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6 <br /> Thompson Prawn Farm <br /> Joe and Geraldine Thompson <br /> Cedar Grove District <br /> Farm includes prawn operation, produce/vegetable crops for sale at local farmer's markets, <br /> and grain crops. <br /> 2010 - NC A&T Small Farmer of the Year Award. <br /> Requested revision from <br /> VAD to EVAD =57.28 acres <br /> • Orange County <br /> Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary <br /> Agricultural Program <br /> • Requesting approval from Commissioners to accept six (6) farms into the program and <br /> a revision for one (1) farm from VAD to EVAD. <br /> • 710.57 acres in the VAD <br /> • 121.39 acres in the EVAD. <br /> • If approved, total of acres in both programs: <br /> VAD = 6058 acres ; EVAD= 612 acres <br /> Total Acres= 6670 acres <br /> • Overview Map <br /> • VAD = 6058 acres <br /> • EVAD = 612 acres <br /> • Total Acres = 6670* <br /> • * = rounded acres <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich to certify <br /> the seven(7) farm properties noted above totaling 710.57 acres (VAD) and 121.39 acres <br /> (EVAD) as denoted in the attached documentation as qualifying farmland, and designate it as a <br /> Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District farm within the Cedar Grove, High <br /> Rock/Efland, Schley/Eno, and White Cross Voluntary Agricultural Districts; and enroll the lands <br /> in the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and the Enhanced Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District (EVAD) programs. (With approval of these additional acres, the Orange <br /> County Voluntary Agricultural District Program will have enrolled 6,058 acres in the VAD and <br /> 612 acres in the EVAD for a total of 6,670 acres (rounded). <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Jacobs said the maps of the agricultural districts show the County's commitment <br /> to agriculture as a viable part of the community. He thanked the participants. <br /> c. "The Nature of Orange" Photography Contest <br /> The Board recognized the winners and thanked all participants of"The Nature of <br /> Orange" 2013 Photography Contest. <br /> Rich Shaw read the following statement: <br /> The Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) completed its <br /> annual "The Nature of Orange" Photography Contest in June 2013. The goal of the contest was <br />