Terry's Berries is a 21 acre CSA share farm in the rural separator between East Tacoma and Puyallup serving over 500 share clients annually.  Pierce County wishes to match a Conservation Futures application submitted by the Cascade Land Conservancy to purchase Terry's Berries' development rights.

The owners intend to commit the property to agricultural uses in perpetuity.  One of the owners sons is dedicated to continuing the family legacy of working the land.  By removing the development rights and reducing the real estate value on the farm, it allows for the owners' heir to deal with the family property fairly and more reasonably between each other once the farm is passed on to them. Keeping the real estate value on the property, seriously jeopardized the ability for the heirs to be able to afford to compensate the others for its fair market value, thus creating a situation where selling the entire farm to a developer or other interest is much more likely.

The farm rests on some of the most productive soils west of the Cascades, surrounded by other agricultural uses. Its proximity to the urban fringe makes it a strategic location for agricultural conservation.  Over 2,000 school children tour the farm every year.  Allowing children and families an opportunity to understand how food is grown in integral to promoting conservation and support for local farming as a valued profession and community need.