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More than ever before, New Yorkers need to tell state leaders why they have to invest in New York’s farm and food system. Severe and disproportionate cuts to New York’s food, environment and agricultural programs have been proposed in Governor Paterson’s 2010-2011 State Budget. Some proposed cuts eliminate programs that help farmers make a Continue reading New Yorkers Rally for Farmland Way to go, Pennsylvanians! In 2009, Pennsylvania’s commonwealth and county governments invested $50 million in farmland protection. With that kind of help, Pennsylvania and its residents were able to preserve over 21,500 acres of farmland on 232 farms. That brings the state’s all-time total to 425,000 acres of protected farmland – more than any other Continue reading Pennsylvania Farmland Protection Hits Big Milestones On the outskirts of Wenatchee, a city in the heart of central Washington where golden hills surround endless miles of irrigated fruit orchards, a large apple-shaped sign reads, “Apple Capital of the World.” In a region that ships over 100 million boxes of apples a year around the nation and the world, education has been Continue reading Education Helps Limon and Sons Orchard in Washington Go Natural This week, Jim Baird, Mid-Atlantic Director of American Farmland Trust (center, with plaque), donated 945 nutrient credits worth over $4,000 to the Lancaster Farmland Trust, a big step in our long-term goal of helping farmers reduce nutrient run-off into the Chesapeake Bay. The credits were generated by three Lancaster County farmers who participated in our Best Continue reading BMP Challenge: Helping Farmers Clean Up the Chesapeake Bay The U.S. population is projected to double over the next 50 years. Much of that increase will be concentrated in a few dynamic regions of the country that will also have to contend with the environmental consequences of growth: air and water pollution, flooding, depletion of surface and ground water, loss or damage to wetlands, Continue reading Conservation Markets for Farms: Economically Sound Environmental Protection It’s fall in Western New York, a time of apples, grapes and pumpkins—a time of abundance. Food seems plentiful, but can New York farms grow enough food to feed the residents of our state? The short answer is “no.” According to Christian Peters, a Cornell University researcher, New York’s 7 million acres of farmland can feed Continue reading State Must Protect Farmland So We Can Feed Ourselves |
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