From the Lexicon of Sustainability:
In some parts of the U.S., a farm is worth more for its real estate than for what it grows and valuable food-producing land, which has been carefully tended for generations, is lost forever. Conservationist Bob Berner of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust explains how land trusts provide guidance and economic support to keep farms in production and provide communities with cultural continuity in an episode of Know Your Food.
The Lexicon of Sustainability Highlights Land Trusts