Marin Independent Journal
November 1, 2020
Using $23,000 obtained with help from Trout Unlimited’s Golden Gate Chapter, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust and Marin County, the water district purchased an upgraded antenna that addresses past issues and provide researchers better data on which fish are surviving. Researchers are hoping for an average number of spawners to return this year based on…
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Los Angeles Times
September 2, 2020
“The portrayal of these folks as greedy, industrial ranchers benefiting on the federal government dime is I think a big exaggeration,” said Livingston, pointing out that the majority of the farms have been run by generations of the same family. Isabel French, spokeswoman for the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, which represents family farms, though not…
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Point Reyes Light
September 2, 2020
Dr. Jonathan Wachter, a soil scientist for the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, said his preliminary analysis showed that utilizing available lands for compost application alone could sequester 104,069 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. That by itself would balance out the contribution that agriculture makes to emissions in Marin.
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Point Reyes Light
July 8, 2020
It is possible to make locally grown food abundant to all segments of our community, despite the distribution challenges that have plagued us while we shelter in place and those that existed long before the pandemic. Ellen Straus and Phyllis Faber thought about this decades ago when creating the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
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Point Reyes Light
June 3, 2020
The Marin Agricultural Land Trust has returned $833,250 it was awarded three years ago from the county’s Measure A funds to purchase an agricultural conservation easement for a Hicks Valley ranch.
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Marin Independent Journal
May 13, 2020
Representatives from the Marin Conservation League, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, the Marin Resource Conservation District and the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin were among those who wrote in favor of the continuation of ranching, a legacy that dates back to the mid-1800s. The groups supported a proposal that the park service highlighted as…
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Marin Independent Journal
May 7, 2020
Even with the accomplishments of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, local ranchlands have been lost to former properties that have shifted away from active agriculture.
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Point Reyes Light
April 29, 2020
Molly Meyerson, the owner of Little Wing Farm in Point Reyes Station, said she can’t keep her farm stand stocked. Though it was previously her primary outlet, now she is preparing 40 boxes a week on a first-come, first-served basis to meet the desire for more security.
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Novato Community Television
April 28, 2020
A celebration of 50 years of Earth Day with Marin Agricultural Land Trust at Toluma Farms and Tomales Farmstead Creamery.
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Marin Independent Journal
April 26, 2020
Marin ranchers and farmers who supplied restaurants before the coronavirus pandemic are scrambling to find new buyers during the crisis.
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