Marin IJ
July 26, 2025
When most people think of Marin County, they picture rugged coastlines, towering redwoods and charming small towns rich with character. But stitched through all of that — sustaining it, enriching it in many ways we don’t realize — is something just as essential: agriculture.
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Marin Magazine
July 23, 2025
The stunning natural landscape of Marin County is truly one-of-a-kind, and most here agree that it should be protected from being paved over or neglected. The 2025 readers’ choice Best of the County winner is the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (pictured above). For the rest of the Marin Magazine‘s Best of Marin County Environmental Nonprofit picks see below.
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Point Reyes Light
June 25, 2025
Cattle will soon return to an ungrazed stretch of parkland along the east shore of Tomales Bay just north of Point Reyes Station, where wind-ruffled grass has grown tall in the years since livestock were last seen. With the blessing of the National Park Service, rancher Mike Giammona will bring cows back to munch and…
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Edible Marin & Wine Country
June 5, 2025
If you happen to follow Stemple Creek Ranch on social media, you will periodically be entertained by rancher Loren Poncia’s animated ranch tours (with dogs). And, most importantly, you will receive a clear explanation of the practices of regenerative farming and why these practices matter in the face of climate change. As Poncia and the…
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Marin Independent Journal
May 17, 2025
Earlier this month, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust received confirmation that a $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture climate-smart commodities grant, awarded to a North Bay coalition to support local farmers and ranchers implement climate-resilient practices, has been terminated.
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SF Gate
November 23, 2024
A conservation group recently secured the funding needed to permanently protect a piece of Marin County farmland from future development, adding nearly 200 acres to a stretch of over 11,000 acres of protected land.
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Point Reyes Light
November 20, 2024
One of the oldest ranches in West Marin will soon be added to the portfolio of farmland protected from development by the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
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Marin IJ
July 12, 2024
Matt Dolkas, of West Novato, naturally has concerns about potential wildfires that could affect the 20-acre property he co-owns with his wife, Kate, and his parents, Dave and Karen. He has a secret weapon, though, or rather nine of them: a herd of ready-to-go weed-eating goats that regularly reduce the wildfire fuel on his acreage.
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North Bay Biz
June 4, 2024
Local farms and ranches throw open the barn doors to the ag-curious, North Bay farms and ranches are finding agritourism is a viable way to generate profits that will offset the rising cost of insurance, fuel, feed and labor.
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Marin IJ
April 27, 2024
Marin County supervisors have approved grants totaling more than $2.9 million for two new agricultural conservation easements.
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