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Welcome to the Hansville Farm Project

                  
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Hansville Farm Project website, where you will find information about the preservation and development of the farmland property at 37020 Madrona Blvd NE, currently for sale. There is a growing interest within (and without) the greater Hansville area to see this property preserved and developed into a community-owned organic farm. This website will serve as the online expression of the work we're doing to reach that end.      

As the project expands, coverage and promotion of the BUY LOCAL campaign as well as other agricultural issues will also be incorporated into these pages. The overall message of the group is this: Let's Get Out and Support Our Farmers!                                                     
                                                                                                                                                       -- The Hansville Farm Project Group

                                                                                   (Click on the "About" tab above to find out more about the HFP Group members)

Calendar 
of Events


June 7, 2012

Presentation to
Sound Food Board

May 16, 2012
Tour of Rainier Beach Urban Farm Project

May 13, 2012
Farm tour with Friends of the Farm

April 28, 2012
HFP Steering Committee
Meeting

April 23, 2012     
Kitsap Farm-to-Table     
Trade Meeting


April 18, 2012
Meet Seattle Tilth Board

April 12, 2012
Meet Kitsap Food 
Co-op Board

April 1, 2012
HFP Board Meeting

March 24,2012
Kitsap 99% Presentation 

February 28, 2012
Visit to Seattle Tilth's     
Auburn farm

February 26, 2012
HFP Board Meeting

January 22, 2012
HFP General Meeting

January, 17, 2012  
KCAA Meeting
           
January 10, 2012  
GHAAC Meeting
     
November 20, 2011
HFP General Meeting 

July 23, 2011
Meeting with the Kingston Co-op

May 10, 2011
Presentation at GHAAC
     
April 13, 2011
Presentation at Hansville Flotsam and Jetsam  

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. 

The Importance of This Project 

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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 challenge we all face 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.)  
   
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 food.                  
   

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 the farmland. To eliminate future threats, some of those same people are now working toward creating an organic farm on this property for the benefit of the greater community. 
    
The national campaign featuring 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. We, at the Hansville Farm Project, support this campaign and encourage local involvement.

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 the county; and it will provide a more robust local economy.  

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 agricultural 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. 


WHAT'S HAPPENING 
NOW . . .

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NEW BLOG POST . . .
Read it here

Daily Food & Farm News
A story-a-day on food- and garden-related topics can now be found by clicking on the tab 
"Food and Farming." 

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FOOD PRODUCTION.
Take the time to watch this important documentary from the BBC www.youtube.comNaturaWorld: Farm for the Future BBC  
 It covers the precient global farming and food crisis, filmed in the UK. Topics covered are the influence of oil on agriculture and how this will have to change if we are to survive. Very interesting.

New Page Added.
Now you can find out who is pushing this project forward by visiting our "Who We Are" section (also listed under the "About" tab above).

NEW... Members/Farmers of our HFP board, Tara and Marty of Broken Ground, have an article about them (and our project) in the West Sound Guide. Read it here.

We have a new face book page. Come visit us and click "like" to celebrate our inauguration. Just search for Hansville Farm Project the next time you're on Face Book.

Click on "Proposed Farm Map"      (under the "Looking Forward'" tab above) and see what the HFP farm lots could look like.

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WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

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 CONTACT US:                                            email - info@hansvillefarmproject.com                                phone - 360/638.7926
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