Lancaster Farmland Trust Banquet (Continued from Page A 22) Boyd, and Lancaster County commissioners Ron Ford, Pete Shaub, and Paul Thibault. Volunteer of the Year went to Chris Herr, Millersville. Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Chris Herr, Millersville; Barb Shaw, Eliza bethtown; and Ken Messner, Manheim. The Pedal to Preserve Fund- Robert Herr, Drumore Township, was honored for preserving his farm with Lancaster Farmland Trust. raising Event for 2004 will be conducted June 19 beginning at Garden Spot High School, to look at proposed Rt. 23 bypass development. Following are the 14 farms honored for preservation between Nov. 14,2002 and Nov, 12,2003: • Anonymous, November 2002. This Old Order Amish fam ily in Leacock Township decided preservation was right for their 78-acre dairy operation, but the Trust was only able to preserve 67 acres of this farm because the remaining land is within the In tercourse Urban Growth Bound ary (UGB). The farm has 2,100 feet of road frontage along South Queen Road and consists of 100 percent prime agricultural soils. • Anonymous, December 2002. The preservation of this Old Order Amish family’s 56-acre farm makes it the second farm to be preserved in West Earl Township. In 2001, the fam ily purchased a farm in Upper Leacock Township that had been preserved by the Trust in the early 19905. After a potential easement violation on this prop erty, the Amishman decided preservation would be a good op tion on his home farm. The Trust is working with an adjacent land owner about pre serving their farm as well. • Anonymous, December 2002. The Amish family that owns this 94-acre Sadsbury Township farm heard about preservation through the Octoraro Watershed Associa tion. After doing some research, they decided to preserve the farm before passing it on to their son and daughter-in-law. Their son, who has been fanning the prop erty for numerous years, has an organic dairy operation and also raises organic beef, chickens, tur keys, and pigs. • Anonymous, December 2002. This 76-acre Rapho Town ship farm is owned by an Old Order Amish family. The owners rent the farm to their daughter and son-in-law, who have a con ventional dairy operation with support crops. The farm has 1,500 feet of road frontage on Kilmer Road. • John Kline and Paul and Mae Kline, December 2002. The Klines were interested in preser vation for many years and were originally applicants with the Ag ricultural Preserve Board. Dis covering that their farm did not meet all the requirements to be preserved by the county, they de cided to preserve their 74-acre Warwick Township farm with the Trust and the Township by using the Transferable Develop ment rights (TDR) program. The farm is adjacent to the UGB and faces considerable development pressure. The preservation of this farm inspired an adjacent land owner to also preserve through participation in the TDR pro gram. • Anonymous, December 2002. This was the second farm the Trust preserved in Leacock Township in 2002 (after last Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15, 2003-A23 Special recognition for support of the Lancaster Farm land Trust went to Rep. Scott Boyd, left, and Rep. Roy Baldwin. All photos by Andy Andrews, editor year’s annual dinner). The Old highly visible from Route 340 Order Amish family that owns ar| d contains more than 3,000 the property are retired from °f roa< ? * rot }%jp e ' ® am l c . .. * also contams 100 percent of farming but rent to an adjacent rime ricultura , farmer. This 71-acre farm is Aqua-Therm Outside Wood Earning Furnace - Clean f utzh - Easy - Safe kJt_J - Efficient tir® Buy the top of the linel 'Stainless Steel Fire Box *Ash Removal Auger *l5 Year Warranty 'Thermostatically Controlled Heat your house, shop and/or hot water with one unit. For more information, call 717-838-9270 or 1-888-382-8170 Email: mkpowell@paonline.com • Anonymous, 2002. This Old Order Amish Leacock Township dairy farm has 1,000 feet of frontage along the Pe quea Creek and is with in one mile of the Inter course UGB and half a mile of the Paradise UGB. The farm contains 100 percent prime agri cultural soils and has more than 2,200 feet of road frontage. The farm family also hosted the Trust’s annual picnic this year. • Anonymous, March 2003. The Old Order (turn to Page A 29)
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