Impact Story

Peninsula Pride Farms

Posted October 17th, 2018

The goal of the Peninsula Pride Farms (PPF) farmer led watershed initiative is to leverage the ingenuity of the agricultural community, university research and scientist to meet water quality challenges. The focus is on protecting both surface waters and ground water through innovative practices. PPF cost shares farm assessment to identify and prioritize best management practices, farming systems and landscape features to reduce the risk of ground water contamination. Field days and demonstrations show case innovative planting techniques such as cover crops and no till planting that improve soil health and water quality.

“We recognized the need for our members to serve as the voice of agriculture on the Peninsula. Our commitment is to demonstrate through our actions that clean, safe water, and a vibrant agricultural community can coexist on our home.”

- Don Niles, PPF President