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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Impacts of Sprawl -NRI 87-92 vs. 92-97 Conversions up from 1.2 Million Acres per year to 2.2 Million Acres per year
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture National Map
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Conversions American Converted 6,000,000 Acres from 92-97 (=~12Alabama Counties) Conversions are a one time crop
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Alabama Map
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Alabama’s Standing State ranks 13 th in total conversions 87-92 130,000 Acres (26K/yr) 92-97 315,000 Acres (63K/yr) State ranks 10 th in Prime Farmland losses to development
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Top 20
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Growth Factors Population Growth & Migration 0.96% population growth Cheaper Land Transportation Corridor Development Spreading Infrastructure Larger Lots 2% / yr lot size
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Lot Size 1950’s Average < 1.0 acre / home site 1997 Average > 1.8 acres / home site
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Other Factors Absentee Ownership Farm Revenue decreases Off farm employment Cheaper imports
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Cost of Community Services
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Hidden Costs Emergency response time increases Fire response time increases Insurance (ISO) ratings decrease School bus route time increases (Police response time decreased)
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Other Considerations Smell Dust Slow vehicles Chemicals
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Environmental Impacts Farmland / Open land Storm water sponge Heat Island sink Air Quality buffer All of these factors will have to be mitigated upon conversion
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Food Production
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Opportunity Lost Eco Tourism Heritage Trails MicroFarm Enterprises Anything other than Impervious Surfaces
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Help? Land Trusts Up from 1 in the ’90’s to 7 in ’02 Farmland Protection Program $900,000 Forever Wild The Nature Conservancy
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Options Brownfield redevelopment Greyfield redevelopment Tax breaks Mitigation Banks
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11/21/2002Sustainable Agriculture Sloss Phytoremediation
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Paul Kennedy USDA-NRCS 205.251-8139 x135 Paulk@cawaco.org www.cawaco.org
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