Madrona Farm Benefit: The Rock and Royal Tea Party

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Friday, January 30th, 2009
6:30 PM

An evening of bluegrass featuring The Turnpike Bandits & Friends...and a dinner to support and save Madrona Farm!

he newly formed Friends of Madrona Society (FoMF)has entered into an agreement with The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC)to purchase Madrona Farm, located near Victoria. FoMF must raise $2,500,000; of which a substantial amount will be donated by the landowner. TLC’s mission is to ensure that the agricultural productivity and ecological values of Madrona Farm are protected forever. This fundraising campaign for the purchase of the farm by the community it serves, and the placement of the farm in the hands of a land trust, will be the first of its kind in BC, and part of the solution for local food security.

Once TLC holds title, the property will be inalienable and can never be sold. The farm, its uses for local, sustainable food production and conservation of biodiversity, will be protected by the Constitution of TLC. This will ensure the purposes of the FoMF are met in perpetuity.

Community purchase of this farm is a test of our collective desire to protect farmland for farming. Madrona Farm is an extraordinarily productive and biologically diverse 27-acre piece of urban farmland on Blenkinsop Road in the Capital Region, a rich agricultural area increasingly under pressure from residential development. For those who believe in supporting small farms and farmers, Madrona Farm tells why: it is a prime illustration of successful local, sustainable food production.

In this world gone wrong, full of almost universally bad environmental news, it is a shining example of what’s gone right.

One of TLC’s mandates is to protect farmland for farming – a big step toward local food security and agricultural land preservation.

The FOMF Society needs support. Together we can ensure that Madrona Farm will remain in local food production forever. We will send a clear message about the importance of locally grown, nutritious food to our health and the well-being of our community. Become a Friend of Madrona Farm and help us protect farm land – forever.

Please make your donation now!
Online at: http://www.conservancy.bc.ca/donatetomadrona

Note - TLC is a registered charity and land trust protecting wilderness areas, cultural landmarks and agricultural lands in BC. Since 1997, TLC has protected almost 120,000 acres of sensitive and threatened lands, involving more than 300 projects. TLC has grown to include over 7,000 members, and is now part of an international network of National Trusts with over 7 million members. For more information, visit http://www.conservancy.bc.ca.

Dinner & show with organic vegetables from the farm

Tickets: available at the Blethering Place and the Madrona farm gate (4317 Blenkinsop Rd.) Phone 250-598-1413 for more information & Reservations