Sturgeon Farm is adjacent to our Orting Valley Farms and historic Reise Farm projects. We have until July 1 to raise $400,000 and protect this farmland from development. Learn more.
Give Big, this Wednesday, May 15th
Each credit card donation made to PCC Farmland Trust on The Seattle Foundation’s website between midnight and midnight this Wednesday will receive a prorated portion of matching funds during Give Big 2013.
New Study: Sustainable Agriculture in the Puyallup Valley
Sustainable, organic farming is burgeoning in the Puyallup Valley. In 2012, the Trust partnered with the Trust for Public Land and Globalwise, Inc. to commission a study of the farmland in Puyallup Valley. View the full report. [PDF] Building off of the findings from the Pierce County Agricultural Strategic Plan written by Globalwise in 2006, [more...]
Accreditation Process
PCC Farmland Trust is a member of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), a national organization which promotes voluntary private land conservation across the US, and acts as a convener, strategist and representative of more than 1,700 land trusts across America. LTA also offers an accreditation program for land trusts, which recognizes land conservation organizations for [more...]
Prime Farmland for Sale: Sturgeon Farm
Are you an experienced, serious farmer, looking for land? Learn more about our current farming opportunity, the 95 acre Sturgeon Farm, in the Puyallup River Valley.
2012 Annual Campaign – Thank You
Thanks to you, our loyal community, we raised $270,000 — more than we’ve ever raised in a year-end campaign! In 2012, we conserved more farmland than ever. Thank you.
2012 – Stewardship Year in Review
–by Brenda Campbell, Stewardship & Community Education Coordinator Through PCC Farmland Trust’s Stewardship program we are able to ensure the integrity and long-term sustainability of each conservation easement we hold, forever. Each year, the Stewardship team conducts annual monitoring visits on each of our conserved properties to ensure that they remain in compliance with our [more...]
Measuring Success, by Rick VanderKnyff
(December 2012) — How does a land trust measure success? The most visible yardstick is acres preserved and, by that measure, PCC Farmland Trust has had a banner year. With two farm properties saved in 2012 — the 200-acre Jubilee Farm in Carnation and the 120-acre Reise Farm in the Orting Valley — [more...]
2012 Annual Campaign
We rely on individuals and families like you to help us save local organic farmland forever. Donate online between now and December 31 during our Annual Campaign to help us meet our goal.
Preserving Reise, Part 1: Farmland Forever
Reise Farm is home to a 70 year old blueberry orchard. Preserving Reise Part 1: Farmland Forever In late September, PCC Farmland Trust completed the purchase of the historic 120-acre Reise Farm, located in the Puyallup Valley of Pierce County, near the City of Orting. The Reise family farm has grown food, pumpkins, flower bulbs, [more...]
Reise Farm – Request for Proposals
Looking for the RFP packet for the Reise Farm? Please visit our current opportunities page.
