This paper briefly reviews California’s current agricultural land tenure, and surveys existing programs supporting farmers who have been systematically excluded from land ownership. Recognizing that it is essential to develop strategies that directly address the current real estate market, this paper explores new efforts of buying land, restricting its use, and offering tenure to historically underserved farmers. The paper considers how land trusts, public agencies, investors and agricultural lenders could leverage their resources and expertise to increase equitable land tenure and further develop agricultural land conservation and financing strategies through the Buy-Protect-Sell strategy.