Our Impact

59,028

acres protected

agricultural conservation easements

$112,364,595

invested in protecting Marin farms and ranches since 1980

MALT-protected lands include

269 miles of creeks and streams

655 acres of wetlands

14,068 acres of forested habitat

35,733 acres of grassland/rangeland

MALT-protected lands support

50 beef cattle operations

23 dairy operations

12 sheep operations

6 wool producers

5 artisan cheesemakers

5 egg producers

9 fruit and vegetable producers

Our Stories

What’s Living in a Handful of Dirt

October 5, 2026

Pick up a handful of soil and you’re holding a city — one where most residents are hunting each other.

Teo and Maxima Zarate - of Zarate Family Farms

Teo and Máxima Zarate — The Ground They Know

September 22, 2026

Teo and Máxima Zarate, owners of Zarate Family Farm, have worked the soils of the MALT-protected Red Hill Ranch, west of Novato in Hicks Valley, for more than fifteen years.

Teo y Máxima Zarate — La tierra que conocen

September 22, 2026

Read this story in English Cuando conocí a Máxima Zarate, su cálido “¡Buenos días!” resonó por debajo del ala de su sombrero, dándome la bienvenida a su granja. Nos reunimos con Teo y comenzamos a recortar pequeños manojos de cebollín, conversando sobre nuestras familias, las generaciones anteriores que cultivaron la tierra en Oaxaca, y los…