2011 AnnuAl RepoRt - American Farmland Trust

2011 

American Farmland Trust 2011 Annual Report | i 

annual report

saving our nation’s farmland 

American Farmland Trust (AFT) is the nation’s 

leading nonprofit organization dedicated to 

saving America’s farm and ranch land, promoting 

environmentally sound farming practices, and 

keeping family farmers on their farms. American 

Farmland Trust was founded in 1980 by a group 

of farmers and citizens concerned about the rapid 

loss of farmland to sprawl development. Since 

then, American Farmland Trust has helped save 

millions of acres of our country’s working lands. 

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from the leadership 

Our Nation’s Farmland” is a new phrase 

we’ve adopted here at American Farmland Trust 

“Saving 

to describe what we do and why our work is 

so important. 

From the beginning, saving farmland has always been 

at the forefront of our mission. A little over 30 years ago, 

American Farmland Trust was a fledgling group launched 

by farmers and conservationists to study and take action 

to address the wasteful development that was paving over 

farm and ranch land from New England’s green pastures 

to the Midwestern prairie’s plentiful fields to California’s 

irreplaceable fruit and vegetable growing valleys. 

Our organization and supporters believed then—and 

still believe today—that farmland is America’s most critical 

natural resource. Our wildlife and plants depend on it for 

habitat. Much of the nation’s water supply courses through it. 

The foliage and soil on our farms help cool the atmosphere. 

And, of course, we all depend on America’s fertile fields to 

produce the bounty of foods that nourish us and keep our 

future secure. 

We both come from farm backgrounds and understand 

just how important it is for farmers and ranchers to have 

the support of an organization like American Farmland 

Trust—and the support of donors like you. Jon’s family calls 

the productive corn and soybean fields of Illinois home. And 

Miranda founded a cattle ranch in Montana, where she raises 

and sells Simmental and Angus bulls. 

Over three decades, American Farmland Trust has 

pioneered the real-life tools, techniques and policies that 

actually work 

to save farm 

and ranch 

land. Through 

our advocacy 

and outreach, 

we’ve helped 

communities all 

over the country 

put them to work 

Miranda Kaiser 

Jon Scholl 

saving land. And today, we are a strong national organization 

that influences farm, food and conservation policy from the 

halls of the U.S. Congress to state capitols to local town halls. 

We’re proud of the work we did—with your help—over the 

past year to continue American Farmland Trust’s land-saving 

legacy, from launching the next phase of our pivotal farm 

bill campaign to our ground-breaking work helping farmers 

protect water quality on a grand scale. You don’t have to be 

from a farm background to understand the importance of this 

work. America’s greatest natural resource—which sustains all 

of our lives—depends on it. 

Thank you for standing with us in these varied and vital 

efforts to protect and steward America’s valuable working 

lands. Our accomplishments are your accomplishments. 

jon scholl 

miranda kaiser 

President 

Board Chair 

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successes 

American Farmland Trust is proud of its work in 2011 

to protect and steward America’s working lands. 

Here are a few of our key successes from around 

the country: 

 

Ramped up farmer outreach, research and advocacy efforts 

in order to transform national farm and food policy in the 

upcoming farm bill. Our Agenda 2012: Transforming U.S. 

Farm Policy for the 21st Century, released last fall, includes 

innovative proposals for protecting more farm and ranch 

land; accelerating conservation efforts that safeguard 

clean water, air and wildlife; and supporting new market 

opportunities that keep farmers on the land and cultivate 

new and beginning farmers. 

 

 

Succeeded in making great strides in our work to help 

farmers grow healthy crops while protecting water quality. 

In the eight state Ohio River basin, we’ve developed 

support among agricultural leaders and are on track to 

start recruiting farmers to participate in an innovative 

pilot project that will help create the nation’s largest 

water-quality trading program by 2014. 

Expanded our Nutrient BMP Challenge® program in 

Illinois and across the nation to reduce the amount 

of fertilizer flowing from farm fields into America’s 

waterways. This work includes our continued efforts in 

the Chesapeake Bay to help farmers in Maryland, Virginia 

and Pennsylvania safeguard water quality. 

