Marin County farmer an organic pioneer The Capital Press February 7, 2015 Organic grower Peter Martinelli admits it took him about 10 years to discover his love of the land was a career. Read Article
Bolinas Ranch Cuts Preservation Deal with MALT Marin Independent Journal November 27, 2014 One of California’s oldest certified organic farms will remain free from development in perpetuity after the Marin Agricultural Land Trust completed a deal for development rights. Read Article
Marshall Couple Bequeaths Ranch to Marin Land Conservancy Marin Independent Journal September 27, 2014 In what is a first for the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, the land conservation agency has accepted a bequest of a large swath of agricultural land. Read Article
With MALT Protection, Ranch Aims for Cheese Point Reyes Light September 25, 2014 The 623-acre Thacher Ranch, a parcel near Marin’s border with Sonoma known to many as Rocky Canyon Ranch, is the latest ranch to be safe-guarded from the pressures of estate development after the Marin Agricultural Land Trust closed on a $1.8 million agricultural conservation easement, the nonprofit’s 73rd easement in its over 30-decade history. Read Article
Ranches Sell and Gift MALT Agricultural Guarantee Point Reyes Light January 8, 2014 Two ranches in Marshall and Tomales became the first to amend their easements with the Marin Agricultural Land Trust to actively require commercial agricultural use in perpetuity, a key part of sustaining ranching and farming in West Marin. Read Article
West Marin Ranch Receives Leopold Conservation Award Marin Independent Journal January 3, 2014 The Robert Giacomini Dairy, home to the Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., was given the award by the Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation. It honors private landowner achievement in the stewardship and management of natural resources. Read Article
What Would Marin Be Like Without Any of Its Farms? 7x7SF Magazine May 16, 2013 7x7SF magazine article poses the question of what it would be like in Marin without our farms, and gives three great ways to get out on the land and support MALT at the same time. Read Article
Marin Voice: Measure A Protects Marin’s Working Farms and Ranches Marin Independent Journal October 14, 2012 Marin ranchers and farmers Lynn Giacomini Stray, Al Poncia, Peter Martinelli and Albert Straus describe the historical importance of MALT in protecting agriculture in West Marin, and urge a yes vote on Measure A. Read Article