MALT Hires First Director, Science and Regenerative Agriculture 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. Read Article
MALT CEO Thane Kreiner, Ph.D. on KWMR’s Swimming Upstream 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. Read Article
The Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) and Hog Island Oyster Company Partner Up to Protect Tomales Bay 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. Read Article
MALT Funds Water Projects 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. Read Article
How a land-preservation easement saved a California oyster company Global Aquaculture Advocate June 28, 2021 “Until now our easements have protected just the land. This is the first one that provides for mariculture support,” Thane Kreiner, CEO at MALT, told the Advocate. Read Article
New CEO, New Era for the Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin Living June 25, 2021 “We need to go outside of our own networks and intentionally reach beyond them to more diverse groups,” he says. “And that’s part of the process that the MALT team and board are going through now, relearning and being inclusive on how we understand agriculture.” Read Article
Protecting Land for Hog Island Oyster Co. ABC7 – KGO Bay Area & San Francisco News June 9, 2021 250 acres of Marin County ranchland is now permanently protected to help Hog Island Oyster Company recover from the pandemic and advance its business. The Marin Agricultural Land Trust completed a $1.1 million dollar easement with Hog Island on the Leali Ranch in Marshall. Read Article
Oyster Farming: Turning the Corner Views by the Bay June 5, 2021 To shore up oyster farming the Marin Agricultural Land Trust granted a long-term easement to the Hog Island Oyster Company. Hog Island will use the easement for its land-based activities such as oyster holding tanks: “It’s the first easement involving aquaculture in the history of the land trust, which was established in 1980 and has set aside more than 54,000… Read Article
The world may be your oyster, but it’s not mine Marin Independent Journal June 5, 2021 I was happy to see the story this week that Hog Island Oyster Co. has won the right to continue serving up its in-demand product not only for the foreseeable future, but also for as long as the slimy inhabitants within that hard shell are considered a delightful taste treat. And the fact that they’ve… Read Article
Marin County ag deal protects land for Hog Island oyster operation, beef production The Press Democrat June 4, 2021 Committed to land and sea conservation in west Marin County, the coastal oyster and beef businesses have become poster children for their advocacy of circular food models: using waste byproducts like oyster shells or manure to regenerate the soil, thereby creating benefits to both water and land, sustaining ongoing food production. Read Article