A Family Circle Keeps the Cheese Wheels Turning

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September 10, 2019

They also worked with the county, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust and the Agricultural Institute of Marin (Hicks is now on the boards of both organizations), creating a conservation easement and preserving their land as agricultural, forever.

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