Sammamish Valley Uprising
Sammamish Valley folks are uniting in solidarity and sending letters to the City Council for the meeting tomorrow. Several of us plan to speak. We are starting to see and hear a larger movement that is pro health from the soil up to healthy food in our school systems. I get a surge of energy running through my systems from this letter. Synergy is happening!!
March 8th, 2010
City Council
City of Woodinville
17301 133rd Ave NE
Woodinville, WA 98072
RE: Farmland Preservation
Dear City Councilmembers:
We, the members of the Sammamish Valley Grange affirm the following:
“Since God placed man on earth, agriculture has existed. There is no occupation that precedes it, no order or association that can rank with the tillers of the soil. Before literature existed, before governments were known, agriculture was the calling of man. And all of the fruits of social progress since then grew from the brown soil. Agricultural toilers, therefore, claim this precedence over royal dynasties and titles of nobility – that they represent the oldest and most indisputable lineage, and hold a patent that issues from the ancient gates of Eden”.
We encourage the City of Woodinville to recognize and respect the scarcity and unique value of the land in the Sammamish Valley that we hold so dear. We encourage the City to integrate access to local farm produce and home gardening into land use codes and to leave the current King County zoning intact. We support local farms, farmers and continuing the agricultural heritage in the Sammamish Valley. We do not support annexation by the City of any of the current King County agriculturally zoned land. We cannot afford to lose more of the valuable, strategically located farmland in the Sammamish Valley. We can no longer stand and watch as it is consumed acre by acre to be paved over with concrete and buildings that we are told will merely increase the tax base.
The National Grange was organized in 1867, 10 years before the first white settlers began to homestead the Sammamish Valley. It is family-oriented and has its’ roots in rural communities all across America, serving farm families longer than any other agricultural organization. Our local Grange was established in 1909, and continues to this day to serve local families and to support such activities as local 4-H youth groups. We support maintaining the current agricultural zoning and ask that the City of Woodinville would join with King County, the Grange and many other local citizen groups and individuals to ensure that farming continues in the Sammamish Valley.
Thank you.
David Clark, Master
Sammamish Valley Grange of Woodinville
March 8th, 2010
City Council
City of Woodinville
17301 133rd Ave NE
Woodinville, WA 98072
RE: Farmland Preservation
Dear City Councilmembers:
We, the members of the Sammamish Valley Grange affirm the following:
“Since God placed man on earth, agriculture has existed. There is no occupation that precedes it, no order or association that can rank with the tillers of the soil. Before literature existed, before governments were known, agriculture was the calling of man. And all of the fruits of social progress since then grew from the brown soil. Agricultural toilers, therefore, claim this precedence over royal dynasties and titles of nobility – that they represent the oldest and most indisputable lineage, and hold a patent that issues from the ancient gates of Eden”.
We encourage the City of Woodinville to recognize and respect the scarcity and unique value of the land in the Sammamish Valley that we hold so dear. We encourage the City to integrate access to local farm produce and home gardening into land use codes and to leave the current King County zoning intact. We support local farms, farmers and continuing the agricultural heritage in the Sammamish Valley. We do not support annexation by the City of any of the current King County agriculturally zoned land. We cannot afford to lose more of the valuable, strategically located farmland in the Sammamish Valley. We can no longer stand and watch as it is consumed acre by acre to be paved over with concrete and buildings that we are told will merely increase the tax base.
The National Grange was organized in 1867, 10 years before the first white settlers began to homestead the Sammamish Valley. It is family-oriented and has its’ roots in rural communities all across America, serving farm families longer than any other agricultural organization. Our local Grange was established in 1909, and continues to this day to serve local families and to support such activities as local 4-H youth groups. We support maintaining the current agricultural zoning and ask that the City of Woodinville would join with King County, the Grange and many other local citizen groups and individuals to ensure that farming continues in the Sammamish Valley.
Thank you.
David Clark, Master
Sammamish Valley Grange of Woodinville
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