A message to our membership from the SVT board:
A petition has been circulated on our list serve asking the King County Council to rescind the offer to sell the Tall Chief property to the Keller family, multi- generation dairy farmers in the valley.
As a partner on the competing application referred to in the petition description, SnoValley Tilth’s board has decided that we cannot lead an effort for the County to rescind their decision.
We agree that the County’s RFP process was seriously flawed and that their decision does not achieve the goals set forth by their RFP. We are communicating this to the County Council directly.
However, our organization also strives to bring farmers together and to build bridges between all hard working family farmers no matter their historical or present day farming practices. We strive to work in partnership with farmers to promote, and encourage transition to, environmentally friendly practices, the foundation of which is healthy soil – good Tilth. This also includes advocating alternatives to GMO crops, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides.
Ultimately we believe all farmers love their land, and possess vast knowledge and important skill sets. The independent farmers who raise the food of our nation all deserve our respect. That being said, the mission of SnoValley Tilth is to support organic and sustainable food and fiber production…. This “support” includes being a resource, and hopefully an inspiration, for farmers who do not currently employ these practices.
We work to be an inclusive and unifying force striving to promote a healthy and environmentally friendly food system in the Snoqualmie Valley Watershed.
We are not trying to advocate or dissuade you from signing this petition. This is simply an explanation to our members of our position on this subject.
Respectfully,
The SVT board
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Please please look at Tilth for the property, not yet another dairy that does nothing for our environment. Times are changing, people are becoming more aware, please change with times.
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