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Funds Needed To Save Century-Old North County Farm
The soon-to-be owners of the Couple Berry Farms in Vista said they need $1 million to keep the beloved farm alive.
VISTA, CA -- A fundraiser is underway Tuesday to save a nearly 100-year-old farm in Vista. Rich and April Viles said they are in escrow to purchase Couple Berry Farms, but need at least $1 million to maintain the land.
"This is where you come in...local farming is a labor of love for the community, please donate to keep Couple Berry Farms from becoming another statistic that is turned into a development," the GoFundMe page for the farm said.
Rich and April Viles, the founders of Sand n Straw Community Farm in Encinitas, said they plan to restore the farm to its "hay day."
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"This includes, but is not limited to: Keeping the farm open for the community to enjoy and benefit, using regenerative agriculture practices to restore the farm fields, installing fields of u-pick berries, in addition to other crops," the fundraising page said.
As of Tuesday, the fundraiser received more than $3,600 in donations.
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For more information or to donate, go to gofundme.com.
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