The Ag Land Trust holds over 110 projects in Monterey, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, and San Benito Counties. Although our focus is preserving prime agricultural land in the Salinas Valley, we will also consider easement projects located outside of Monterey County. In addition to working with individual property owners, the Ag Land Trust has partnered with other non-profit organizations, corporate agribusinesses, cities, counties, and the federal government on farmland conservation projects.
Property owners who put their land under easement are interested in protecting the land for future generations, protecting habitat, and protecting their families’ agricultural heritages and businesses. They want to rest assured that someone will make sure their properties are used according to their wishes into the future.
Protected properties range in size from a few acres to over a thousand acres. While the majority of properties are irrigated row-crop land, we also protect a significant amount of rangeland, dry-land farmland, natural habitat, and parkland.