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From YouTube: MAY 13 2021 Statements Megan Dykeman
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
A
The
township
of
langley
has
a
land
mass
of
122
square
miles
with
over
75
percent
within
the
agricultural
land
reserve,
through
workshops
and
other
initiatives.
Elsaf
brings
together
farmers,
academics,
government
officials
and
other
passionate
individuals
to
strengthen
food
and
farming
in
the
langleys
and
neighboring
communities.
A
Under
the
guidance
of
board
members,
dave,
mellenchuck,
ava,
reeve
nancy
clark,
carol
paulson
miles
lamont
gary
jones,
emma
bryce
and
john
scholtens.
They
work
hard
to
educate
the
public
on
farming,
increase
public
awareness
of
the
importance
of
agriculture,
encourage
support
of
local
food
production
and
educate
and
encourage
sustainable
land
and
stewardship
practices.
One
example
of
the
fantastic
work
this
organization
has
undertaken
includes
the
langley
ecological
services
initiative,
a
pilot
project
which
works
with
local
farmers
to
protect
and
enhance
natural
areas
on
their
land.
A
Now,
in
its
third
year
of
operation,
eleven
farmers
along
the
bertand
creek
are
participating.
The
langley
ecological
services
initiative
is
the
first
program
of
its
kind
on
bc's
west
coast
to
reward
farmers
for
maintaining
eco-friendly
areas
on
their
lands.
Such
practices
can
be
costly
and
the
ecological
services
initiative
was
created
to
help
farmers
bear
the
cost
to
keeping
waterways
forests
and
other
ecologically
sensitive
areas
clean
and
healthy
for
current
and
future
generations.