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2 <br /> The Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board reviewed the findings of the staff <br /> assessments for the attached applications for the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> program at its regular meeting in May, 2022. All farm applications were reviewed and verified to <br /> have met or exceeded the minimum criteria for certification into the program. <br /> The Agricultural Preservation Board voted to recommend approval of the certification for these <br /> five (5) farms, and their inclusion in the Voluntary and/or the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural <br /> District programs. The certification documentation is on file in the DEAPR/Soil and Water <br /> Conservation District office. The farms are described briefly below: <br /> Brief Farm Descriptions: <br /> 1) Owners Jeanne and Larry Crabtree have submitted an application to enroll one (1) parcel of <br /> land totaling 14.46 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) in <br /> the Caldwell Agricultural District. The farm operation includes corn and soybeans. <br /> 2) Owner Jennifer Noah, Trustee of Sarah A. Clayton Trust, has submitted an application to enroll <br /> one (1) parcel of land totaling 14.46 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural <br /> District (VAD) in the Caldwell Agricultural District. The farm operation includes corn and <br /> soybeans. <br /> 3) Owners Richard and Jamie Holcomb of Coon Rock Farm have submitted an application to <br /> enroll three (3) parcels of land totaling 42.77 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District (VAD) program in the New Hope Agricultural District. The farm operation <br /> includes vegetable production, pasture, and managed forestry and woodland. <br /> 4) Owners Glenn and Payton Rose have submitted an application to enroll one (1) parcel of land <br /> totaling 19.51 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) <br /> program in the New Hope Agricultural District. The farm operation includes vegetable and herb <br /> production and woodlands. <br /> 5) Owners William and Sandra Totten have submitted an application to enroll one (1) parcel of <br /> land totaling 29.64 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) <br /> program in the Schley/Eno Agricultural District. The farm operation includes managed forestry <br /> and woodland. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. Voluntary Agricultural <br /> Districts are non-monetary and non-binding conservation agreements. Enhanced Voluntary <br /> Agricultural Districts are non-monetary and are binding 10-year conservation agreements. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to <br /> this item: <br /> • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br /> The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary <br /> for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their <br /> dependents. <br /> The Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District Program ordinance conserves, protects and <br /> encourages the preservation and improvement of agricultural land within the County boundaries <br />