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6 <br /> 1 Thompson Prawn Farm <br /> 2 Joe and Geraldine Thompson <br /> 3 Cedar Grove District <br /> 4 Farm includes prawn operation, produce/vegetable crops for sale at local farmer's markets, <br /> 5 and grain crops. <br /> 6 2010 - NC A&T Small Farmer of the Year Award. <br /> 7 Requested revision from <br /> 8 VAD to EVAD =57.28 acres <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Orange County <br /> 11 Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary <br /> 12 Agricultural Program <br /> 13 Requesting approval from Commissioners to accept six (6) farms into the program and <br /> 14 a revision for one (1) farm from VAD to EVAD. <br /> 15 710.57 acres in the VAD <br /> 16 121.39 acres in the EVAD. <br /> 17 If approved, total of acres in both programs: <br /> 18 VAD = 6058 acres ; EVAD= 612 acres <br /> 19 Total Acres= 6670 acres <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Overview Map <br /> 22 VAD = 6058 acres <br /> 23 EVAD = 612 acres <br /> 24 Total Acres = 6670* <br /> 25 * = rounded acres <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich to certify <br /> 29 the seven(7) farm properties noted above totaling 710.57 acres (VAD) and 121.39 acres <br /> 30 (EVAD) as denoted in the attached documentation as qualifying farmland, and designate it as a <br /> 31 Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District farm within the Cedar Grove, High <br /> 32 Rock/Efland, Schley/Eno, and White Cross Voluntary Agricultural Districts; and enroll the lands <br /> 33 in the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and the Enhanced Voluntary <br /> 34 Agricultural District (EVAD) programs. (With approval of these additional acres, the Orange <br /> 35 County Voluntary Agricultural District Program will have enrolled 6,058 acres in the VAD and <br /> 36 612 acres in the EVAD for a total of 6,670 acres (rounded). <br /> 37 <br /> 38 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Chair Jacobs said the maps of the agricultural districts show the County's commitment <br /> 41 to agriculture as a viable part of the community. He thanked the participants. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 <br /> 44 c. "The Nature of Orange" Photography Contest <br /> 45 The Board recognized the winners and thanked all participants of"The Nature of <br /> 46 Orange" 2013 Photography Contest. <br /> 47 Rich Shaw read the following statement: <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) completed its <br /> 50 annual "The Nature of Orange" Photography Contest in June 2013. The goal of the contest was <br />