 

 

Helped to save wisconsin’s fledgling farmland protection 

program—which AFT fought to create in 2009—when 

Governor Scott Walker called for eliminating the 

program. A high priority for AFT in 2011, we went to work 

mobilizing farmers and citizens. The state legislature 

listened, keeping the program intact and restoring 

its funds. 

Attracted leaders in agriculture, the environment and 

rural development through our National Agricultural 

Landscapes Forum, co-hosted with USDA Natural 

Resources Conservation Service in washington, d.c., to 

share and collaborate around ideas for protecting the 

nation’s landscape and keeping rural America thriving. 

 

 

Sought solutions in California through the Bay Area 

Agricultural Sustainability Project, helping farmers and 

ranchers thrive while, at the same time, they protect the 

environment and produce more locally-grown food. The 

Bay Area has lost nearly 20 percent of its most fertile 

cropland in the last 18 years. 

Launched efforts in New York to help transfer farms 

and assist a new generation to secure farmland and 

succeed in farming. Over the next two decades, as much 

as 400 million acres of farm and ranch land in America 

is projected to change hands. Forums including farmers, 

land trusts, government officials and others in the Hudson 

River Valley and western New York identified strategies 

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Shenandoah Valley, Virginia 


for helping young farmers acquire farmland while easing the 

transition from one farming generation to the next. 

 

 

 

 

Presented, along with the Rhode Island Agricultural 

Partnership, a five-year strategic plan for agriculture to 

Governor Lincoln Chaffee and Rhode Island legislators. A 

Vision for Rhode Island Agriculture—the culmination of a 

year’s outreach to the state’s diverse farming community— 

will guide state officials, industry leaders, and food and 

farming advocates in building a stronger and more resilient 

farm and food system. 

Helped fruit and vegetable farmers reduce their pesticide 

use through continued projects with the Environmental 

Protection Agency. In Michigan, for instance, our 

collaborators helped cherry growers control fruit flies, while 

in Indiana, on-farm visits, web-based videos and “farmers 

teaching farmers” workshops are helping Indiana apple 

growers transition away from high-risk pesticides. 

Highlighted farmland protection efforts in Washington’s 

Puget Sound with a “report card” ranking of farmland 

protection programs in the 12 counties of the Sound region. 

We recognized several important strides being made in 

conservation practices, and recommended critical changes 

needed to protect agricultural land before it’s lost forever. 

Assisted hundreds of farmers and communities around the 

country in protecting their working lands and planning for 

the future through the Farmland Information Center’s 

www.farmlandinfo.org website and toll-free hotline. 


summary of activities 

The Palouse, Washington 

For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 

support and revenue 

Contributions from 

Members and Donors $ 2,285,000 

Foundations (See Note 1) 1,533,000 

Corporations 86,000 

Governments 1,120,000 

Nonprofits and Other Organizations 326,000 

Bequests 2,481,000 

Interest and Other Income 362,000 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (See Note 2) 27,000 

Total Revenue and Other Income $ 8,220,000 

expenses 

State, Local and Federal Programs $ 4,815,00 

Public Education 376,000 

Communication and Media Outreach 732,000 

Other Programs 104,000 

Total Programs 6,027,000 

Management & General 289,000 

Fundraising 1,509,000 

Membership 213,000 

Total Expenses $ 8,038,000 

net assets 

Beginning of Year $ 20,050,000 

End of Year 20,232,000 

Change in Net Assets $ 182,000 

notes: 

1. In compliance with FASB Statement No. 116 and 117, 

all written unconditional promises to give in the current and 

future years must be fully recognized in the year 

of notification. 

2. In compliance with FASB Statement No. 124, all 

investments in equity securities with readily determinable 

fair value are reported at their fair value. The net unrealized 

gains (losses) reflect the increase (decrease) in fair value in 

FY 2011. 

Additional financial statements are available upon request. 


thank you! 

American Farmland Trust gratefully acknowledges 

the following individuals, foundations, 

corporations and organizations for their 

generous support during fiscal year 2011 (October 1, 

2010—September 30, 2011). Every effort has been made 

to ensure the accuracy of the following listings. If there 

is an error, please accept our apologies and contact 

our office at (800) 886-5170 so that we may correct 

the error. 

The Barnraisers Society 

The Barnraisers Society is a dedicated group of supporters providing 

American Farmland Trust with a high level of financial and political 

support to advance our mission. 

