SHAME SHAME SHAME: AN AH-HA RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS INVESTIGATION...
(Photo: This is Del Dios Farm at Del Dios Highway and Camino Del Norte. DD Farm is one of only five actual farming operations in the 92067 Zip code. They received no federal subsidies. However, some 118 "farming operations" claimed 92067 as their headquarters and received almost $5.3 million in federal farm subsidies since 1995.)
THE SHAME OF RANCHO SANTA FE -- 118 "Farms" in the 92067 Zip Code have received $5.28 MILLION in Federal Farm Subsidies since 1995. Give back the money!
Did you know that Rancho Santa Fe had 118 farms in the 92067 zip code?
Let us repeat this. Rancho Santa Fe has 118 farms, according to the 2011 Federal Farm Subsidy Database.
That database shows 118 Rancho Santa Fe farms received $5,287.853 in federal commodity subsidy payments from 1995-2010.
How many of these "farmers" voted for Republican denial of benefits for poor people along with tax breaks for the wealthy? This is federal welfare for wealthy people. SHAME.
We all know damn well there are not, and never have been, 118 farms in the 92067 area. There are five farms. So, all these people collecting federal tax dollars for NOT growing crops around Rancho Santa Fe should be called out and IMMEDIATELY give back the money either to help balance the budget or to provide needed benefits for food stamps and health care for poor people. We will follow up with many of these "farmers" in coming days.
What follows is the 2011 Farm Subsidy Database for Rancho Santa Fe courtesy of the Environmental Working Group. For more, visit http://www.ewg.org/. Also, check the attached pdf file for more on the skewed priorities of farm subsidies in California...
Click on the links for more information. Such as the fact Breadbasket, the #1 abuser, received $189,000 for not growing wheat. Lot of wheat lands by Village Market maybe? SHAME! Longtime RSF landlord and GOP activist Marion Dodson received $122,000+. SHAME!
Rank | Name | Location | Subsidy Total 1995-2010 |
1 | Breadbasket I | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 949,181.22 |
2 | Victor L & Joyce Copeland Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 862,049.92 |
3 | Tim Hamilton | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 726,774.51 |
4 | Lee Dodson | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 514,788.00 |
5 | Jerry R Witt | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 408,227.26 |
6 | Judy Family Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 284,856.33 |
7 | Colbournes Pontiac Farm | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 168,471.06 |
8 | Marion Dodson | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 122,721.00 |
9 | Doctors Building Inc | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 111,717.90 |
10 | Vernon Taylor Dba Taylor Family T | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 110,442.00 |
11 | Sky Development | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 109,153.00 |
12 | Terry Mcnellis | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 101,856.63 |
13 | Judith B Judy | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 90,588.53 |
14 | T & J Ranch | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 72,072.63 |
15 | Stephen E Dypvik And Erin M Dypvi | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 58,831.00 |
16 | Mary F Taylor Dba Taylor Family T | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 57,990.75 |
17 | Taylor Properties Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 52,711.00 |
18 | Erma Taylor O Brien | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 52,584.00 |
19 | Witt-matheny Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 48,852.32 |
20 | V A Mumma Tr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 44,604.01 |
21 | Alta M Bostick Estate | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 41,920.99 |
22 | Jenny Lee Veteto | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 35,525.32 |
23 | Tom Hansch | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 35,100.80 |
24 | Witt-matheny Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 34,351.95 |
25 | Jerry Caulder | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 33,718.11 |
26 | Glenn O Plummer | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 32,894.00 |
27 | Carol Thompson | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 26,023.81 |
28 | Mary Catharine Muller | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 23,976.22 |
29 | Veteto Family B Rev Living Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 19,500.61 |
30 | Patricia Rebber-gross | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 19,202.00 |
31 | Mildred Orr Hirth Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 17,586.25 |
32 | Noreen Franz | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 16,416.16 |
33 | Sam Gross | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 14,322.87 |
34 | Holden V Johnson Rev Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 12,087.00 |
35 | Walter Muller | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 10,783.00 |
36 | Mildred Orr Hirth Fmly Irr Tr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 10,756.45 |
37 | Jane Marshall Fusinato | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 10,659.00 |
38 | Mary Vickie Galligan | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 8,783.00 |
39 | Alma J Navlet Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 8,594.71 |
40 | Gerald L Fisher | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 8,541.00 |
41 | Jane Murphy | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 8,511.68 |
42 | Stuart N Rosenwasser | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 7,723.36 |
43 | Louise D Kasch | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 7,413.28 |
44 | Elkhorn Ranch Inc | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 4,912.00 |
45 | Alice Farrell | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 4,020.51 |
46 | Mildred Orr Hirth Fmly Irr Tr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 2,276.00 |
