Marin Agricultural Land Trust

YEAR IN REVIEW 2002–2003

Preserving Marin County Farmlands

Dear Members and Friends
The past year was bittersweet for Marin Agricultural Land Trust. Last November we lost Ellen Straus, and in July Ellen’s husband Bill passed
away. It is impossible to overstate the importance of Ellen and Bill to malt, in every phase of its life. From the initial vision that a private
organization could play a meaningful role in the preservation of agriculture in Marin County, to the extraordinary success malt has achieved over
its first 23 years, Ellen’s tireless efforts, her unflagging optimism, and her ability to project enthusiasm and commitment to others were essential
constants in malt’s growth. To perpetuate Ellen’s vision, we have renamed the fund through which we do all of our conservation easement projects
the Ellen Straus Farmland Preservation Fund. We will miss Ellen and Bill deeply, but their vision will continue to inspire us for years to come.
On the sweet side, every conservation easement project is a milestone, and this year we completed two, bringing the total of farmland permanently
protected for agriculture to more than 32,000 acres. The acquisition of an easement on the 307-acre Zimmerman Ranch in Marshall overlooking
Tomales Bay made possible the transfer of the property to the next generation. malt also purchased an easement on the 208-acre Leiss Ranch close
to Petaluma and the Marin-Sonoma County line, permanently protecting it from subdivision and non-agricultural development. Both reflect our
continuing progress in protecting Marin’s agricultural landscape, and the enduring commitment of these families to their land and farming heritage.
While agriculture here, as elsewhere, faces challenges from rising land values and the globalization of production and markets, a truly exciting
trend is the diversification taking place on local farms and ranches. From organic row crops to grass-fed beef to value-added products like
farmstead cheese, malt has encouraged this trend by co-sponsoring with UC Cooperative Extension and Marin Organic a series of well-
attended workshops for producers interested in learning about farming and marketing options.
Malt has long understood the importance of public support not only to agricultural land conservation, but also to the future of agriculture
itself. Seven years ago we created education and communications departments. We initiated a small offering of hikes, tours, and special events to
let the public sample products of Marin’s farms and ranches and to get to know the owners and producers. This year we completed a strategic plan
for education which acknowledged its importance to the future of agriculture in Marin and set goals to increase our capacity for connecting land
and people. We also prepared our first marketing plan to highlight in a broader geographic area malt’s support of the tradition and the future of
Marin agriculture. This effort continues in a series of credits about malt airing on kqed-fm and completely underwritten by a generous donor.

We now have before us more opportunities to preserve land than at any time in our history, and the greatest challenge we have ever faced to
obtain the funding necessary to complete these projects. We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our members and donors, whose support
sustains and encourages us. We are confident that with your continued partnership, we will be able to preserve the agricultural land that is such
an important part of the heart and soul of this place that is so dear to all of us.
Thank you.
Chris Kelly Robert Berner
Chair, Board of Directors Executive Director

MALT Agricultural
Conservation Easements

Total preserved since 1980:

32,480 acres
on 49 family farms & ranches
Statement of Activity & Changes in Net Assets July 1, 2002–June 30, 2003

Operating Ellen Straus Board-Designated June 30, 2003 June 30, 2002
Fund Fund Endowment Total Total
SUPPORT & REVENUE:
Grants $39,568 $677,000 $716,568 $1,390,698 The Operating Fund provides the money to
Contributions, dues & bequests 718,100 860,769 $41,402 1,630,271 1,184,676 carry out malt ’s day-to-day efforts in
In-kind contributions (Note 2) 33,156 conservation easement acquisition, stewardship
Hikes & Tours 24,748 24,748 14,239 monitoring, and raising public awareness
Merchandise sales 6,853 6,853 5,574 about the importance of preserving Marin
Special events 3,188 9,455 12,643 20,088 County’s productive farmlands. Most of the
Interest & dividends 1,524 148,048 25,108 174,680 198,755 revenue for the Operating Fund comes from
Gain / loss on investments 112,850 7,585 180,435 <195,548> member dues and contributions. Contributions
Other 11,697 from foundations, public agencies, and
Interfund transfers 77,800 <77,800> 0 individuals to the Ellen Straus Farmland
Total revenue & support 871,781 1,808,122 <3,705> 2,676,198 2,663,335 Preservation Fund are used for malt ’s
conservation easement purchase program.
EXPENSES:
Programs 506,956 1,659,902 2,166,858 3,414,089
General & administration 155,158 155,158 102,800 Revenue
Fundraising 184,188 134,428 2,550 321,166 330,558 Grants
Member Dues
27% and
Total expenses 846,302 1,794,330 2,550 2,643,182 3,847,447
Contributions
Other 61%
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 25,479 13,792 <6,255> 33,016 <1,184,112> 12%
Expenses
NET ASSETS, JULY 1, 2002 155,921 5,127,071 1,416,247 6,699,239 7,883,351
Programs
82%
NET ASSETS, JUNE 30, 2003 $181,400 $5,140,863 $1,409,992 $6,732,255 $6,699,239 General
and
Administration
Fundraising 6%
12%

