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68 <br /> Slide#27 <br /> Do you know what a conservation easement is? <br /> 91 responses <br /> •Yes <br /> Most respondents (84%) .No <br /> know what a <br /> conservation easement <br /> is, but few of them (1 brio) <br /> have farmland or <br /> Do you have farmland or enrolled in a conservation easement? <br /> forestland in a <br /> 92 responses <br /> conservation easement. 6 Yes <br /> No <br /> Doniknow <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Slide #28 <br /> Respondents consider the most important opportunity for <br /> farming in Orange County to be cooperative arrangements. <br /> What do you perceive as the most important opportunities for growing and/or diversifying agriculture in Orange <br /> County?List up to three opportunities_ <br /> 53 responses <br /> 11 respondents listed cooperative arrangements.All other opportunities were listed by<5 respondents. <br /> "Opportunity for shared professional "Dist r[i]bution networks that "Creating another facility for <br /> kitchen spaces affordable for small purchase directly from small producing value-added farm <br /> batch production so we can get farmers" products,because the existing <br /> started producing and selling one is booked 24/7/355." <br /> without significant startup costs" <br /> "Decentralized private "I'm in the non-commodity livestock <br /> food hubs/farmer owned business.I sell my meat direct to <br /> "Investment in infrastructure and cooperatives" consumers and to other businesses which <br /> projects that support small sell my meat direct to their customers. <br /> farmers and local food systems-- think for too long farmers in my sector <br /> food hubs,processing centers, "food cooperative" have been focusing on what they,as <br /> farmer cooperatives" individuals,can produce and sell. I think <br /> we need to start thinking more <br /> collectively and pool our resources." <br />