The Visionary 

Society 

$25,000 and above 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Buck 

John E. and Helen K. 

Cahill Fund of the Marin 

Community Foundation 

Thomas J. Gallo 

Miranda Kaiser 

Norman L. Kautsky 

George C. Lee 

Gilman Ordway 

David Rockefeller 

Molly O. Ross 

Fannette Sawyer 

Anonymous (1) 

The Leadership 

Society 

$10,000–$24,999 

Arthur A. Aleshire 

Martin A. Bell 

Edward and Nina Bonnie 

Mrs. W. L. Lyons Brown* 

Nina Brown de Clercq 

Barbara O. David 

John Fish 

Sandra Frazier 

Dorian Goldman and Marvin 

Israelow/The Joyce and 

Irving Goldman Family 

Foundation 

Katja Goldman and Michael 

Sonnenfeldt/The Joyce 

and Irving Goldman Family 

Foundation 

Nancy Hirshberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Loren A. Jahn 

Laurie J. Landeau 

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Luyben 

Helen Madeira 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Aram Shaw 

Carla H. Skodinski 

Richard and Nan Walden 

Grant Winthrop 

Anonymous (1) 

*Deceased 


“ 

American Farmland Trust has relentlessly 

and constructively advanced the cause of 

farmland conservation in the incomparable 

and irreplaceable San Joaquin Valley.” 

— Tom Gallo, VP Strategic Business 

Development, G3 Enterprises Inc, 

Modesto, California 

The Conservation 

Partners Society 

$5,000–$9,999 

Elizabeth and Jesse Fink 

Samuel Gary 

Terry and Jean Jones/ 

Jones Family Farms, LLC 

Barbara Jordan 

J. Michael Kelleher 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kohout 

Deborah E. Lans 

Mary Waterman Lunt 

Martha Maguire 

Josephine A. Merck 

Mary Mitsui 

Danna L. Orr 

William and Carol Palladini Fund of 

the El Adobe Corporation 

Robert C. Quinlan 

Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff 

Abby R. Simpson and G. Todd 

Mydland 

Nancy Hamill Winter/Hamill Family 

Foundation 

Anonymous (5) 

*Deceased 

Guardians of 

FaRMland Society 

$2,500–$4,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Carlile, Jr. 

Kathryn and Douglas Cochrane 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Cooper 

Carol Gallun Craig 

Joan K. Davidson 

Mary B. Demere 

Louisa and Robert Duemling 

Antonio Elmaleh 

Michael Fieldman 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert French 

Coster and Alison Gerard 

Sally S. Greenleaf 

Marta Jo Lawrence 

Sidney M. Long 

Henry Lord 

John and Barbara Matsinger 

Amy H. Regan 

David Scheuer 

Helen Swinton 

Mr. and Mrs. John Winthrop, Sr. 

Matthew B. Winthrop 

Mr. and Mrs. John Winthrop, Jr. 

Anonymous (3) 

The Barnraisers 

Society 

$1,000–$2,499 

Dr. Alex Alexander 

Catherine H. Anderson 

David H. Anderson 

Anton P. Angelich 

Frances Armstrong* 

Ann Axel 

Ann C. Bacon 

Susannah Ball 

Elizabeth L. C. Beck 

Matthew Bender IV 

Ann E. Bidwell 

Paul G. Birdsall 

Suzanne H. Bissell 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Black 

Mr. and Mrs. William Black 

Ashley Boren 

Elizabeth Bowers Giving Trust 

Elizabeth Bradford Borden/The 

Katharine Bradford Foundation 

Mary M. Brock 

Allan and Marilyn Brown 

Christy Brown 

Magalen O. Bryant 

Dinah Buechner-Vischer 

Mr. and Mrs. Ordway P. Burden 

Michael J. Burke 

Lewis H. Butler 

Sheana W. Butler 

Susan M. Callan 

Dorothy Campbell 

Dr. and Mrs. William Canady 

Daniel J. Caplan 

Amy and Brian Carr 

Layne E. Carson 

John and Nancy Cassidy 

Susan Clark 

Adryon H. Clay 

Diane P. Cooley 

Leslie H. Cox 

Roger C. Davidson 

Dr. and Mrs. William B. DeLauder 

George P. Denny, III 

Leland A. Dolan 

Ray and Helen DuBois 

Wolcott B. Dunham 

Victoria Edwards and 

Larry Ferrel 

Daniel Esty 

Richard E. Faggioli 

Sara Faivre-Davis 

Sandy and Rossie Fisher 

Dielle Fleischmann 

Northern New York 




“ 

I learned a lot about farming back when my husband and I lived in Vermont. We were friends 

