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Seven Simple Steps to Save Farmland – from the American Farmland Trust

Here are 7 easy ways that you can become a better advocate for the protection of farmland and open spaces:

1. Be attentive to farmland issues in your area – and try to have an impact on decisions made by your local zoning board or planning commission.
2. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper supporting farmland protection.
3. Shop at farmers’ markets – buy locally grown produce and encourage your grocer to stock food grown in the United States.
4. Write or call your Representative or Senators.  As few as 10 letters or calls from constituents can have a significant impact on your legislators’ views and actions.  To find out how to reach them, call (202) 224-3121 for Senators, (202) 225-3121 for Representatives.
5. Spread the word about farmland protection.  Tell your friends and associates about the work you’re supporting at AFT.  Urge your school system to address farmland conservation issues in the curriculum.
6. Be our eyes and ears.  Clip and send us local coverage of farmland issues.  You can help us identify emerging threats to the land in your area!
7. Support American Farmland Trust.  Stay active as a member and help even more through our special campaigns.  Inquire about gift memberships, matching gifts, donations of real property or how you might remember AFT in your will.  You can help protect America’s vital and irreplaceable farmland.

For more information, contact:      

American Farmland Trust
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 1-800-431-1499
www.farmland.org

PHONE: 808-573-2428FAX: 866-776-6645 EMAIL: tom@mauilandlaw.com
PO Box 798Makawao, Hawaii 96768

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