thrice all american: Could Faith Dairy Be Saved?

Could Faith Dairy Be Saved?

· Posted Monday July 30, 2007 by jamie

Kathleen Merryman writes in the TNT today that there may yet be hope for the survival of Faith Dairy, in one form or another. Not sure if it’s going to save my milk-in-glass-bottles, but apparently there is a movement afoot to save the dairy, being orchestrated by the Pierce Conservation District. Exact details are still not figured out, and hinge on who can be found to buy the land and what arrangement can be made, but the hope is that the dairy can be preserved in one way or another: potentially as a working farm, or at least preserving the buildings while letting the land go wild. The Conservation District has orchestrated similar farm purchases in the past, such as Inglin Dairy on the South Prairie Creek, which is being allowed to grow wild in order to restore salmon habitat. In the case of Faith Dairy, I think there is significant community support to keep the land in a single parcel, and hopefully keep a dairy operating. This place is an institution for Tacoma. The article suggests calling Monty Mahan at Pierce Conservation District to voice your support and join the effort: 253-845-9787. For those, like me, who prefer email, try montym@piercecountycd.org.

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