News from Pie Ranch
November 01, 2006
Year End Letter
As the berry crop tapers off and we harvest the warming fall bounty of pumpkins, squash, beans, and corn with many of the same youth who planted these crops last spring, we are, again and again, called to reflect on the passage of seasons and the many accomplishments of 2006 on this wedge of land that is Pie Ranch. We want to share the awe and pride about the farm’s growth and accomplishments, because so many of you have participated, supported and cheered us on during this year of big leaps forward. Your support allows us to recommit to another year of steady progress in building a place and programming that serve to intimately connect urban youth with the nature and origins of our food, and to participate in building a thriving local food system.
Taking an inventory of the year’s accomplishments invites celebration, to be sure, and enthusiasm for forging forward.
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“Land Trusts can help in keeping farmland more affordable, but we need enterprising young farmers interested in growing a healthy diversity of crops for local markets. This project has the potential to attract such energy.”
– Walter T. Moore
Vice President, Peninsula Open Space Trust
“Having lived here and farmed for over three decades, I respect our new Pie Ranchers efforts to become both part of the legacy and team players in the neighborhood. I look forward to working with them.”
– Na do Muzzi, R. Rossi Company