Farmland Support Services is an independent program, funded by King Conservation District, to help King County landowners bring more farmland into active production.
Services we offer:
- Site visits to assess prioritized properties
- Advice on farm infrastructure
- Connection to King County resources/services
- Assistance navigating King County agriculture programs
- Guidance on leasing, connecting to farmers
- Succession planning assistance
Examples of the types of projects we assist with:
- Advice on infrastructure to get fallow land ready for leasing
- Strategies for leasing to multiple farmers
- Options and considerations for how to transition your farm to the next generation of farmers
- Who to contact for understanding water rights, soil type/health, permits for farm buildings, cost sharing programs, conservation easements, etc.
We support landowners who have:
- Fallow land or underutilized land
- Land with an active farm but extra acreage that could be leased
- Retiring farmers
- Non-farmers who purchased farmland and want it to be farmed
We prioritize assisting:
- Motivated landowners who want to support local farming
- Land with water, soil suited for crop production, farm infrastructure, housing, & land threatened by development
How to connect with Farmland Support Services
Lily Gottlieb-McHale
FarmlandSupportServices@gmail.com
Sean Stratman
Sean_stratman@msn.com
425-698-3791