Mystery donation helps save Corvallis farm
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Just west of Corvallis is a 587 acre farm tucked between rolling hills and colorful scenery. Bald Hill Farm specializes in pasture raised beef production, that runs about 100 head of cattle.
"It's kind of an iconic property within the Corvallis area," said Michael Pope, executive director for Greenbelt Land Trust."The products are sold locally and it's a great connection with the farm to an urban area."
However, officials with Greenbelt Land Trust fear the future of the farm could be in trouble.
"There's been a lot of development in the last 15 or 20 years and we're concerned that the property would be broken up and eventually the public would not be allowed to access certain parts of it," Pope said.
Greenbelt is raising collecting donations and applying for grants to raise enough funds to purchase the $4.7 million dollar piece of property. Greenbelt is not there yet, but last week there was a helpful delivery Pope won't forget.
"My office administrator walked in my office and he had a big smile on his face," Pope said.
In the administrator's hand was a check for a $250,000 - from who, no one knows.
"I guess my heart stopped for a minute and I said, 'wow,'" Pope said. "This is just amazing."
The mystery donation to Greenbelt Land Trust is step in the right direction to better preserve Bald Hill Farm
"It will be under an ownership that will emphasize the conservation and some of the recreational values," Pope said.
Even though Greenbelt doesn't know who the anonymous donor is, Pope said he still has a message for that person anyway.
"I'd like to give him a big hug, and bring him out here and just say thank you so much," Pope said. "This is just an incredible contribution for just a wonderful project,"
The same anonymous donor has given to Greenbelt Land Trust for many years. Greenbelt said the mystery donor plans to donate $50,000 in 2013 and 2014.
I am always a little concerned about Trusts like this, and if you look at the board members they appear to mostly be the "elite"(that is what they call themselves, not what I think), and they usually know what is better for us than we do.
Just looked up the website for Greenbelt Land Trust, the organization that owns the Bald Hill Farm: You might be interested to know that they have, as a member of their board, a former Monsanto employee! For those of you not aware, Monsanto is the biggest megacorp. who is growing âfranken-foodsâ, and forcing them onto the plates of all Americans, and has attempted to do the same thing worldwide, with some (not total) success. Crops that will overtake  normal crops, and contaminate them with no ability to go back. Crops tainted with Round-Up, and Agent Orange in their DNA. Crops that, when they do take over other normal crops, Monsanto is suing the farmers and farms for selling patented crops (Even thought the farmers DO NOT want the tainted DNA crops, and have tried, unsuccessfully, to have the FDA hold up the planting of such chemically tainted crops until they have been tested to assure they are safe), as Monsanto patents all of its "franken-crops", so no one can copy them (as if anyone would WANT these crops!)
Here are a few links to read all about Monsanto and itâs tampering with our food sources (with the approval, I might add, of the FDA):
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'Monsanto Protection Act' to grant biotech industry total immunity over GM crops?
The 'Monsanto Rider': Are Biotech Companies About to Gain Immunity from Federal Law?
Monsanto could pay $7.5 billion settlement to millions of Brazilian soy farmers
Activist mom launches national movement boycotting GMOs
These are just a few of the articles, with references to sources of the information.
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 @angelgabe It is not an easy chore to feed the world.  Monsanto claims that is there goal.  Some will say it is about controlling the masses. The majority of GMO's were never tested independently before being cut loose.  Genetic engineering is here.  Is it all bad?  What about medical breakthroughs?  We live in a free for all Corporate world with few regulations.  Enjoy the time we all have.Â