Will growth management techniques be enough to maintain the farming industry and high quality of life? Or will sprawl steadily eat through the countryside?
"Is it our intention, as the most productive agricultural area the world has ever known, to house the world or feed it?"
-Denny Jackman
NEWSLETTER
Farmland Working Group Spring
2008 (PDF)
Farmland Working Group Winter
2007 (PDF)
Farmland Working Group Summer 2007 (PDF)
Farmland Working Group Spring
2007(PDF)
Farmland Working Group Winter
2006(PDF)
LINKS TO OUTSIDE STORIES
County adds 3,300 acres of protected ag land
Can California Break Sprawling Habit?
Initiative Measure To Be Submitted Directly to the Voters
Stanislaus gives Salida growth plan the go-ahead
Grip on Growth
Drawing the Lines: Stanislaus County seeks input on general plan's ag element
Ag plan fallout on West Park?
Stanislaus Ag Element Revise
Given Ok
Growth: Yes on E, no on L
County Unveils lush Hilmar vision
Voters gave county, city clear, new directions
Modesto council deletes builder charges
Dan Walters: California growth will lead to more development conflicts
EDUCATIONAL LINKS
Farmland Categories
ORGANIZATION LINKS
American Farmland Trust (AFT)
Central Valley Farmland Trust (CVFT)
Great Valley Center, Modesto, CA
