Public Farmland


Background

 On December 9, 2011, Friends of the Farms (FotF) and the City of Bainbridge Island (City) 
signed the “City of Bainbridge Island and Friends of the Farms Master Lease and Management Agreement”  (Master Lease). The duration of the Master Lease is 30 years, commencing on the first day of January 2012, and terminating on the first day of January 2042. The properties described in the Master Lease include 60.86 acres of City-owned agricultural land. 


City-Owned Agricultural Land Leased by Friends of the Farms

Property Name Location
Size (Acres)
Suyematsu & Bentryn Family Farms 9229 NE Day Road - NE Section
14.76
Suyematsu & Bentryn Family Farms 9229 NE Day Road - NW Section
11.21
Morales Farm 8862 NE Lovgreen Road - NE Corner of Highway 305 and Lovgreen
4.74
Crawford Property Accessed either from Suyematsu and Bentryn Family Farms or Lovgreen Road, between Bentryn property (private) to the north and Lempriere property (private) to the south
2.30
M&E Farm Accessed via Charles Road; between Crawford (west) and private Bentryn property (north)
13.34
Johnson Farm Johnsonville Lane off of Fletcher Bay Road, approximately ½ mile south of High School Road
14.51
 
Total Acreage
60.86