with a couple who owned a dairy farm, and that is when we saw how relentless it is to be a 

farmer. It really is a 365 day a year job. You’re milking the cows twice a day, cleaning up and just 

working so hard every minute. To me, it’s heroic to be a farmer, especially these days. To be so 

dependent on the weather, the markets, and other things you don’t have control over, and to still 

stick to farming as a way of life—you’d have to be heroic. I give to environmental organizations 

and land trusts because I’ve always believed in protecting this way of life; however, some 

organizations are concerned only with protecting open space and not farmland in particular. 

That’s where American Farmland Trust stands out from the others. It protects open space for the 

sake of farmland, and we could always use more of that. It provides healthy food, a better life, and 

a more sustainable way forward for the future generations that will inhabit this Earth. ” 

— eVA Moseley, Cambridge, MaSSachusetts 

Carolyn J. Foy-Stromberg 

Joyce B. Franke 

Elaine Freedgood 

Richard and Barbara Friedenberg 

John and Terry Gehl 

Bruce Geller 

Gordon Gibson 

Arthur Glatfelter 

Seth Glickenhaus 

Alice Godfrey 

Robert M. Goodman 

Helen Groves 

Fritz Grupe 

Jean P. Guyton 

Hahn Family Foundation 

Clifford Hall 

Virginia Hammerness 

Sigvard T. Hansen 

Agnes R. Hayden 

Catherine Hazlett 

Jane Henderson and Harry Lancaster 

Robert Henigson 

Laura Hill Hoenig 

Karen L. Howat 

Samuel Huber 

Andrew and Marina Jacobson 

Karen Jensen 

Kent and Mary Johnson 

Jonathan and Julia Kagan 

Llyn Kaimowitz 

David W. Kaiser 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kaplan 

Vance C. Kennedy 

Kevin M. Kiley 

Tristan Klesick 

Sheryle Knight 

Carl W. Kohls 

Bill and Joni Kuckuck 

Ann Gray Large 

Clay Levit 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Lighthart 

Dorothy Lockspeiser 

Carol Lennon-Longley 

Eben Lothrop 

Tom W. Lyons 

Anne and George Mack 

Ernest L. Madsen 

Alice Mairs 

Caroline G. Maness 

Susan B. Matheson 

Norman McAvoy 

Thomas and Judith Mich 

E.A. Middleton, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Mitchel 

Henriette Montgomery 

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Morrill 

Marian Moule* 

Robert J. Murphy 

Layla and W. Austin Musselman, Jr. 

Fund 

Patrick F. Noonan 

Brian L. Olson 

Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill 

Lyman Orton 

Jack and Sheri Overall 

Julie Packard/The Applewood Fund 

at Community Foundation Santa 

Cruz County 

Arlene Paskoff 

Mr. and Mrs. David Paynter/ 

Grace Jones Richardson Trust 

Lee Petty 

Mr. and Mrs. Tod Peyton 

Doris B. Phillips 

Dr. Paul F. Randel 

Gretchen and Richard Regnery 

Scott and Anne Reines 

Esther Rivinus* 

Ruth B. Russell 

Ann Satterthwaite 

Jon and Joyce Scholl 

Gus and Susan Schumacher 

Henry Sears 

Theresa Serafini 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shapoff 

Gary J. Shashinka 

Richard M. Shohet 

Karl Sidenius 

Sue Sigler 

Raymond R. Simmons 

Stephen J. Sinton 

Joy L. Slater 

Henry Smedley and Kathryn Chow 

Audrey Sokoloff and Tim Hosking 

Elizabeth Steele 

Evelyn Casey Steen 

Frances W. Stevenson 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Streek 

Lucy B. Stroock 

Peter G. Ten Eyck II 

Sandra van Heerden 

Michael H. Van Vranken 

Julie Foster VanCamp 

Daniel Vapnek 

Gwinn and Patricia Vivian 

Van Vogel 

Karen N. Vogl 

Beth von Fischer 

Isidor Wachstein 

Sandra L. Walsh 

Jacquinot Weisenbach 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. White 

Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown 

Frederic Winthrop 

Robert and Carol Winthrop 

Serita Winthrop 

Anita Witmer 

Anne Zinsser 

Anonymous (12) 

*Deceased 


“ 

American Farmland Trust is a visionary 

leader adept at finding common ground 

between California agriculture and 

conservation interests.” 

