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ing the farmer is part of the all
important work of the Farmland
Trust. He said his grandfather’s
cause was to get electricity to the
fanners; his father helped to get
agriculture from horses to
mechanization.
“Now I have come to believe our
challenge in this generation is to
preserve the land so farming can
continue,” Schwartz said. “More
and more people realize our suc
cess and quality of life goes back to
our farms. We are at the cross
roads. It will depend how well we
do our job on farmland preserva
tion. Hopefully, we will not miss
our call to insure the future of
agriculture.”
Darvin Boyd, honorary chair of
the Trust’s funding campaign
announced that $30,000 had
already been donated toward the
$200,000 goal. “It is gratifying to
know that people understand the
critical need to preserve Lancaster
County farms and are willing to
support Lancaster Farmland
Trust’s important work. These
donations by various key individu
als and business donors will help us
towards reaching our goal.
“We are all busy but we must
decide what is important. This
effort is truly a project that will
increase the quality of life for our
children. If we do not preserve
Howard County Heritage
ELLICOTT CITY,
Md. Maryland's second annual
Howard County Heritage Week is
set to be held Sept. 19-27 in histor
ical Ellicott City, sponsored by the
Howard County Historical and
Cultural Alliance.
The event is designed to high
light Howard County's cultural
and historical resources.
As part of the celebration, pre
sentations scheduled include a
Civil War encampment. Civil
War-era dance demonstrations and
a presentation on colonial life in
Ellicott City.
Also on tap, the Howard County
Center of African American Cul
ture is to give a soap-making
demonstration; the Howard Coun
ty Antique Tractor Club Inc. is to
hold its third Farm Heritage Days
event at ML Pleasant Farm; and
cider pressing demonstrations and
hay rides are to be offered at the
Cider Mill Farm.
Visitors can tour the Elkridgc
Fumance Inn, the Belmont Manor,
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Agriculture in our county we will
not have the quality of life in the
future.
“The idea behind the ‘Harvest
Appeal’ is that we need to reinvest
part of the harvest into the next
crop. Farmland is being lost all
over the country. A total of 1,000
farms have been preserved
between the Farmland Trust and
The Ag Preserve Board. This
seems like a small number in light
of the 50,00 total number of farm in
the state. But we needed to start
small.
“To me, Lancaster County is a
national treasure. Our responsibili
ty is to be good stewards 'and
enhance the quality of life for
future generations,” Boyd said.
Officials hope to reach their
funding goals by the end of 1998.
Lancaster Farmland Trust has pre
served 85 farms and more than
5,400 acres worth nearly $8.5 mil
lion since its organization in 1988.
It is a private, non-profit organiza
tion and often works with or along
side the Ag Preserve Board which
is state funded.
The Lancaster Farmland Trust’s
annual dinner is scheduled for Fri
day, November 13, at Historic
Strasburg Inn. Dinner is at 5:45
p.m. For more information about
Lancaster Farmland Trust call
(717) 293-0707 or visit their web
site at
www.savclancasterfarms.org,
Mt. Ida, the Patapsco Female Insti
tute, historical Main Street in Elli
cott City, or take a ghost tour.
Historic Oakland is to offer a tea
serving; the historic Savage Mill is
to offer a preview renovations to
its manor; the county Center for
the Arts, Wavery Mansion, Elk
Ridge Heritage Society and the
county Historical Society ate ot
display works of art and furniture.
Oral hitories are to be presented
by the Patapsco Heritage Green
way, and a book-signing is
scheduled.
Visitors can also attend Harvest
Days at the McKeldin Area of the
Patapsco Valley State Park; parti
cipate in a kite festival; try old
fashioned games and the 10-acre
com maize; or take a stoll along the
Patapsco River, box lunch
available.
For more information, call
Karen Justice, with the Howard
County Tourism Council at (410)
313-1900,
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Amoung the officers and doners present at the kick-off breakfast of the Lancaster
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Whitesell, Elaine Ewing Holden, Tom Stouffer, John Schwartz, Darvin Boyd, Barry
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