The Land Use Board of the Township of Greenwich has found and so recommended and the Township Committee hereby finds and determines that farming has existed and been carried on in the Township for hundreds of years and long before the residential development that has since been prevalent in the Township. The Land Use Board further finds that residences have been located in close proximity to existing working farms that engage in spraying, the spreading of animal wastes, fertilizing and irrigation as well as other activities which are indigenous to farming. The Land Use Board finds and determines that farmers must be secure in their ability to earn a livelihood and utilize customary farming procedures and techniques.

It is hereby determined that whatever nuisance may be caused to others by these uses and activities is more than offset by the benefits from farming to the neighborhood, community and society in general by preservation of open space, the beauty of the countryside, production of necessary food products and preservation of clean air and water. The preservation and continuance of farming operations in Greenwich Township and the State of New Jersey is a source of agricultural products for this and future generations and preserves land, a nonreplenishable resource.