Help Us Protect Oregon’s Family Farm Stands

Help Us Protect Oregon’s Family Farm Stands

Show your support by July 25

Proposed rule changes by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) could make it harder for farms like ours and many others across the state to stay open to the public. These changes could limit what we’re allowed to offer at our farm stand and create uncertainty for how we operate into the future.

We need your help to speak up for local farms, family-run farm stands, U-picks, flower fields, and pumpkin patches across Oregon.

How You Can Help

Please take a few minutes to send a written comment to the DLCD by July 25. Your message can be short and simple, share a favorite memory of our farm, let them know why our farm and others are important to Oregon agriculture. Email your comment to: farmforest.comment@dlcd.oregon.gov

In your message, feel free to include:

• That you support local farm stands and the families who operate them

• Your favorite memory from visiting our farm

• Why you believe farms should be allowed flexibility and trust

• Why it’s important to keep farms open to the public

Be yourself. Your personal experience speaks louder than perfect wording.
Farms like ours rely on flexibility to grow, adapt, and welcome visitors. These proposed rules could limit what we offer or even threaten our ability to stay open in the long term. Your support helps not just our farm, but farms all across Oregon that open their gates to share agriculture, beauty, and community with others.

Thank you for standing with local farm families. Thank you for helping us keep growing.

To learn more and read the proposed rules, please visit: https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/LAR/Documents/RAC%20Meeting%204%20Materials%20Packet.pdf