Marin Independent Journal
June 9, 2019
With help from the county, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust has moved a step closer to reaching its goal of protecting 100,000 acres of Marin’s farmland, nearly all of Marin’s remaining private farmland, by 2040.
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SF Gate
June 5, 2019
The Marin County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a grant agreement between the county and the Marin Agricultural Land Trust to preserve a 758-acre ranch in the hills between Novato and Nicasio.
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1440AM KVON
May 30, 2019
Loren Poncia of Stemple Creek Ranch, on the history of Stemple Creek Ranch and Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
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Point Reyes Light
May 29, 2019
The market will also feature informational tables from local organizations, with the goal of educating marketgoers on equity, access and sustainability. Marin Agricultural Land Trust will have a table, and in the future, Mr. Frye hopes to see groups like 4-H, Tomales High School or CalFresh with their own.
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Marin Independent Journal
May 20, 2019
A new farmers markets is set to launch in Tomales on June 1.The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays from June to October at Highway 1 and First Street. Local vendors will include Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Hands Full Farm, Bodega Bay Oyster Co., Stemple Creek, Folly Cheese, the Croft at…
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Marin Independent Journal
May 14, 2019
Sam Dolcini, who serves on the boards of the Marin County Farm Bureau and the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, said, “I understand and completely appreciate this is a big reach, and we in the agricultural community look forward to the opportunity to help shorten that reach with our support.”
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The Jewish News of Northern California
May 13, 2019
“He would drive over to the ranch some weekends and was on the board of the MALT and would help his dad on the ranch,” Lisa said, referring to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, started by Ellen Straus, matriarch of the Jewish dairy family. “Eventually, he realized that if he didn’t try, he might regret it.”
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Marin Independent Journal
May 12, 2019
During fiscal 2017-19, Marin County Parks spent $6.49 million of its $13.8 million in Measure A revenues on grants to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust to help it acquire four agricultural conservation easements. It also spent $957,313 on vegetation management and fire fuel reduction and $253,748 on road and trail management.
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Sonoma Index Tribune
May 2, 2019
Stemple Creek Ranch was founded as a dairy ranch by Angelo Poncia near Tomales. Now his great-grandson, Loren, and his attorney wife, Lisa, have reinvented and rejuvenated the 1,000-acres into a completely organic and grass-fed cattle ranch. The whole ranch is now protected by the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
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Press Democrat
April 18, 2019
The uncle credited Joey and Jeff Corda for making sure the family ranch remained an open space through an agreement with the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. He said his nephew worked full time and had spent much of his time off keeping the ranch a showpiece in the bucolic valley. “Joey was only able to…
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