Pasture & Agriculture Team |
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Includes irrigated pastureland, pasture irrigation system, spring fed pond, fencing, tractor and agricultural implements, farm tools, UTV, and any structures in the pasture, but specifically excludes the turnaround near entry, cluster irrigation pond, and cluster irrigation system.
Purpose To guide the community in its use of and interaction with our irrigated pastureland. To achieve this, we will explore, learn, and implement the principles of holistic management in a manner that sustains a healthy, beautiful, and diverse ecosystem for wild and domestic plants and animals. Number of Members 5 to 8 Responsibility & Authority Overall responsibility for the wise stewardship of our irrigated pastureland. The primary stewardship priorities are long term environmental health, agricultural production, food production, livestock use, and aesthetics. The current wetlands, oak groves and drainages will be respected and stewarded primarily for wildlife. Specific Responsibilities and Authorities • Create and revise long term land use plan for irrigated pasture. – Proposal Authority • Implement long term land use plan for irrigated pasture. – Full Authority • Manage and maintain pasture irrigation, including all head gates, irrigation pipe, etc. – Full Authority • Manage and maintain pasture fencing. – Full Authority • Control weeds. – Full Authority • Manage and maintain farm tools and structures. – Full Authority • Tractor and Agricultural Implements: • Keep the tractor, agricultural implements (includes mower and fuel tank), and UTV in a good, safe working condition. - Full Authority • Oversee the use of the tractor, agricultural implements, and UTV. Create guidelines for their use, including setting fees for private use consistent with our Private Use of Community Resources agreement. - Full Authority • Enter into, monitor and manage written agreements with private entities using the ag land and/or other pasture assets (including setting pasture use fees and requirements), consistent with our Private Use of Community Resources agreement, other Heartwood agreements, and any liability requirements. This applies to land use for both animal and plant production. It also applies to agreements with both members and nonmembers. – Full Authority • Implement Agricultural and Pet Ownership agreement as it pertains to irrigated pastureland. – Full Authority • Ensure that agreements related to our irrigated pasture and agricultural land are followed – Full Authority • Ensure that Paragraphs 7.9, 7.12, 7.16 and 7.17 of covenants are followed. – Full Authority • Know and abide by all laws and regulations pertaining to irrigation water rights. – Full Authority • Know and abide by County regulations that affect land usage. – Full Authority • Obtain permits for additional structures on pastureland as needed. – Proposal Authority • Manage and maintain our existing ditch or other agricultural water rights. – Full Authority • Sell or lease ditch or other agricultural water rights. – Proposal Authority • Acquire or lease ditch or other agricultural water rights. – Full Authority • Create and manage barns and other pasture structures. – Full Authority • Wetlands, oak groves, and their drainages: • Create and revise long term land use plan. – Proposal Authority • Implement long term land use plan. – Full Authority • Create goodwill relationships and guidelines for cooperation with other food producers at Heartwood. – Full Authority • Coordinate farm internships. – Proposal Authority • Allocate money collected from Large Animal Use Fees. (Each member grazing large animals pays a one time fee per animal to previous large owner members of PAT. This money is used for the equipment that has been purchased by previous members for the benefit and maintenance of the large animals pastured at HW. This money does not go into the Heartwood HOA fund.) – Full Authority • Create names for irrigated pastureland features. – Full Authority |