Dungeness Organic Farmland
Description:
This Dungeness Organic Farmland project will purchase the development rights on 24 acres of PRIME FARMLAND (USDA Soil Survey) in eastern Clallam County. Optimal drainage results from the buildup of soil tilth and organic matter due to organic vegetable production year-round for the past 25 years. This leased acreage is an integral component of Nash Huber's 450 acre organic produce farm and is at the geographic center of his regionally significant operation. When this program's easement is in place, the subject farmland will remain available for organic crop production (approximately $6K/acre). This project fits with Clallam County's Farmland Conservation Program, economic development and agribusiness clusters. It has an irrigation system with water-rights, a storage barn, processing shed and nearby supporting infrastructure. The property has excellent permanent farm-to-market access and has no features that would restrict its continued agricultural use. Nash's Produce receives excellent local, county and regional support, including 240 acres he farms protected by various agricultural easements. It is extremely important and viable organic farmland. This 24 acres is located in the Dungeness River Delta, part of the Pacific Flyway, a significat area for migratory water fowl, as well as adjacent to a salmonid spawning stream (Meadowbrook) in WIRA 18. North Olympic Land Trust and Friends of the Fields Foundation will partner with Clallam County for administration and monitoring tasks.
Clallam County