your
presentation topic (300 words max.). You may,submit up to three topic proposals. Please use a new form for
each topic submitted. You need_ to fill out the contact information only once.
Send your proposal(s) to: "Farming on the Edge," American Farmland Trust, One Short Street, Suite 2,
Northampton, MA 01060 Telephone: (413) 586 -9330, Fax: (413) 586 -9332, ore-mail: trainings@farmland.org.
• The deadline for proposals'is March 31, 2004. •
For updated conference information or additional forms, visit us on the Web at www.farmland.org.
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Deadline for Proposals: March 31, 2004
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