Bay Area Bountiful
April 10, 2020
Denise Rocco-Zilber of MALT shares the story of Double 8 Dairy adapting during COVID-19.
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Marin Independent Journal
March 29, 2020
Even West Marin and North Bay ranchers are changing their business to accommodate customers during the coronavirus threat lockdown. Chileno Valley Grass-Fed Beef company set up a table in Petaluma and allowed people to come pick up prepaid orders.
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New Zealand Herald
February 11, 2020
While much of the Bay Area has been developed for business and residence, Marin County has remained relatively undeveloped because of the land protections of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), founded by rancher Ellen Straus and biologist Phyllis Faber in 1980.
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Point Reyes Light
January 29, 2020
At a Marin Conservation League subcommittee meeting last week, Executive Director Jamison Watts said a campaign would cost about $225,000, and the land trust is prepared to pay half of that. “It is not cheap, but we feel very strongly about it. We’re all in on this,” he said.
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Marin Independent Journal
January 19, 2020
Jamison Watts, executive director of MALT, said, “That is a beautiful property. It has high natural resource value as well as agricultural values. It has active lessees on the property right now. I congratulate the county on the acquisition.”
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Marin Independent Journal
January 12, 2020
Adding another ranch to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust’s holdings of agricultural easements is another step toward preserving Marin’s rural environment and protecting local agriculture.
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Marin Independent Journal
January 5, 2020
The Marin Agricultural Land Trust has been awarded a nearly $1.1 million grant from the California Strategic Growth Council to help secure a new agricultural easement outside Novato. The funds are intended for a 299-acre ranch about 3 miles southwest of Petaluma, according a project summary published by the council. The acquisition would add to…
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Point Reyes Light
December 18, 2019
“I think we, and the producers in the region, were hoping for a different outcome,” said Jamison Watts, the executive director of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. “If we want to support a thriving agriculture community that is environmentally sustainable and economically viable, then clean, local slaughter facilities are essential.”
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Point Reyes Light
September 19, 2019
Jamison Watts, the executive director of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, said that securing the Coast Guard property for housing supports MALT’s mission of protecting agriculture. “Central to this thriving agricultural community is affordable housing for ag workers, farmers and ranchers, and there’s a shortage, as we all know, in West Marin,” he said. “This…
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Argus Courier
September 12, 2019
After partnering with his parents, Al Poncia became instrumental in founding Marin Agricultural Land Trust, established by ranchers and environmentalists to protect the future of farming in Marin County. A West Marin pioneer in conservation and environmental stewardship, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for 50-plus years in agriculture by the Marin County Farm…
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