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tant that they [the supervisors] support land use in this county,” he said.
He also encouraged RFA members, both producers and non-producers, to express their concerns and ideas about farming in Rappahannock and the RFA’s activities.
“I feel we don’t have an open line of communication with our members,” he said. “We need to hear from them—good and bad.”
“Communication is vital to any organization, and I want to express to you all that this is your organization,” he said.
Mr. Grossi’s half-hour talk focused on the American Farmland Trust and its study of Rappahannock farming, which he said will be a “pilot project.”
He told the crowd, “You are not alone in facing land-use issues,” and said Rappahannock’s strict agricultural zoning has held up for more than a few years—a “remarkable record,” he said. But he warned them not to feel safe, that a 3-2 vote could reverse what many of them have worked for.
The RFA also distributed a questionnaire that explored possible support for a farmers’ market and for allowing slude application on farmland.
The RFA has 100 producer members and 80 non-producer members.
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