Crider Farm I and II ~ 39 acres, Chatham County

Gary Phillips and Gail Crider.  Donation of Conservation Easement.

Gail Crider.  Donation of Conservation Easement.

Protected in 1996, the Crider-Phillips Farm was the second farm protected in the Sutphin Mill Community and the first donated easement.  As with Patterson Farm, this easement prohibits non-agricultural development on the property and ensures that prime agricultural soils are protected.  Additionally, the easement protects a wooded stream corridor whose wildlife habitat and scenic value further enhances the rural character of Sutphin Mill.

In 2004, Gail Crider began to build a single-family residential dwelling on Crider Farm I.  The building location was on prime agricultural soil and violated the easement terms.  PLC allowed Gail to proceed with building the home impacting one acre of prime soil in exchange for a second easement over an adjoining three-and-a-half acres of prime soils.  This resolution respected the original intentions of all parties while enhancing the conservation values being protected. 

Project funding provided by the landowner and the Weaver Foundation.

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