Resources

Saving Land Magazine — Land Trust Alliance

Please follow the link above to electronically access the latest edition of Saving Land. It is published by the Land Trust Alliance and is always filled with interesting stories and great photos on preserved land.

Food Power Summit Nov. 5, 2011
Handouts & video presentations

SHERRODBROWN.mp4 - YouTube

csa workshops.pdf	list of info sources.pdf
local food, farms,jobs act.pdf	ofrf.org fact sheet.pdf
ofrf.org fact sheet 2.pdf	ohio organic ag .pdf
Scratch Event Catering Website Scratch Catering Event Menus

photos by Dennie Eagleson

Past issues of our newsletters
Newsletters/newsletter spring 2011.pdf

Newsletters/newsletter fall 10.pdf

Newsletters/tlt newsletter fall 09.pdf

Newsletters/SPRING09.pdf

Newsletters/Fall 2008.pdf

Newsletters/spring 08 newsletter.pdf

Newsletters/Spring 2007.pdf

Newsletters/TLT June 2007.pdf

Newsletters/TLT_fall06spring06_newsletter.pdf

Newsletters/tltspring 2005 newsletter.pdf

The FIC is a clearinghouse for information about farmland protection and stewardship. It is a partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and American Farmland Trust. Follow this link to the home page
Farmland Information Center Home Page

For those of you who missed the Our Ohio episode featuring The Winds Cafe and Flying Mouse Farm, they now have it to view on their website Our Ohio - Our Ohio Show 519. Flying Mouse Farm is owned and operated by our Associate Director Michele Burns and her husband John DeWine.

www.Ohio MarketMaker

MarketMaker is a national network of state websites connecting farmers and processors with food retailers, caterers, chefs and other food suppliers. This is an easy way to connect with anyone in the food industry to buy or sell.

	Ohio NRCS
	Ohio Federation of Soil and Water

An additional source of information is now available to landowners and those interested in conservation. The Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts (COLT) and the Land Trust Alliance are pleased to announce the launch of the new COLT website at:

www.ohiolandtrusts.org

Are you looking for additional conservation information or professionals?

The Private Landowner Network is an excellent Internet source to find a national network of

experienced professionals, conservation organizations, educational articles, and other tools and resources to help you achieve
conservation estate planning and management success. www.PrivateLandownerNetwork.org

The Land Trust Alliance publishes a magazine called Saving Land. "Land We Love" is the centerfold feature of landscapes of preserved properties. TLT member and volunteer Dennie Eagleson shot some gorgeous photos of the preserved Folger Howell Farm. They are being published in the Winter 2011 edition.

Congratulations Dennie! It was well worth standing out in the cold to get such great shots! Thanks also go to Oakview Farms for allowing us to share their land with the national readership of Saving Land.

The entire magazine can be viewed by following this link Winter 2011 — Land Trust Alliance

Click here Photos to see what will appear in the magazine.

Want to know more about beautiful Yellow Springs where we are located? Please visit the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce website www.yellowspringsohio.org for all sorts of great information.

Clark County Cost of Community Services Study for 2003 This link will begin a download of a .pdf file.

Land Trust Alliance--the national organization for land trusts has an abundance of information regarding easements, donations and federal tax incentives.

American Farmland Trust

Innovative Farmers of Ohio

Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association was formed in 1979 and is a membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable, ecological, and healthful food systems.

The American Livestock Breeds Association is a nonprofit membership organization working to protect over 150 breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction. Included are asses, cattle, goats, horses, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. Founded in 1977, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is the pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserve historic breeds and genetic diversity in livestock.

Looking for the latest in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, events and funding opportunities? The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service features all that, plus in-depth publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other federal sustainable ag activities.

Interested in Smart Growth, and how your community can get there? Here are some links!
www.smartgrowth.org a rich resource for smart growth information on diverse topics.

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Tecumseh Land Trust is a nonprofit conservation organization serving Greene and Clark Counties of Ohio and surrounding areas. The purpose of Tecumseh Land Trust is to preserve agricultural land, natural areas, water resources, and historic sites, in voluntary cooperation with landowners, and to educate the public about permanent land preservation. We assist landowners in navigating state and federal easement programs, as well as, accept donated easements on farmland and natural areas. When current Projects are complete, we will have preserved over 20,300 acres in our working area.
Tecumseh Land Trust . . . Preserving our Rural Assets.

We are the first land trust in Ohio to achieve accreditation. For more information on just what it means to be accredited, please visit Accreditation — Land Trust Alliance web page.