Montco preserves two more farms
Two farms in Montgomery County have just been preserved in perpetuity under an Agricultural Land Preservation Program, the county has announced.
Two farms in Montgomery County have just been preserved in perpetuity under an Agricultural Land Preservation Program, the county has announced.
The farms, a 54-acre crop and horse operation in New Hanover Township, owned by George E. Leidig Jr. and Eleanor Vallone, and a 50-acre crop farm in Salford Township, owned by J. Ladaan and Anne D. Moyer, will continue be used as pasture or to produce food.
To date 9,230 acres on 157 farms have been preserved in the county through the program, which purchases agricultural easements from the farms.
Under the program, farmers keep the land but cannot sell it for non-farming use.
There are 58 counties in the state participating in the voluntary program. Statewide, more than 4,700 farms with about 500,000 acres have been approved for the program.
Visit www.montcopa.org/FarmlandProgram for more information on the preservation program, local food initiative, and a listing of the 12 farmers' markets and 59 farm stands in the county.
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