From KFEHRENKAMP@cite.esusda.govTue Aug 22 01:18:30 1995 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 16:35:08 EDT From: KIRSTEN FAHRENKAMP OF PARTNERSHIPS To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Preserving Farmland Mary Feldblum, The loss of farmland in your state, New Mexico, is a problem that is occurring with increasing speed across the nation. Many local communities and states are grappling with this and coming up with creative solutions, such as zoning, land trusts, purchase of development rights (PDR's), transfer of development rights (TDR's), and farmer/public owner partnerships. Your best bet would be to contact some of the following organizations to learn about some of these strategies and local solutions: Trust for Public Land P.O. Box 2383 Sante Fe, NM 87504 (505) 988-5922 Farmland Preservation Report 900 La Grange Road Street, MD 21154 Voice: (410) 692-2708 Fax: (410) 692-9741 Newsletter published since 1990 A subscription is $153/year, 10 issues/year Editor & publisher, Deborah Bowers American Farmland Trust 1920 N Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 659-5170 Natural Lands Trust 1031 Palmers Mill Rd. Media, PA 19063 (215) 353-5587, and Land Trust Alliance 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 785-1410 Goodluck........Some of these organizations and their programs are quite interesting. ********************* Kirsten Fehrenkamp Agriculture, Food, and Environment Tufts University