NEXT MEETING
The next ARC full committee meeting will take place in September 2009.
We will post the date, time and location in August.
In the meantime, you can contact ARC staff at 360-378-2906.

Biodynamics Workshop
June 26-28, 2009
S&S Homestead Farm, Lopez Island, Washington
    Announcement (PDF)
    Descriptions (PDF)
    Registration (PDF)

ARC UPDATES

• ARC 2008 Newsletter PDF
• San Juan County Food Producer and Garden Surveys (Click Here for Survey)
• Property Tax Relief Program (PDF)
• Public Workshops. The ARC held four public workshops concerned with aspects of farmland preservation in March and April, presenting a variety of speakers and topics. The following are brief descriptions of what was discussed:
    - Sustainable Farming and Farmland Preservation (PDF)
    - Partnerships in Saving Farmland (PDF)
    - Appraisals and Open Space Taxation (PDF)
    - Inheritance Laws and Conservation Easements (PDF)

ARTICLES

• Farmland Preservation in San Juan County (PDF)
• A Snapshot of San Juan County Agriculture (PDF)
• Good News (PDF)
• Mapping Our Foodshed (PDF)
• Food Security (PDF)
• Half Full (PDF)
• Counting Carbon (PDF)
• Sustainable Farming and Farmland Preservation (PDF)
• Farmland Preservation 101 (PDF)
• Saving the Farm Without Breaking the Bank (PDF)