Farmland Preservation

CONSERVING COLORADO'S WESTERN HERITAGE AND WORKING LANDSCAPES FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.

COQUILLE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (COQWA) WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITIES AND LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VOLUNTARY WATERSHED RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED. ESTABLISHED IN 1994 BY LOCAL CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE WATERSHED AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, COQWA ESTABLISHES PROGRAMS IN RESTORATION, MONITORING, NOXIOUS WEED ABATEMENT, AND EDUCATION THAT ARE VALUED AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. COQWA SERVES ALL COMMUNITIES IN THE COQUILLE WATERSHED WHICH IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST CENTRAL COAST AREA OF OREGON. COQWA FUNDS ITS MANY PROJECTS PRIMARILY FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS INCLUDING FUNDS FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, US FOREST SERVICE, US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OREGON DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, AND NONPROFIT SUCH

TO EFFECT A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN ENTREPRENEURS. TO DEPLOY NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO MORE NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND DIVERSE, PRODUCTIVE CROPS.

MAINE FARMLAND TRUST PROTECTS FARMLAND, SUPPORTS FARMERS, AND ADVANCES THE FUTURE OF FARMING.

WE BELIEVE THAT LOCAL, PROSPEROUS, AND DIVERSE FARMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE REGION; THAT AN INFORMED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR LOCAL FARMS; AND THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD. OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN FARMS AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY. OUR PROGRAMS WORK TO BRING THAT MISSION TO REALITY.

To preserve land, history, and promote lifestyle choices which are healthy,conservation minded and practical,achieved through family oriented educational programs,sustainable agricultural activities,and living history based on strong moral and ethical principles.

To preserve the agricultural heritage of the Yampa Valley by initiating, supporting and encouraging actions, programs and policies that mutually benefit and connect agricultural producers and consumers

Ag Innovations facilitates collaboration among diverse groups to develop holistic solutions to California's most complex agricultural, natural resource and environmental challenges.

LIVING LANDS TRUST'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT LAND AND CONSTRUCTED SPACES FROM THE SPECULATIVE MARKETPLACE. LIVING LANDS TRUST'S STEWARDSHIP REDEFINES OWNERSHIP, USE, AND COMMUNITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ASSOCIATION AND CULTURAL PRACTICE. WE RECOGNIZE ENTREPRENEURIAL DESTINY PATHS. LIVING LANDS TRUST MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR BIODYNAMIC AND REGENERATIVE FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND OTHER SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ACCESS PRODUCTIVE DE-COMMODIFIED PLACES. LIVING LANDS TRUST'S SUSTAINING PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE-BASED REGIONAL ECONOMIES THAT REFLECT THE RICHNESS OF A JUST AND HUMAN CULTURE.

The Organization works with local landowners to permanently protect natural land and waters that define its community and enrich the quality of life by purchasing, managing, negotiating and developing conservations easements in the Upper Saco Valley region of northern New Hampshire and western Maine.

Protect Connecticuts farmland for agricultural use by purchasing and accepting donations of agricultural conservation easements

FAIRVIEW GARDENS BUILDS CRITICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY, AGRICULTURE, AND EDUCATION THROUGH: MODELING INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY FRESH FOOD TO THE REGION; SERVING AS A FARM-BASED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE; MODELING APPROPRIATELY SCALED, HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS; AND PROVIDING ENGAGING HANDS-ON LAND BASED EXPERIENCES TO THE PUBLIC.ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES: THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY, CULTIVATE STEWARDSHIP, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND DEEPEN CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. OUR NATURE-BASED CURRICULUM SERVES YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH A RANGE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING GUIDED FARM TOURS, SUMMER CAMPS, CULINARY CLASSES AND EVENTS, AND WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS FOR BOTH ASPIRING AND ESTABLISHED FARMERS.

PRESERVATION OF UNIQUE GEOLOGICAL AREA IN GUATEMALA, INCLUDING EDUCATION OF THE LOCAL POPULACE AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ALTERNATIVES, AND THE SUPPORT OF A VISUAL ARTS CENTER.

THE CONCORD GRAPE BELT HERITAGE ASSOCIATIONS MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE DYNAMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAPE AND WINE INDUSTRIES, TOURISM, AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE LAKE ERIE REGION THAT IS BUILT UPON OUR CONCORD GRAPE HERITAGE

PROTECTION OF RELATIVELY NATURAL HABITATS OF FISH, WILDLIFE, OR PLANTS OR SIMILAR ECOSYSTEMS.