The Spokane Farmland Preservation Working Group (est. 2019) advocates in favor of the community's desire to protect farmland from development, as reflected in language that the People fought for in the state's Growth Management Act and the region's various Comprehensive Plans. The Spokane Farmland Preservation Working Group develops policy proposals and takes action to achieve more effective farmland preservation and strengthen the preservation policies that our state and local governments are currently failing to do.
Current Members:
Ryan Louise - Convener
Chrys Ostrander - Permaculture Farmer
Founding Members:
Addie Candib - American Farmland Trust
Beth Mort - Farmer/Permaculture Designer
Carrie Anderson - Urban Forest Advocate, Catalytic Convener/Community Activist
Chrys Ostrander - Regenerative Agriculture Proponent/Permaculture Designer
Doug Phelps - Spokane Conservation District
Elizabeth Abbey, PhD, RDN
Eve Costello, Vinegar Flats Resident
Kirsten Angell - Urban Planner, Citizen Activist
Paige Kenney - Upper Columbia Group Sierra Club
Pat Munts - WSU Spokane County Extension
Phil Small - Soil Scientist/Permaculture Designer
Robin O'Quinn - Professor in Biology, Eastern Washington University
Torie Foote, Footehills Farm
Vicki Carter - Spokane Conservation District
Walt Edelen - Spokane Conservation District
Whitney Jacques - Farmer/Farm Educator
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