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5 <br /> 1 - VAD = 34.83 acres <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Fickle Creek Farm <br /> 4 Noah Ranells and Ben Bergmann <br /> 5 - Raises livestock, produce/vegetable crops, for farmers markets, restaurants, and farm market sales <br /> 6 - EVAD = 131.78; VAD = 17.73 (Revision and additional acres) <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Woodcrest Farm <br /> 9 Christine &Allan Green <br /> 10 - Cane Creek/Buckhorn District <br /> 11 - Raises livestock and produce/vegetable crops for sell at home store and local farmers' markets <br /> 12 - Requested revision from VAD program to EVAD = 12.28 acres <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Total VAD= 5347 acres; Total EVAD= 491 <br /> 15 Total Acres= 5838 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Chair Jacobs commended the farms for their participation and their commitment to working with the <br /> 18 county in maintaining a viable core of agriculture. <br /> 19 Commissioner McKee said these farms are part of the backbone of Orange County's agriculture <br /> 20 sector. He said these are home farms, but they also rent and tend other properties. He said this plays into <br /> 21 the appearance and image of the County. He praised their efforts. <br /> 22 Commissioner Gordon said she wanted to add her commendations to all of these farmers. She said <br /> 23 this is program is an asset to Orange County. <br /> 24 Commissioner Pelissier said many of these farms teach farming to young farmers. <br /> 25 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Gordon that the Board <br /> 26 certify the seven (7) farm properties noted above totaling 924.16 acres (VAD) and 144.06 acres (EVAD) as <br /> 27 denoted in the attached documentation as qualifying farmland, and designate the farms as Voluntary or <br /> 28 Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District farms within the Caldwell, Cane Creek-Buckhorn, Cedar Grove, <br /> 29 and High Rock/Efland Agricultural Districts. With approval of these additional acres, the Orange County <br /> 30 Voluntary Agricultural District Program will have 5,347 acres in the VAD and 491 acres in the EVAD for a <br /> 31 total of 5,838 acres (rounded) to close fiscal year 2012-13. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 3�. b. Potential Oranqe County Fair— Preliminary Backqround Report <br /> 36 The Board received a report providing background information about county fairs in North Carolina, <br /> 37 and information related to existing events, infrastructure and managing structures for a potential Orange <br /> 38 County Fair. <br /> 39 Frank Clifton said a staff task force was created after the Board of County Commissioners retreat <br /> 40 on this item. Dave Stancil said that the goal tonight is to provide a discussion starter. He presented the <br /> 41 preliminary findings in the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Potential Orange County Fair <br /> 44 Preliminary Report 2013 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 North Carolina Fairs <br /> 47 X North Carolina has been home to many fairs over the past 150+ years. <br /> 48 X The first North Carolina State Fair operated in 1853. <br /> 49 X Fairs have changed markedly since 1940's. <br /> 50 X A wide variety of fairs exist in NC. <br /> 51 <br /> 52 NC AGRICULTURAL FAIRS <br />