Friends of the Countryside Program
Farms & Food for the Future

Do you Care?

We’re betting you do.

Think about what it’s like to…

Enjoy really fresh sweet corn – covered with creamy butter
Bite into a soft, sweet, dripping peach
Take the kids out to a nearby farm to pick fresh strawberries
Drive through a landscape of beautiful small farms

Bring back old memories – or suggest some new ones? Well, they can become real once again – even here in Northeast Ohio. But getting from here to there is no spectator sport.

The Countryside Conservancy needs your help!

• To revitalize 20 + historic farms in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• To reestablish hundreds more small farms all across Northeast Ohio
• To grow a new generation of local farmers growing for local customers
• To establish well run farmers’ markets – as centers of community life
• To create hundreds of new jobs in a relocalized food industry
• To guarantee a safe, healthy alternative to long distance industrial food

Ultimately, our future depends on inspiring people such as you to become engaged citizens – working with us to build a better future for Northeast Ohio.

We hope you’ll consider a donation of $35 or more to the Countryside Conservancy’s new Friends Program. It’s an investment – in our children’s and grandchildren’s future. It’s enlightened self-interest. And frankly, conservation never tasted so good!

To join, download the Countryside Friends form here. Fill out and return along with your tax-deductible donation.

2007-08 Friends of the Countryside

Thank you for your generous support!