— Al Montna, Rice Grower 

and Former President, 

California State Board of Food 

& Agriculture, Yuba City, 

California 

FUNDING 

partnerS 

FOUNDATIONS, 

coRPORations AND 

ORganiZations 

Abell Foundation 

Adams Legacy Foundation 

Altria Group 

American Agriculturist Foundation 

The Atticus Trust 

Bancroft Foundation 

Bank of America 

S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation 

BFK Foundation 

Boeing Company 

Bradshaw-Knight Foundation 

W.L. Lyons Brown Foundation 

Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck 

Foundation 

Bullitt Foundation 

The Florence V. Burden Foundation at 

the recommendation of Foundation 

Directors Ordway and Jean Burden 

The Helen Keeler Burke Charitable 

Foundation 

Castanea Foundation 

Chesapeake Bay Trust 

CHS 

Clif Bar Family Foundation 

Clyde’s Restaurant Group 

CropLife America 

DuPont 

Entelco Foundation 

Environmental Defense Fund 

Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement 

Founding Farmers 

High Meadows Fund, Inc. 

Horizons Foundation 

Cornelius L. King Charitable Trust 

Lawrence Foundation 

Leo Model Foundation 

Long Island Community Foundation 

Lumpkin Family Foundation 

Macy’s Foundation 

Marisla Foundation 

George & Miriam Martin Foundation 

McKnight Foundation 

Meadows Foundation 

MJPM Foundation 

National Association of Conservation 

Districts 

National Farmers Union Foundation 

The Nature Conservancy 

New York Community Trust— 

World-Wide Holdings Inc. Fund 

David & Lucile Packard Foundation 

Park Foundation 

William E. and Maude S. Pritchard 

Charitable Trust 

Rauch Foundation 

River Tavern 

Rockefeller Matching Gift Center 

Christine H. Russell Fund 

of the Columbia Foundation 

The Sawyer Family Fund 

Seattle Foundation 

Sequoia Foundation 

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation 

Stonyfield Farm 

Sutherland Foundation 

Tall Pines Conservancy 

Daniel K. Thorne Foundation 

Fund for the Future of Tides Foundation 

Trumbull Grange #134 

Jane Smith Turner Foundation 

Lawson Valentine Foundation 

John A. and Hope H. van Beuren 

Foundation 

Wallace Genetic Foundation 

Walton Family Foundation 

Wells Fargo & Company 

Whole Foods Market, Hadley, 

Massachusetts 

Anonymous 

REALIZed 

BEQUESTS 

American Farmland Trust gratefully 

acknowledges the following bequests 

and planned gifts received during fiscal 

year 2011. It is our hope that the land 

we save for future generations will 

be a fitting tribute to these generous 

supporters. 

Frances P. Canty 

Evelyn G. Davies 

Sally Fish 

George S. Gordon 

John V. Hughes 

Ruth Leiman 

Andrew J. McDonald 

Samuel Mitchell 

Ethel C. Ponik 

Frank R. Schiavo 

Wendy Joan Shadwell 

William Winans 

Joycelyn Young 


“. . . [I] am proud to say that I’ve been a Barnraiser for the past several years. Although I didn’t 

start out in life passionate about agriculture, I can say that I am now. I’m proud to remain a 

dedicated supporter of American Farmland Trust.” 

— Robert Martin Smith, Madison, Wisconsin 


Napa, California 


FARMland 

FOREVER 

SOCIETY 

This special group of farsighted 

American Farmland Trust supporters 

has included AFT in their wills or 

other estate plans. 