47 | Diane Colyear | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 2,036.00 |
48 | Mary S Geisler | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 1,285.48 |
49 | Palo Alto Kennels Inc | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 1,252.73 |
50 | Hyun Shik Chung | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 1,250.00 |
51 | Ronald E Ragland | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 1,000.00 |
52 | James Farrell | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 994.90 |
53 | Kent Farrell | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 992.90 |
54 | Jenifer L Unthank | Rcho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 897.00 |
55 | Shirley Lula Sutherland | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 842.00 |
56 | Linda Starkman | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 782.00 |
57 | James B Bostick | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 746.00 |
58 | Edward D Pivonka | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 587.00 |
59 | Carolyn M Tager | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | $ 310.00 |
60 | Edward H Richard | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 |
61 | Richard Kay Colbourne | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
62 | Carol Beyschlag Love | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
63 | Helen Gillette Chapin | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
64 | Fayette K Stroud Dr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
65 | Adam Gordon | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
66 | Sara Hanauer | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
67 | Mary Lou Paxton Rev Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
68 | Howard Goldfeder | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
69 | Mary Allis Curran | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
70 | South Coast Growers LLC | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
71 | Clyde E Williams Jr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
72 | Betty Simm | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
73 | Elizabeth Frank | Ranch Sante Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
74 | Karen Shultz | Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
75 | Victoria A Webb Sack | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
76 | L M Paxton | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
77 | Marguerite Marshall Living Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
78 | Kent Chapin | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
79 | Svc Med Anesthesia | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
80 | Jeffrey S Ward | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
81 | Earl Shultz | Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
82 | Bonnie Colbourne | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
83 | Phillip & Bonnie Colbourne Fam Tr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
84 | Carol Beyschlag Love Trustee | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
85 | Carol Humes | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
86 | Delbert L Secrist Jr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
87 | Alissa Gordon | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
88 | Byron B Webb Jr | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
89 | Shirley Caruso | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
90 | Susan H Farrior | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
91 | Anthony Dubreville | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
92 | Katherine Mc Williams | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
93 | Charles Copeland | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
94 | Virginia Mumma | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
95 | Richard Jones | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
96 | Byron B Webb III | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
97 | Herman Mumma | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
98 | Marguerite Marshall | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
99 | Charles Chapin | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
100 | Breadbasket II | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
101 | Jeffrey S Ward | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
102 | Jeanette P Webb | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
103 | Martha P Peterson Family Trust | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
104 | William Power | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
105 | Ann Fry | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
106 | J Douglas Pardee | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
107 | Karl R Eckhardt | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
108 | Celia Bafigo | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
109 | Julie Price | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
110 | Marcia Wallen | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
111 | Patricia E Webb Oliver | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
112 | Alene Scallon | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
113 | Scott Cohen | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
114 | Chapin Trust One | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
115 | Oc I 670 Inc | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
116 | Ellen Zinn | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
117 | Earl Shultz | Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
118 | Bonnie Colbourne | Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | Farm Owner |
Our farmland is in South Dakota not Rancho Santa Fe. You had better check on information about farm programs before you write articles like this one. You don't have to live on a farm to own a farm and you don't have to live on a farm to apply and receive a government subsidy if you qualify for one. You don't have to live in Rancho Santa Fe to have a post office box here either. Shame on you for doing a poor job of research and then reporting shameful accusations.