Marin Independent Journal
November 30, 2021
Here are a few Marin-based businesses to consider for your culinary gifting and holiday menu needs from farms protected by Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), an agricultural community that adheres to sustainable farming practices. “When you choose locally grown food and give locally grown gifts, you get the very best of what West Marin has…
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KCBX FM Central Coast Public Radio
November 15, 2021
Join correspondent Laurie McAndish King as she chats with Vivien Straus, a Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) board member, at Straus Home Ranch in the rolling hills of Marshall, California. The organization works with local ranchers—many of whom are struggling now because of the drought—to help them stay on their land, address climate change, and…
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Marin Convention and Visitors Bureau
November 10, 2021
Today’s farm-to-table scene means different things to different people. In fact, the very concept—the use of locally sourced products with little alteration—has become a commodity in and of itself. Even global food chains are jumping on the wagon. But with its deep roots in farm-to-table culture, long-standing preservation efforts pursued by the Marin Agricultural Land Trust…
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North Bay Business Journal
November 2, 2021
Caitlin Landesberg is previously founder and served as CEO of Sufferfest Beer Company and currently co-founder and angel investor at This Is Water, a fund focused on mission-driven consumer brands. Molly Myerson is a farmer and owner of Little Wing Farm, who leases three acres on MALT-protected Black Mountain Ranch in Point Reyes Station to farm vegetables…
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Marin Independent Journal
October 7, 2021
Thanks to MALT’s efforts, more than half of Marin’s agricultural land — more than 54,000 acres — is permanently protected for agricultural use. On this protected land, MALT works with ranchers, farmers and numerous local organizations and government agencies to steward the land. MALT has invested more than $90 million in private and public funding…
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Dairy Global
October 6, 2021
Several members of a recent ‘Our Common Ground’ expert panel discussion held by MALT (Marin Agricultural Land Trust), the first farmland trust in the US, conclude that carbon-negative or neutral dairy production is definitely achievable in 10 years in California’s Marin County area.
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Morning Ag Clips
August 23, 2021
The Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) has hired Ladi Asgill, an agronomist and environmental scientist as well as a lifelong farmer, to the newly created position of director, science and regenerative agriculture.
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KWMR
August 18, 2021
MALT CEO Thane Kreiner, Ph.D. sat down with Amanda Eichstaedt on KWMR’s “Swimming Upstream” to learn more about his vision for MALT.
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Marin Magazine
July 13, 2021
One of the things that makes West Marin so beloved by locals and visitors alike is its many bucolic swaths of undeveloped land. Now, thanks to a partnership between the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) and Hog Island Oyster Company, 250-acre Leali Ranch on Tomales Bay will remain this way in perpetuity.
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Point Reyes Light
June 30, 2021
With springs and ponds running dry, Marin’s ranchers and farmers are racing to secure their water. The Marin Agricultural Land Trust launched a drought resilience and water security initiative this summer to fund improvements to water collection, storage and distribution.
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