Farmland Protection | Food Systems

This functional plan addresses farmland protection by focusing on developing homegrown agribusinesses and agritourism enterprises as approaches to build a foundation for the local economy. It explores the challenges and opportunities for agriculture in the county and looks at specific crops and activities within the farming sector. An action plan designates responsible entities and implementation timeline for action items in several areas, including integrating agriculture economic development into county government, educating new farmers, enabling agriculture-supporting planning, developing agricultural infrastructure, growing agritourism, promoting land protection, expanding agricultural outreach and marketing, expanding forestry opportunities, providing networking and education to farmers, and facilitating farm transitions.