Protecting Washington Farmland
Futurewise has protected over a million acres of farmland from sprawl in our 35 year history.
For decades, Washington has been a bright spot for farmland preservation. Nationally, Washington is in the top two states for our policy respond to protect agriculture and our success in preventing farmland conversion. However, recent trends and court decisions threaten our family farms and local food systems.
Since 1990, Futurewise has worked with local communities to protect Washington farms from suburban sprawl. We’ve secured major victories in that time that protected more than 1.5 million acres of agricultural lands. Every year, we bring new legal appeals to the Growth Management Hearings Board in our efforts to protect our food system.
Here’s just a few of our recent victories:
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