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Alaska Farmland Trust is a
501(c)3 Non-Profit

Alaska Farmland Trust has been selected as a

“Pick, Click, Give”

option for Permanent Fund Donations! Starting with the 2010 Dividend application, please select Alaska Farmland Trust as your charity of choice.

BP/Jessica Stevens Community Foundation

Alaska Farmland Trust has recently been awarded a BP/Jessica Stevens Community Foundation ( please link to www.alaskacf.org) Challenge grant for $2,500.00. We must match this $2,500.00 in order to get the grant funds. This is a great opportunity to help us at a critical time in our program. Our goal is to raise $25,000.00 with the challenge.

Please make a donation now and in the “note” section please write “Challenge”. If you would like to be updated on projects and the Challenge, please contact us to be put on the e mail list or the hard copy list for the newsletters.

Hosting a day at the Alaska State Fair

Alaska Farmland Trust is hosting a day at the Alaska State Fair Wednesday, September 2nd is Alaska Grown Day at the Fair and we would love to see you there! We have a new booth location too – look for us right next to the Farm Bureau Booth. You can get the new Camo Alaska Grown T-shirts, and get raffle tickets to win a Bison Hunt or a .375 H&H rifle!

See you at the Fair!

What is Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation?

Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation (AFTC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping farmers preserve their land without succumbing to the pressures of urban sprawl.

Why is Alaska’s agricultural land in jeopardy?

The conversion of Alaskan agricultural land to residential, retail-commercial and other uses is increasing at an alarming rate. Agricultural land is a prime land choice used by developers as it is generally flat, easy to build on, and has established improvements such as road access and utilities. With pressures mounting on farmers to sell their land to developers, it is clear that support is needed now to help them keep their land.

Why not use farmland for residential and commercial development?

Alaska’s farmland provides some of the best soils for farming that our state has to offer. If we continue to develop these lands, they will no longer provide a viable source of food, crops, and livestock for Alaskans. Alaska currently depends on imports for the vast majority of it’s food as our farms don’t produce enough to serve all our residents. If we continue to take our agriculture lands out of production, we will lose this natural and renewable resource permanently and become completely dependent on outside (imported) agriculture products. In today’s market, it is extremely difficult to start a new farm as the costs are simply too high.

How does AFTC assist landowners with their conservation efforts?

AFTC assists landowners in maintaining and protecting their farmland from non-agriculture development through conservation agreements. The landowner works with AFTC to build a conservation agreement that reflects the landowners will for his or her property.

How is the conservation agreement enforced?

Once a conservation agreement is established for a property, an AFTC representative will physically monitor the property on an annual basis to ensure the conservation agreement is followed.

How can you help protect Alaska’s farmland and get involved in AFTC conservation projects?

Financial contributions are vital to the operations of Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation. Individuals can participate in protecting Alaska’s farmland by making tax deductible donations today to Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation or by visiting our Donation Page.

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