Tell Montgomery County: Don't Destroy Organic Farmland for Soccer Fields
- by: Care2.com
- recipient: Montgomery County Officials
Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland have voted to raze a thirty-year-old organic farm to make room for twenty acres of privately owned soccer fields.
Initially, the county made its decision with no public input. And despite the 200 people who protested at a recent city-wide meeting, officials still intend to replace the organic heritage farm with flat, unsustainable turf grass.
If the decision to replace a cherished source of local and pesticide-free produce with soccer fields seems counterintuitive, don't be fooled. According to Natural News, a citizen inquiry revealed that county officials had conceded to financial pressure from Montgomery Soccer Inc., voting to place corruption over environmental responsibility.
Montgomery County is obliged to treat the wishes of its constituents with respect and due consideration. Demand the preservation of Nick's Organic Farm today.
Your recent decision to forego the wishes of community members and elect to destroy Nick's Organic Farm is both economically and environmentally irresponsible.
Nick's Organic Farm has been producing local and organic food for the last thirty years. To destroy this productive microenvironment in favor of soccer fields, which can be built nearly anywhere, is a travesty.
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I urge you to reconsider your decision to raze Nick's Organic Farm.
