Lancaster Farmland Trust announced it has added two farms to its growing list of 538 farms and 33,098 acres of farmland preserved.

Zimmerman Farm

The Zimmerman Farm to the growing list of preserved farms. The landowners signed the conservation easement, officially preserving their 88-acre farm forever.

The Zimmerman Farm is a dairy farm home to cows, horses, chickens, and pigs.

The Caernarvon-based farm is almost entirely surrounded by other farms, including 2,000 acres of farmland already under conservation easement within a 2-mile radius.

The Lancaster Farmland Trust remains committed to creating contiguous blocks of preserved farmland whenever possible, and this project certainly bolsters this strategy.

Many of those surrounding farms also benefit from the use of Transferable Development Rights, or TDR, for their protection.

TDR is a zoning technique that permanently protects land with conservation value, like our farmland, by redirecting or “sending” its development rights to a different area better suited for growth.

TDR is another tool in LFT’s toolbox that, when used together with conservation easements, helps increase the pace of preservation across Lancaster County.

Gehr Farm

Lancaster Farmland Trust (LFT) announced that it has added The Gehr Farm of Clay & West Cocalico Township to their list of preserved farms. The landowners signed the conservation easement, officially preserving their 51-acre farm forever.

The Gehr Farm grows corn, hay, wheat, and barley. The land runs along over 2,000 feet of road, providing beautiful views to those who pass by.

For more information, visit the Lancaster Farmland Trust website.

(Reprinted from the WeConservePA website--  Zimmerman Farm and Gehr Farm.)

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[Posted: November 4, 2021]

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