Growing concern: Organic farms need a new generation to keep them alive

August 21, 2017

With a focus on succession planning for the aging pioneers of organic farming, MALT conservation easements are cited as a pathway to succession. “Zoning is temporary,” says Jamison Watts, executive director. “Agricultural conservation easements are permanent.”

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