If you've landed on this page, it's most likely because you're a follower of the American Farmland Trust and you would like to support its causes. At farmers markets, restaurants, grocery stores, school cafeterias and communities across America, people are searching for healthy food that's grown on nearby farms. Meeting this demand will take more farms, more farmers and more farmland growing local food. American Farmland Trust is at the forefront of this movement.

 

Now you can directly support American Farmland Trust by participating at Mother Nature Network. When you take actions at MNN, those actions directly benefit top environmental causes like American Farmland Trust. Simply become an active user at MNN.com, earn points, and then redeem them into Shares. The more actions you take, the more good you do. Click here to learn more.

 

American Farmland Trust is the nation's leading conservation organization dedicated to saving America's farm and ranch land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and supporting a sustainable future for farms. As the vital link among farmers, conservationists and policy-makers, it has focused on ensuring the availability of the land that provides fresh food, a healthy environment and last rural landscapes.

 

Since its founding in 1980 by a group of farmers and citizens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to development, it has helped save millions of acres of farmland and led the way for the adoption of conservation practices on millions more.

 

The benefits of bountiful and protected working lands represent our best bet for a healthy, sustainable future — American Farmland Trust's plan to help America guarantee that future through comprehensive stewardship of the nation's working lands is based on the following key programs:

 

 

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