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4 <br /> FINAL DRAFT-5-27-26 <br /> Table of Contents <br /> Acknowledgments Page 3 <br /> Preface Page 4 <br /> Call to Action Page 5 <br /> Executive Summary Page 8 <br /> 1 . Overview Page 11 <br /> 2. Importance of a Robust Local Agriculture Page 13 <br /> 3. Challenges to Agriculture in Orange County Page 15 <br /> 4. Opportunities for Agriculture in Orange County Page 21 <br /> 5. Goals for Agriculture in Orange County Page 25 <br /> 6. Recommendations and Priority Actions Page 28 <br /> 7. Potential Sources of Funding Page 40 <br /> 8. References Page 42 <br /> Appendix 1 . Summary of 2023 Orange County Farmer and Page 45 <br /> Landowner Survey <br /> Appendix 2. Recommendations for Criteria for Identifying <br /> Farmland for Protection in Orange County Page 46 <br /> Appendix 3. Example of a Potential Framework for Revisions <br /> and Additions to the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> to Strengthen Farmland Protection Page 49 <br /> 2 <br />