WE WANT TO CREATE AN
AGRICULTURAL EASEMENT
An agricultural easement is a legally binding way
to ensure our farm remains a farm
for generations to come.
This easement is the first of its kind in Yolo County,
the second in Northern California, and
one of only a handful of similar efforts in the United States.
In an era where family farmers
in California and across the nation are struggling to hold on to their farms,
Good Humus has chosen a path we believe can be a model for
other farms in California and beyond.
This path unites family farms with their local communities in a partnership committed to stewardship of agricultural lands in accordance with sustainable and environmentally sound practices.
Our community and our farm are partnering by putting an agricultural easement on our farm. To do this, a publicly funded land trust purchases the nonagricultural value of our property. Legally binding restrictions are then placed on the farm's deed which ensures that the land will be kept in active farming use, will be farmed with environmentally responsible methods, and will be valued solely on the basis of its agricultural value in the establishment of any future resale price.