For information concerning ways to 

include American Farmland Trust in 

your will, please contact Susan Sink at 

ssink@farmland.org or (202) 378-1206. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bahr 

Clark W. Bailey 

Elizabeth S. Banks 

Mrs. H. Hood Bassett 

Anne Basten 

Barry Allen Benepe 

Gordon Bennett 

John F. Bentley 

Helen Blackwood 

Betty E. Blumenkamp 

Michael J. Boone 

Harriet and David Borton 

Bayard Breeding 

Virginia A. Faust 

Larry T. Brown 

Roger H. Brown 

Vern A. Brusewitz 

Rachel E. Carpenter 

Mary Fran Cary 

Karen Chaffraix 

David Cline 

Kathryn and Douglas Cochrane 

Dorothy A. Corso 

Virginia Dalnodar 

John G. Davis 

Ruthellen Davis 

C. V. De Sepio 

Dorothea de Zafra Atwell 

Karen D. Dean 

Mr. and Mrs. William Dietel 

Ruth Duckworth 

Jane M. Dunham 

Anna and Michael Eddy 

Henry W. English 

Sheila N. Enos 

William W. Farkas 

Judith Farrar 

Eunice Feininger 

John Fish 

Virginia Lee Fox 

Sonya L. Franson 

Peter Frederick 

Dr. Thesia I. Garner 

Arthur Glatfelter 

Gertrude Goldsmith 

Arlene Goranson 

Dr. Noel Gray 

Edna Grenlie 

Ken Grierson 

Stephen Mark Griffith 

Patricia Grose 

Eileen Gunning 

Nora Page Hall 

Gail S. Hammond 

Brenda Hauser 

James E. and Joan C. Henly 

Alphus and Sherri Herndon 

Thomas and Sharon Herndon 

Doreen Hlavaty 

Margaret A. Holfinger 

Dr. Mark D. Holly 

Helen M. Hoover 

Field Horne 

Dr. Donald Hoyt 

Clarice Hunter 

Richard L. Huttinger 

Elgin Jenison 

Peggy Johnson 

Soone E. Johnson 

Clare E. Jones 

Della M. Jorgensen 

Theresa Joseph 

Marion R. Kee 

Mrs. Richard B. Kemp 

Brent B. King 

Chris Klein 

Gary and Pam Kleppel 

Suzanne P. Kloman 

Helen L. Knopp 

Steve Koontz 

Bruce G. Koprucki 

Earl Lambert 

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Lane 

Clay and Jeanette Leister 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Lighthart 

Stewart Lindsey 

Arthur M. Longacre 

Dr. Layne Longfellow 

Ingrid A. Louiselle 

Evelyn C. Lundstrom 

Mr. and Mrs. William Luyben 

Deanna Macek 

William MacLean 

Emily Malecki 

Ann Markham 

Audrey J. Marshall 

Patricia Matthias 

Dennis J. McArthur 

The John P. McBride Family 

and the ABC Foundation 

Susan T. McKenna 

R. J. McLaughlin 

John V. Meeks 

Alice N. Mills 

Sally V. Mills 

Richard E. Molyneaux 

Amelia L. Montjoy 

Dianne C. and Roy Ellis Moody 

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Moore 

David Morris 

Eva S. Moseley 

Toni Lynn Muhoro 

Margo Murman 

John and Dee Nabozny 

Shannon C. Nelson 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan 

Robert and Julia Northrop 

Dee Oudin 

William and Carol Palladini Fund 

of the El Adobe Corporation 

Mary T. Pratt 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben G. Priest 

Paul F. Randel 

O.L. Rauch 

Jennifer Reed 

Betty Refior 

Betty Rhoades 

Gene Rozenboom 

Joan Samara 

Esther Sands 

Jean Schauffler 

Richard D. Schein 

Ralph Schrock 

Elsa Schultz 

Janice Scott 

Mrs. William C. Senshen 

Ellen Sieh 

Susan Sink 

Renee Skrzypchak 

Virginia Slack 

J.Thomas and Edna Smith 

Jessica Smith 

Meredith Sorensen 

Dr. Gregory C. Speer 

Linda Spurlin 

Lewis Steele 

Leslie K. Stegman 

Charles Steininger 

Mary Strauss 

Theo Family 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas 

Charles Thompson 

Robert Thompson 

Lise Thomsen-Jones 

William Tobin 

Jon Tobriner 

Doris Troxel 

John H. Tunstall 

Julie Foster Van Camp 

Rodney Varner 

Lowery Watkins 

Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Whitener 

Gail Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Wittwer 

Henry Wong 

Charles Yeiser 

Audrey S. Yingling 

Richard A. Zgodava 

Anonymous (14) 

design: Cutting Edge Design, Inc., 

Washington, D.C. 

