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May 24, 2010 12:00 am

Officials representing Pierce County, PCC Farmland Trust and the State of Washington gathered May 21 on the site of a former dairy farm to celebrate the completion of what's known as the Orting Valley Farms project. The partners arranged to buy the development rights to the 100-acre property, reducing its value so that other local farmers could afford to buy it. Under the agreement, the land must be operated as organic farms in perpetuity. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)