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The California Farmland Trust is a private, nonprofit, agricultural land trust with a mission to preserve farmland. It envisions a future where society sees sustainable farming as part of building a better economy, environment, and quality of life.

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New Law Will Idle Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers, Lawn Mowers

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will phase out the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and other small off-road engines. According to the Air Resources Board, an hour’s use of a gas-powered leaf blower produces the same emissions as a drive from Los Angeles to Denver.

(Oct. 10, 2021) → Read the full The Sacramento Bee report

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State Approves Modified Permit for San Benito County Landfill

California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery approved a request by the John Smith Road Landfill operator to increase waste capacity by 443,000 cubic yards.

(Sept. 13, 2021) → Read the full Benito Link report

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Image caption: RCDs look after the land, whether it’s used for grazing, growing, or getting out into nature.

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California Dirt

What do resource conservation districts protect? Pretty much everything that’s worth saving.

Image caption: At the dump, food waste is methane-producing garbage. At a farm, it's a valuable part of the food web.

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Back to the Land, Not the Landfill

In 2022, California trash haulers will begin turning millions of tons of methane-emitting organic waste into a new cash crop: compost.

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