Editorial: Point Reyes ranches are important to Marin’s agricultural economy 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. Read Article
Farms, ranches pivot sales to consumers 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. Read Article
A Time to Plant 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. Read Article
Marin farm sector struggles as virus cripples food services 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. Read Article
Coronavirus hits Bay Area’s artisan cheese industry hard San Francisco Chronicle April 14, 2020 Bay Area artisan cheese makers are making tough decisions right now. Some are laying off staff. Others are switching up the cheeses they produce, hoping to wait out the coronavirus in the aging room. That’s because just about all of California’s boutique cheese makers have seen their sales drop since state and local shelter-in-place orders… Read Article
Local Sourcing Dodges COVID-19 Challenges To Meat Supply Chain KPIX5, CBS SF Bay Area April 13, 2020 John Ramos reports on how local butcher shops and farms are maintaining supply chains while large factory processing plants deal with shutdowns Read Article
Stories of resilience Bay Area Bountiful April 10, 2020 Denise Rocco-Zilber of MALT shares the story of Double 8 Dairy adapting during COVID-19. Read Article
North Bay ranching business finds a way during coronavirus lockdown 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. Read Article
North America’s most underrated road trip 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. Read Article
County parks will ask voters to extend Measure A sales tax 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. Read Article