11 EASY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO SAVE FARMLAND

1. Buy Locally.
   Buy your food from the Farmer's Market. The Farmer's Market in Lexington is open April through November. Tuesdays and Thursdays the market is held at the corner of Broadway and Maxwell, on Saturdays the Market is held on the corner of Vine, and on Sundays the market is held on Southland Drive. The market begins in the morning and usually ends in the early afternoon.
   
   Ask your grocery store, cafeteria, and favorite restaurant to buy local produce. By buying local produce, you help local farmers.
   
   
   
2. Be Our Eyes and Ears.
   Watch for newspaper articles on farmland. Clip and send them to us at:
   
   Bluegrass Conservancy
   Dudley Square
   380 South Mill Street, Suite 205
   Lexington, KY 40508
   
   
   
3. Watch What is Happening in Your Area.
   Think about your neighborhood and how it may have changed. Has your favorite place to play become a parking lot or a new subdivision, or is it still a farm, a park, or open space?
   
   Write a letter to the newspaper encouraging farmland protection.
   
   
   
4. Walk the Talk.
   Think about where you live, where you go to school, where you play, where you work.
   
   Live near where you work or go to school.
   
   Live in an established neighborhood.
   
   Shop downtown.
   
   Use public transportation. Ride your bike to school. Ride your skateboard to the park.
   
   
   
5. Join the Bluegrass Conservancy.
   Become a member of the Bluegrass Conservancy and help save the Bluegrass.
   
   
   
6. Learn More about the Loss of Farmland.
   Look at American Farmland Trust's website. Their address is www.farmland.org.
   
   
   
7. Contact Your Elected Leaders.
   The Mayor, the City Council, the State Legislature, Congress, the President.
   
   Write them, call them, e-mail them, or fax them.
   
   Attend public meetings and urge elected officials to support farmland protection.
   
   
   
8. Care about Your Local Environment.
   Organize your friends to help pick up trash.
   
   Recycle newspapers, bottles, cans, paper, etc.
   
   Learn about recycling in your area.
   
   
   
9. Visit Local Farms and Learn More about Farming.
   Area horse farms offer tours, but you must call ahead and make an appointment.
   
   Visit the Kentucky Horse Park and learn about horses.
   
   
   
10. Wear Our "Save Our Farms" Buttons.
    
    
    
11. Think about How You Can Help Save Farmland and Send Us Your Ideas
    

For further information, please contact the Bluegrass Conservancy. Our address is Dudley Square, 380 South Mill Street, Suite 205, Lexington, KY 40508. Telephone (859) 255-4552; Fax (859) 255-7952; Website www.bluegrassconservancy.org. The Bluegrass Conservancy is a non-profit regional land trust. Our mission is to promote the conservation of Bluegrass farmland.

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