ABOUT MALT

Marin Agricultural Land Trust is a nonprofit land trust created in 1980 by a coalition of ranchers and environmentalists to permanently protect Marin County farmland. Some of the Bay Area’s most highly acclaimed dairy and cheese products, grass-fed meats and organic crops are produced on farmland protected by MALT conservation easements. MALT has permanently protected over 54,000 acres of West Marin’s diverse mosaic of coastal grasslands, oak woodlands, rangelands and pastoral open space including 86 family farms and ranches. MALT is committed to supporting sustainable management, climate-beneficial and regenerative agricultural practices in Marin County, including farming and grazing practices that rebuild soil organic matter and restore degrad