Point Reyes Light
April 17, 2019
“Much of the farming community in Marin is comprised of these families that have been here for generations,” said Jamison Watts, MALT’s executive director. “The knowledge, the experience and the culture that we’re losing with their passing is a blow to the community. Our hearts really go out to the families.”
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Capital Press
April 12, 2019
Another important piece of the next generation of the Poncia legacy has been working with the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) on conservation easements. The Poncias sold the development rights to their land in protect it in a perpetual easement. Loren says, “Conservation easements are a great tool to keep the ranch going, to help…
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SF Gate
April 9, 2019
But it wasn’t until recently that beef became a part of the conversation again. Loren and Lisa Poncia have two children in the Novato district. They also happen to be the fourth-generation owners of Stemple Creek Ranch near Tomales, California. Their beef is free-range, grass-fed, and free of artificial hormones and antibiotics. The cattle grazes…
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East Bay Times
April 5, 2019
Villarreal, who took red meat off the Novato schools’ menus completely in 2008 after a major California beef recall, has this year forged an arrangement to receive grass-fed, hormone-free beef from district parents Loren and Lisa Poncia, owners of Stemple Creek Ranch in Tomales. The couple have two children at Loma Verde Elementary School in…
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Marin Independent Journal
March 19, 2019
Dirt takes center stage in the fight against climate change at a workshop sponsored by Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) from 1 to 4 p.m. March 30. Soil expert Jonathan Wachter will explain the basics of healthy soil practices and carbon farming and the impact on food producers’ ability to protect water sources, farm lands and animals….
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PerishableNews.com
March 8, 2019
In keeping with its dedication to the community, the Artisan Cheese Festival has donated more than $120,000 in grants to local nonprofit partners that support local sustainable agriculture including the California Artisan Cheese Guild, Sonoma Land Trust, Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), the Redwood Empire Food Bank and the Petaluma Chapter of the Future Farmers…
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Marin Independent Journal Readers Forum
February 19, 2019
We at Marin Agricultural Land Trust also believe that cows and elk can co-exist in Point Reyes National Seashore and the north district of Golden Gate Recreation Area. MALT members with values like Christin’s are at the heart of all we do, which is protect Marin farmland and, in so doing, the environment, too.
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Point Reyes Light
February 14, 2019
Mr. Straus—who last week celebrated the 25th anniversary of the creamery business that grew out of his father’s dairy ranch—has come a long way from his early days making ice cream. He’s developed an economically viable business that exemplifies organic and carbon-sequestration practices, a model he is constantly fine-tuning and has helped other farmers to…
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Global Newswire
February 7, 2019
In 1980, Ellen Straus, Albert’s mother, co-founded the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), the first of its kind in the country, which protects Marin’s farmland from urban development. Ellen and a cohort of local environmentalists recognized the importance of land stewardship in the farming community and developed an approach that would strengthen rural families’ chances…
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Marin Magazine
December 1, 2018
MALT is featured in the annual charitable donation guide as a local group making a difference in our community.
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