Staff Contacts: Kathy Creahan Program Coordinator 206-205-5621 kathy.creahan@kingcounty.gov Steve Evans Farm Specialist 206-296-7824 steve.evans@kingcounty.gov Judy Herring Farmland Preservation Program Coordinator 206-296-1470 judy.herring@kingcounty.gov Rick Reinlasoder Livestock Program Specialist 206-263-6566 rick.reinlasoder@kingcounty.gov Elizabeth Weldin Agricultural Drainage Assistance Program Coordinator 206-296-1979 elizabeth.weldin@kingcounty.gov Claire Dyckman Agriculture Commission Liaison 206-296-1926 claire.dyckman@kingcounty.gov Karen Kinney Puget Sound Fresh 206-263-6429 karen.kinney@kingcounty.gov

Agriculture Program The Agriculture Program brings together the County’s efforts to preserve prime agricultural soils with efforts to protect water resources and ensure the continuing economic vitality of agriculture in the County. King County has historically been a productive agricultural region with dairies, livestock operations, crop farms and berry fields. Rich agricultural areas once supported hundreds of families and provided an abundant local food source for thousands. Increased land prices, regulations, urban pressures, and drainage problems have all significantly contributed to the reduction of farmland in King County; however, farming is still a vital presence. King County has over 42,000 acres in its Agriculture Production Districts - areas designated for agriculture. In addition, there remain thousands of acres still viable as working farms in the urban and rural areas of the County. The King County Agriculture Program supports farming throughout the County. Programs include: Puget Sound Fresh Agricultural Drainage Assistance Program King County Agriculture Commission For information about any of the above programs or to be included on the Commission mailing list, please call the Program Manager. News and Events: Take the Snoqualmie Flood-Farm Task Force Survey Information regarding the Rural Economic Strategies Report Download a copy of the Agriculture Program Brochure in PDF here See also: Puget Sound Fresh Farms web site Farmland Preservation Program Livestock Programs Noxious Weed Control Program

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