By Working Together, We Keep This Land Working

It takes all of us working together, supporting a future for farmers and farmland, to save agriculture in the Skagit Valley.

The Skagit River Dams Settlement Agreement: What’s at Stake for Skagit Agriculture

After years of often contentious and secretive negotiations, a Comprehensive Settlement Agreement between Seattle City Light and a number of parties, including treaty tribes, federal agencies, local government, and non-governmental organizations, was signed by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on May 12. Now, the agreement heads to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission which will conduct a formal environmental review involving many entities and compliance with several state and federal laws and agencies.

The Role of Small Scale Farms in Skagit Agriculture

Skagit County’s agricultural economy is a mix of small and large farms. Many small-scale farmers are producing food, flowers and fiber on land that is too small for the larger tractors and equipment. Small farms keep some of our most at-risk farmland from converting to non-agricultural uses. Small farms create the on-farm experiences that is not possible or safe on larger farming operations-with sales of fresh produce, pumpkin patches and corn mazes.

Join us as we explore the role Skagit’s small farms play in maintaining a vibrant agricultural economy.

The Role of Large Scale Farms in Skagit Agriculture

Farming plays a central role in Skagit County life, and large-scale agriculture drives the economic engine that makes it go.

The demand from big farms supports the critical infrastructure necessary to maintain a viable agricultural economy and community here that all farmers (and rural living enthusiasts) benefit from.

Join us as we explore the role Skagit’s large farms play in maintaining a vibrant agricultural economy.

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