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7 <br /> Genesis Farm <br /> Dr. Trudy Matheny <br /> White Cross Agricultural District <br /> Farm includes pasture, hay crops, seasonal vegetables, cut flowers, fruits, and herbs. <br /> VAD = 17.98 acres <br /> Owner of the Genesis Farm, Dr. Trudy Matheny, has submitted an application to enroll two <br /> (2) parcels of land totaling of 17.98 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural <br /> District (VAD) program located in the White Cross Agricultural District. The farm includes <br /> seasonal vegetables, cut flowers, fruit, and herbs. The farm has been evaluated against each <br /> of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets or exceeds all of the measures <br /> above. <br /> David and Leslie Brooks <br /> Crooked Creek Farm <br /> Caldwell Agricultural District <br /> Farm includes horses, pastures, hay crops, and managed woodland. <br /> VAD= 84 acres <br /> Owners of the Brooks Farm, David and Leslie Brooks, have submitted an application to enroll <br /> two (2) parcels of land totaling 84 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural <br /> District (VAD) program in the Caldwell Agricultural District. The farm operation includes horses, <br /> pastures, hay crops and managed woodland. The Brooks Farm property has been evaluated <br /> against each of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets or exceeds all of the <br /> measures above. <br /> Joe and Katherine Ward <br /> Schley/Eno Agricultural District <br /> Farm includes livestock, pastures, and hay crops. <br /> Owners Lacy Joe and Katherine Ward have submitted an application to enroll three (3) <br /> parcels of land totaling 34.7 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> (VAD) program in the Schley/Eno Agricultural District. The farm operation includes beef cattle, <br /> pastures, and hay crops. The Ward Farm has been evaluated against each of the VAD <br /> certification requirement standards and meets or exceeds all of the measures above. <br /> VAD =34.7 acres <br /> Patsy Finley <br /> Stephen and Suzanna Finley <br /> Cedar Grove Agricultural District <br /> Fa Owners Patsy Finley and Stephen and Suanne Finley have submitted an application to <br /> enroll <br /> five (5) parcels of land totaling 88.73 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District (VAD) program in the Cedar Grove Agricultural District. The farm <br /> operation includes horses, pastures, hay crops and managed woodland. The Finley Farm <br /> has been evaluated against each of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets <br /> or exceeds all of the measures above. <br /> Farm includes horses, pasture, hay crops, wildlife habitat and managed woodland <br /> VAD =88.73 acres <br /> Orange County Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Program <br /> • Requesting approval from Commissioners to accept six (6) farms into the program. <br />