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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />➢ Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) is a 10 year commitment but the landowner can <br />withdraw from the VAD program at any time, for any reason, with a 30 day notification to <br />the Agriculture Preservation Board. <br />➢ Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) is an irrevocable 10 year commitment, <br />therefore the "enhanced" level qualifies farm for 90% cost share rates - through State <br />programs- and a priority for Farmland Preservation grants funds. <br />Benefits include: <br />➢ Makes public more aware of the local agricultural and its vital role in the economics of <br />the county; <br />➢ Recorded notice of agricultural district is recorded at County Land Records office; <br />➢ Land search on all properties within a' /2 mile radius is notified of the agricultural status, <br />therefore, the landowner has increased protection from nuisance lawsuits. <br />➢ Public hearings for proposed condemnation of VAD land and utility assessments may be <br />suspended or waived on EVAD land if not connected to the utility. <br />➢ Farm may receive up to 25% of gross sales from the sale of non -farm products and still <br />maintain its zoning exemption as a bona fide farm. (EVAD only) <br />Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill <br />Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm <br />Cedar Grove Agricultural District <br />Farm includes beef cattle, dairy goats, pasture, fruit trees, blueberries, shiitake <br />mushrooms, honeybees, and managed woodland. <br />EVAD = 38.88 acres <br />Howard and Karen McAdams <br />McAdams Farm <br />Efland /High Rock Agricultural District <br />Farm includes vegetables, strawberries, mushrooms, beef cattle, sheep, pasture and <br />hay crops and managed woodland. <br />VAD = 13.42 acres <br />(Farm in VAD program: 192 acres + additional acres= 205 ac.) <br />Stephen and Marsha Scarlett <br />Cedar Grove Agricultural District <br />Farm includes beef cattle, pasture and hay crops, and managed woodland. <br />VAD = 37.29 acres <br />Portia McKnight and Florence Hawley <br />Chapel Hill Creamery <br />White Cross Agricultural District <br />Farm includes dairy cattle and other small livestock, pasture and hay land. <br />Chapel Hill Creamery is known for their award winning cheeses. <br />(In a Conservation Easement program with OWASA to protect tributaries of Morgan <br />Creek.) <br />EVAD= 37.07 acres <br />Nels and Nancy Anderson <br />(Holden - Roberts Farm) <br />Schley /Eno Agricultural District <br />Farm includes hay crops and managed woodland /forestry. <br />