Protecting small farms is quickly becoming a critical endeavor nationwide as the United States loses one acre of farmland per minute every day. (See Farmland Report here.)  But the loss of farmland is only one part of the problem in the 
production of our food. 

Another part of the problem is the unhealthy and unsustainable practices of the large industrialized farms that supply so much of our food. (See the Oscar-nominated documentary Food, Inc. if you want to learn more on this important topic or visit Food, Inc. website here.)  
   
    The high financial and environmental cost of shipping food around the nation or around the world with little knowledge of who has grown the produce that we eat is another major concern that is becoming more dramatic every day. The website Sustainable Table is a good place to learn more about buying local.                  
   
    A fourth threat to our food supply is the use of toxic fertilizers, which are compromising the health of our land, our water, and our lives. (See report called "Waste Lands: The Threat of Toxic Fertilizer" here.)  Residents of the Hansville area recently came together to halt the use of biosolids on neighborhood farmland. To eliminate future threats, some of those same people are working toward creating an organic farm on this property for the benefit of the greater community. 
    
    The Buy Fresh, Buy Local concept is sweeping across the nation. The meaning behind this idea is a positive one that supports local farmers, protects the valuable farmlands that remain, and nourishes our health with food that is produced to enhance our bodies and not to make huge  corporate profits. 

    To say the Hansville Farm Project is important is an understatement. This project is vital. It will sustain our health and well-being; it will ensure a vibrant organic farm in our local community; and it will provide a more robust local economy. If we do not secure this property and develop it for the benefit of our community, we will be at the mercy of whomever does acquire it.

    Here is a chance to enhance our community to the next level. Toward that goal, the Hansville Farm Project group is working hard to get this far-reaching project on its feet.  Please browse through the pages on this website to read our mission statement, to view the photos of the land, and to learn more about who we are and what we are doing to help bring this community-oriented project about.

    This project is for and by the community. So it's important that you become involved. Please sign up for our mailing list and help us guide this project to fruition. 

                   We can't do it without you!

    Calendar of Events
 
      January, 17, 2012 at 7:00pm
      KCAA Meeting
      at Hillcrest Assembly Church
      6750 SR. 303 NE
      Bremerton
 
      January 10, 2012 at 6:30pm
      GHAAC Meeting
     at the Hansville Community Center (at Buck Lake)
     Farmers' Issues to be discussed  
     November 20, 2011
     General informational meeting 
     at Shore Woods Club House

     July 23, 2011
     Meeting with the Kingston Co-op

     May 10, 2011
     Presentation at Greater Hansville Area Advisory Council     
     

     April 13, 2011
     Presentation at Hansville Flotsam and Jetsam Gardening Club 

     April 7, 2011   
     Presentation to the Hansville Greenway Association

    March 20, 2011
    First meeting of the Hansville Farm Project

    March 12, 2011
    West Sound Utilities application to apply grade B biosolids on the      
    Hansville farm property is denied.  Learn more here.