Tom and Holly Clark of Clark Farms are the North Olympic Land Trust’s selection for 2014 Farmers of the Year.

The Clarks are the fifth-generation farmers who lease and run the oldest continuous farm in Washington (they were granted the first land patent by the Washington Territory in 1853) immediately to the west of the Dungeness River off Anderson Road.

They will be celebrated for ongoing contributions to the local agricultural community at the land trust’s sold-out, 15th-annual Harvest Dinner on Sept. 27 at Sunland Golf & Country Club.

The Farmer of the Year Award has been presented as part of the Annual Harvest Dinner since its inception in 2000.

The award originally was created by Friends of the Fields, an organization that merged with North Olympic Land Trust in 2010, to honor individuals and/or farms that make significant contributions to maintaining the agricultural heritage of Clallam County.

Past honorees include: Nash Huber (Nash’s Organic Produce), Curtis Beus (WSU Extension), Steve Johnson (Lazy J Tree Farm), Gary Smith (Maple View Farm), Toni Anderson (Cedarbrook Herb Farm), Harry Lydiard (Award of Honor, Bell Farm), Neil Conklin (Award of Honor, Bella Italia), Bob Caldwell (Award of Honor), John Willits (Award of Honor, Habitat Farm), Brown Family (Dungeness Valley Creamery), Arturo Flores (Graysmarsh), Joe Holtrop (Clallam Conservation District), John and Carmen Jarvis (Finn Hall Farm), Christie and Kelly Johnston (Johnston Farm) and Gene Adolphson (Adolphson Farm).