In 1957, King Conservation District honored Yoneichi Matsuda as Conservation Farmer of the Year, and today KCD continues to support Matsuda Farm through two major projects with the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust.
In 2016, KCD’s Regional Food System Program awarded a $50,000 grant to the Land Trust to support redevelopment of Matsuda Farm, with the goal of establishing a farm-to-school program with Vashon Island School District.
Last fall, KCD’s Landowner Incentive Program provided funding and a Washington Conservation Corps crew to plant more than 2,000 native trees and shrubs in a 35-foot buffer around the farm’s irrigation pond.
See KCD’s Facebook Photo Album for photos and more information about the history and restoration of Matsuda Farm.