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North Carolina County Ordinances and Programs Summary Chart <br />County <br />Year Program <br />Minimum Acreage Requirement <br />Ado ted <br />Alamance <br />2001 <br />• 5 acres horticulture use <br />• 10 acres general agriculture <br />• 20 acres forestry <br />Avery <br />1992 <br />• 1 farm of 50 contiguous acres or, two or more <br />farms with minimum of 25 acres within a mile of <br />each other <br />Buncombe <br />1989 <br />• 100 contiguous acres, or <br />two or more farms consisting of a total of 100 acres <br />and lying within one mile of each other <br />Brunswick <br />2001 <br />• 10 acres, or two or more farms consisting of 10 <br />acres within a mile of each other <br />Caswell <br />2001 <br />• 20 acres, or two or more farms consisting of 20 <br />acres within one mile <br />Chatham <br />2001 <br />• 20 contiguous acres, or <br />two or more farms consisting of at least 20 acres <br />within one mile of each other <br />Cherokee <br />1995 <br />• 20 contiguous acres, or <br />two or more farms consisting of at least 20 acres <br />within one mile of each other <br />Clay <br />• 40 acres, or two or more farms consisting of at <br />least 40 acres within one mile of each other <br />Cleveland <br />2001 <br />• 50 acres, or two or more farms consisting of at <br />least 50 acres within one mile of each other <br />Durham <br />1999 <br />• 20 contiguous acres, or <br />two or more farms consisting of at least 20 acres <br />within one mile of each other <br />per rankin system <br />Forsyth <br />1986 <br />• 10 acres or, <br />• Contiguous to a ten acre tract in the program <br />Guilford <br />2000 <br />• 20 acres or two or more farms within a half mile <br />Haywood <br />1994 <br />• 25 contiguous acres, or <br />two or more farms consisting of at least 25 acres <br />within one mile of each other <br />Henderson <br />1991 <br />200 contiguous acres, or <br />five or more farms which collectively will create a <br />district with each said farm lying within one mile of <br />each other <br />Iredell <br />2001 <br />• 50 or more contiguous acres, or at least 2 or more <br />farms, which collectively will form a district <br />Macon <br />1997 <br />• 30 acres, or two or more farms consisting of 50 <br />acres within one mile <br />Madison <br />• One or more farms totaling 200 acres <br />Orange <br />• 80 or more contiguous acres, or at least 2 or more <br />contiguous farms, which collectively will form 80 <br />acres <br />Rowan <br />1991 <br />• 200 contiguous acres, or <br />five or more farms which collectively will create a <br />district with each said farm lying within one mile of <br />each other <br />