Andrea Xaver Interview on Farming Issues in Skagit: Creating balance between farmland, forests, wildlife habitat and water

In this thoughtful interview, Andrea Xaver, organic farm and forest owner, addresses the critical issues facing farmers in Skagit County.  Noting that the population of Skagit County has tripled in the last 70 years,  while 1/2 of the farmland has been lost, she describes ongoing threats to farmland, forests, wildlife habitat, even water resources.  Andrea gives specific examples of where the consequences of interventions to protect one resource have harmed another.  She makes a plea for those of us who live here to "connect the dots," and work together to protect and preserve the local resources we use, value, and still have.

Andrea Xaver interview on Farming issues in Skagit County with Speak Up! Speak Out!:

Wed. March 5, 5 pm: KSVR, 91.7 FM, Mt. Vernon
KSVU, 90.1 FM, Hamilton
stream at: ksvr.org

Sun. March 9, 8 pm: KSVR, 91.7 FM, Mt. Vernon
KSVU, 90.1 FM, Hamilton
stream at: ksvr.org

Online anytime after Wed. March 5, 2014:  www.speakupspeakoutradio.org  

Thanks for listening!

Ginny Wolff