The purpose of the Agricultural Advisory Commission, sometimes
hereinafter "the Commission," is to support commercial agriculture
and other farming activities in the Town of Harvard. The Commission's
duties shall include, but are not limited to: serving as facilitators
for encouraging the pursuits of agriculture in Harvard; promoting
agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town; acting as mediators,
advocates, educators, and/or negotiators on farming issues; working
for preservation of prime agricultural lands; advising the Select
Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission,
Board of Health, Historical Commission, Board of Assessors, and the
Open Space Committee, or any other appropriate Town Boards, on issues
involving agriculture; and pursuing all initiatives appropriate to
creating a sustainable agricultural community.