The Town of Charlton had one of the first municipal Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plans in New York to be adopted or approved.  Charlton's Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan contains the statutorily required elements of a plan but has the unique flavor of the community.  After evaluating existing conditions in the town and compiling input from farmers, local officials and interested residents, a set of strategies was developed to guide the town in supporting agriculture and protecting farmland.