From our 2011 Fall Newsletter November 2011–In a world where optimism seems to be in short supply these days, it was heartening to sit down with fruit farmers Jeff and […]
Category Archives: Land Protection
Send & Emeott: Center Hwy
Send and Emeott Families Protect Prime Fruit – Growing Lands on Center Highway From our 2011 Fall Newsletter In a world where optimism seems to be in short supply these […]
Leatherman-Walker: Bingham
A Natural Choice: Jayne Leatherman Walker Leaves a Legacy From our 2011 Fall Newsletter Long before the local foods movement swept the nation and the words sustainable agriculture infiltrated our […]
Conservancy Farmland Program Blossoming, Bearing Fruit: Three New Family Farms Slated for Preservation
From our 2011 Summer Newsletter July 2011–Standing between the rows of cherry-laden trees on the family’s historic farmstead, Blaise and Sarah Korson, with their grown children Allen and Julie and […]
Berkshire-Sprouse: Glen Lake Area
Juliet Sprouse Preserves 18 Acres in Sensitive Hatlem Creek Watershed With Conservation Easement From our 2011 Summer Newsletter One of the many things that gives Leelanau County its unique charm […]
New Beginning for Farming at Conservancy’s Swanson Property
From our 2011 Summer Newsletter April 2011–On a brisk day in April, farmer Ben Brown lent a hand at a Leelanau Conservancy work bee, helping staff to remove a massive […]
Swanson Farm Purchase Completed!
From our 2011 Spring Newsletter March 2011–It’s official! The Leelanau Conservancy took ownership this week of the 90-acre Sonny Swanson farm with its 2,000 feet of natural shoreline. “The Swanson […]
Spinniken: East Leland
Alan and Nancy Spinniken Farm 1 of 3 Farms to Be Preserved With $1.5 Million Grant From our 2010 Fall Newsletter When you have a gravely ill child, the term […]
Goss: Cedar Lake
Two New Projects on Cedar Lake Protect 1,690 Feet of Shoreline – Now 1/3 of the Lakeshore Has Been Forever Preserved! From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Great news for Cedar […]
Olsen Farm: Bohemian Valley
Landmark 4th Generation Olsen Farm in Bohemian Valley: First 40 Acres Forever Protected From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Bill Olsen is a man of few words. But one phrase he […]
