We do this by purchasing agricultural conservation easements from agricultural landowners. The program is voluntary and is designed to be responsive to individual needs and goals. Values and prices are based on an independent appraisal of each property.
Inquiries are confidential and without obligation.
A copy of a sample agricultural conservation easement is available from the MALT office. The objective of MALT s program is to provide a flexible, voluntary mechanism to support long-term preservation of agricultural land in the County. Because Marin County s agricultural land is both beautiful and close to the fast growing San Francisco Bay Metropolitan area, land prices have escalated far above values based on agricultural uses. MALT s Program cannot solve all of these problems. But it gives landowners a choice.