If we value the agricultural diversity that abounds beyond the vineyards in Sonoma County, would be we willing to tax ourselves to sustain and benefit from it?

It's worth remembering that the full title of the existing entity is the Sonoma County Agriculture and Open Space District, notes Michael Dimock, Executive Director of Roots of Change. He points out that one important sector of the local agriculture economy was among the first to benefit from that district's formation 31 years ago.

Michael Dimock