South Deerfield, 

Massachusetts 


Board of 

Directors 

c h a i r 

Miranda M. Kaiser 

Wilsall, Montana and Sleepy Hollow, 

New York 

v i c e c h a i r 

Barton H. Thompson, Jr. 

Stanford, California 

t r e a s u r e r 

William Cohan 

New York, New York 

Elizabeth Beck 

Washington, District of Columbia 

Mel Coleman, Jr. 

Broomfield, Colorado 

Dr. William DeLauder 

Bear, Delaware 

Thomas J. Gallo 


Miley Gonzalez 

Las Cruces, New Mexico 

John Hardin 

Danville, Indiana 

Will Harte 

San Antonio, Texas 

Nancy Hirshberg 

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 

Elizabeth Jones 

Midway, Kentucky 

AG Kawamura 

Irvine, California 

Laurie Landeau 


Craig McNamara 

Winters, California 

August Schumacher, Jr. 


Truman Semans 

Durham, North Carolina 

Daniel Aram Shaw 

Woody Creek, Colorado 

Grant F. Winthrop 


Dennis C. Wolff 

Millville, Pennsylvania 

s p e c i a l c o u n s e l 

Robert M. Morgenthau, Esq. 

President’s 

Council 

Thomas A. Barron 

Boulder, Colorado 

Edward & Cornelia Bonnie 

Prospect, Kentucky 

Anne S. Close 

Fort Mill, South Carolina 

Mary Ida and Marshal Compton 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

Diane Cooley 

Watsonville, California 

Joan K. Davidson 

Germantown, New York 

Philip Y. DeNormandie 

Boston, Massachusetts 

Michael Fieldman 


Elizabeth Fink 

Wilton, Connecticut 

Dielle Fleischmann 

The Plains, Virginia 

Alphonse (Buddy) Fletcher 


Iris W. Freeman 

Aiken, South Carolina 

Bob & Marie Gallo 


Amy Longsworth 

Washington, D.C. 

Dan W. Lufkin 


Thomas L. Lyon 

Cambridge, Wisconsin 

Patrick F. Noonan 

Chevy Chase, Maryland 

Gilman Ordway 

Wilson, Wyoming 

William K. Reilly 

San Francisco, California 

Richard E. Rominger 

Winters, California 

Molly Ross 

Castle Rock, Colorado 

Bob Sajdak 

Detroit, Michigan 

Carla H. Skodinski 


Richard & Nan Walden 

Sahuarita, Arizona 

Jack Wetzel 

Aiken, South Carolina 

Douglas P. Wheeler 


Nigel & Julia Widdowson 

Millbrook, New York 

Frederic Winthrop Jr. 

Ipswich, Massachusetts 

Jay Winthrop 


John Winthrop 

Charleston, South Carolina 


American farmland Trust 

NATIONAL Office 

1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036 

(202) 331-7300 • (800) 886-5170 

Farmland Information Center 

1 Short Street, Suite 2 

Northampton, MA 01060 

(800) 370-4879 

www.farmlandinfo.org 

Center for Agriculture in the Environment 

National Bank and Trust Bldg 

155 North 3rd Street, Suite 200 

Dekalb, IL 60115 

(815) 753-9347 

www.aftresearch.org 

CALIFORNIA 

Davis, CA 

(530) 231-5259 

Connecticut 

Windsor, CT 

(860) 683-4230 

Mid-Atlantic 

Washington, DC 

(202) 378-1235 

Midwest 

Bloomington, IN 

(317) 508-0756 

New England 

Northampton, MA 

(413) 586-4593, ext. 29 

New York 

Saratoga Springs, NY 

(518) 581-0078 

PACIFIC NORTHWEST 

Seattle, WA 

(206) 860-4222 

All Other STATES 

Northampton, MA 

(413) 586-4593, ext. 12 


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