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Committee approves County Executive proposal; Office of Agriculture highlights land access and incubator farm plans
Summary
The committee approved the County Executive’s proposal for the Office of Agriculture. Department staff described racial‑equity work, land‑access challenges for beginning farmers, and plans to explore an incubator farm and expand cold‑storage and commercial kitchen uses at the Agriculture Park.
The Planning, Housing and Economic Development committee approved the County Executive’s proposal for the Office of Agriculture without objections and heard department staff describe several program priorities including racial‑equity work, land access for new and beginning farmers, and agricultural infrastructure at the Ag History Farm Park.
Why it matters: county staff and committee members said supporting new and beginning farmers and preserving…
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