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HomeMy WebLinkAbout101822 FW_ Welcoming the Kawamoto-Wipala Farmers ________________________________ From: Jefferson Land Trust Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 9:00:16 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Welcoming the Kawamoto-Wipala Farmers ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ Read the story <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=56ed10fcf6&e=49e2085cc8> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=f08f9d7363&e=49e2085cc8> Welcoming the Kawamoto-Wipala Farmers <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=305efb74f2&e=49e2085cc8> Foreground: Brent and Ana, two of the four-person farming collective that purchased the farm. Background: Aerial shot of Kawamoto-Wipala Farm by John Gussman. Over the last year, our community has been captivated by the conservation story of Kawamoto Farm. Kawamoto Farm is an historic 148-acre farm and working forest north of Quilcene that was founded 101 years ago by Kaichi and Itsuno Kawamoto, immigrants from Japan. The family overcame extraordinary obstacles, including the challenges of homesteading, barriers to legal land ownership, and incarceration during WWII, to establish a thriving farm cared for by four generations of the Kawamoto family. Read more about the history of the Kawamoto Farm here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=428a53d2f1&e=49e2085cc8> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=5ed7281609&e=49e2085cc8> Photo: Historic photo of the Kawamoto Farm. When it came time to sell the farm in 2020, the Kawamoto family, wishing to preserve the farm’s legacy, reached out to Jefferson Land Trust. In 2021, generous individual and foundation donations, and funding from the Navy’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program, made it possible to place two easements on the Kawamoto Farm — one that limits development and one that guides land and forest management, protects water quality and habitat, and makes provision for interpretive signage at the farm to honor its history. The restriction of development rights also reduced the property's value, presenting a rare opportunity for the next landowners to purchase the farmland at a more affordable price. In fall of 2021, Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=692dfd493c&e=49e2085cc8> , of which the Land Trust is a member, formed a Selection Committee with community members from a diversity of racial and economic backgrounds with expertise in farming and local food systems. The Committee put out a request for proposals (RFP) to identify, from a wide pool of qualified and deserving applicants, the next owners of the Kawamoto Farm. (Click the button below for more details about the Kawamoto Farm selection process.) <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=70fdd2cce2&e=49e2085cc8> Today, we’re pleased to share that the Kawamoto Farm Selection Committee selected the farming collective of Ana Galvis, Juan Daniel Galvis, Brent Walker, and Natalia Pinzón to be the next farmers and caretakers of this special place. In August 2022, they officially became the proud owners of the newly-named Kawamoto-Wipala Farm! Photo : Natalia Pinzón > The members of this collective have long served their communities in California, Mexico and Colombia as teachers, gardeners, farmers, community organizers, and consultants in sustainable agriculture and food justice. With more than 15 years of farming experience between them and strategic plans to bring the farm back into production, they’re united by a powerful vision: to celebrate the beauty and potential around them by maintaining and producing a quality organic sustainable environment where food and people can grow. <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=c88725fd7d&e=49e2085cc8> Photo: Present-day photo of the farm. Through their hard work and dedication and the support of their families and communities, along with the collaboration of the Kawamoto family, Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative, the Selection Committee, Jefferson Land Trust, the U.S. Navy, and countless other friends and supporters, the agricultural, cultural, and regional legacy of the Kawamoto Farm will live on and continue to nourish Jefferson County as a new chapter of its history unfolds. Heather Kawamoto, the great-granddaughter of Kaichi and Itsuno, represented her family on the Selection Committee. Of the new farmers, she says, “This team sees what’s possible. They want to create something that honors what has been while creating new things. I feel so good about having them steward the farm into the next generations.” Ana Galvis says, “Having access to land was the tool that we needed to embody and fulfill our vision. There are lands that you choose, and lands that choose you. 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