American Farmland Trust’s comprehensive guidebook, Saving American Farmland: What Works, examines tools and strategies that people use to protect farmland and includes case studies of successful programs in California, Maryland and Washington. The final chapter offers lessons communities can learn from these farmland protection pioneers and outlines the steps involved in creating a farmland protection program.
Publications
Saving American Farmland: What Works
Downloadable Documents
Author
Julia Freedgood
Publisher
Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust
Page Numbers
353
Publication Date
January 01, 1997
Publication Type
Reports and Guides
State
National
Keywords
Agricultural Districts, Agricultural Protection Zoning, Farmland Protection Overview, Planning for Agriculture and Food Systems, Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements, Real Property Tax Relief, Right to Farm, Transfer of Development Rights