Ellen Straus Farmland Preservation Fund

Escalating land values can make the sale of farmland for non-agricultural use a tempting alternative to the risks of small-scale farming. Marin Agricultural Land Trust's ability to offer a conservation alternative to the sale or development of farmland is crucial to the future of agriculture in Marin County. Thanks to a $10 million capital campaign completed successfully in 2002, MALT was able to preserve an additional 6,000 acres of Marin farmland. A window of opportunity now exists to protect 12,000 more acres. MALT’s goal is to raise $30 million—the estimated cost of acquiring easements on those 12,000 acres to permanently protect them from development. Such an ambitious campaign will require the support of all MALT’s friends and supporters.

Your help is the key to our success.

Contributions to the Ellen Straus Farmland Preservation Fund are applied directly to the cost of purchasing these agricultural conservation easements. These contributions enable MALT to:

• Purchase conservation easements on the most threatened properties
• Add more acres to the critical mass of permanently protected Marin farmland
• Match state, federal, and other sources of public conservation funding
• Help preserve Marin's 150-year old heritage of family farming
  

For further information, contact (415) 663-1158 or rcummings@malt.org.

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