Photos, left to right, top row: McIsaac Ranch, Novato; MALT Day
at Whole Foods, Mill Valley; Ranches & Rolling Hills 2003, Nicasio,
Art Rogers/Pt. Reyes; Hiking the Stewart Ranch,Olema; Walker Creek,
Tomales. Left to right, bottom row: The Zimmerman Family, Marshall,
Dexter Roberts; League of Women Voters President Margaret Jones
presents Bunny Lucheta Award to Bob Berner, pictured with daughters
Catherine, Nessia and Julia; Gladys Leiss, Chileno Valley; Black
Mountain, Point Reyes Station; Bay Area Back Roads host Doug
McConnell and MALT Education Director Constance Washburn
filming on the Barboni Ranch, Hicks Valley. All photos by Elisabeth
Ptak, except as indicated
Easement Acquisition and Stewardship
Malt was the first agricultural land trust in the United States. By offering landowners a conservation alternative to the sale or development
of their farm property, malt has permanently protected more than 32,000 acres that might otherwise have been sold or subdivided. This year
we purchased conservation easements on the Leiss Ranch in Chileno Valley and the Zimmerman Ranch in Marshall, and we are pushing ahead
on several easement projects we hope to complete by the end of 2003.
Our ability to continue this successful program hinges on our having funds available to meet the cost of an easement as determined by an
independent appraisal. Until 1998, malt had a steady source of easement funding available through Proposition 70, passed by California voters
in 1988. By 1998, those dollars were mostly depleted, and we turned to a capital funding strategy that raised $10 million. Currently, the goal
of the easement program is to leverage, to the greatest extent possible, private and public money.
This year, for the first time in malt’s history an easement was funded entirely through grants from the California Coastal Conservancy and
the California Department of Conservation’s California Farmland Conservancy Program. We secured almost $700,000 from these two agencies.
Approximately $2.3 million dollars more in public agency grants for projects to be completed in fiscal year 2003-2004 havd already been
approved.

But challenges to the landscape and to agricultural productivity continue to present themselves long after conservation easement acquisitions
are completed. Noxious weeds and soil erosion, for example, can profoundly impact the land’s ability to support agriculture as well as native plants
and wildlife.
To meet these ongoing challenges, malt must maintain a vigorous stewardship program. A primary objective is to fulfill the legal responsibilities
malt accepts as easement holder. Visiting protected ranches annually and archiving reports and photographs have become significant efforts
as we’ve grown. Equally important is our commitment to maintaining excellent relationships with those who own and continue to manage
the ranches. Toward this end, malt’s annual Landowner Dinner was initiated three years ago to show appreciation for those who have protected
their property under malt easements. The dinner is highly regarded by the agricultural community and was completely underwritten this year
by a generous malt member through The Community Fund of the Marin Community Foundation.
Malt continues to support sound management on easement-protected ranches by consulting regularly with landowners, sponsoring seminars and
workshops, and providing a vital stream of information on management issues. Through the Stewardship Assistance Program, a grant program
initiated two years ago with funds raised in the capital campaign, malt allocated $24,890 in the past fiscal year to protect over a mile of creek and
riparian areas and several springs that are important water sources for both livestock and wildlife. Four additional grants totaling $53,000 have
been approved for 2003-04.
Through our easement acquisition and stewardship programs, West Marin landowners and malt supporters cooperate to safeguard a bountiful
harvest and a healthy landscape.

“Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you w
 Education and Outreach
Malt’s Education Department has been building relationships between the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors of our community for
the past seven years because we believe that to preserve farmland in active agriculture, we must also preserve people’s connections to the land.
This year, along with ranchers, growers, and producers, we welcomed more than 3,000 people to 35 hikes, ranch tours, and talks.
By nurturing people’s relationship to the land, we can help keep the land healthy and productive for generations to come. This means teaching
communities about the social, environmental, and scenic values enhanced by our family farms. It means educating consumers about the importance
of buying local products so farmers can stay in business. And it means connecting our children with the wonders of agriculture so they grow up to
be adults who will support Marin farms.
Malt volunteers have played a critical role in making these links. They contribute generously in many ways and also have made their own
personal connections with the land, the farmers and ranchers, and with each other. These associations help them become a powerful community
of advocates for family farms.
Under a new strategic plan for education developed this year, we hope to give more adults and children the opportunity to visit farms and
learn about local agriculture. We also hope to partner with a wider variety of organizations and community groups to get our message out to
other sectors of the Bay Area community.
Nurturing the next generation of land stewards is the shared goal of two collaborative projects in which malt participates. While the goals
of the Marin Agricultural and Education Alliance (maea) and the Marin Food Systems Project (mfsp) overlap, their activities differ.
In June, maea hosted the 5th annual Marin Summer Agricultural Institute for teachers and has now connected more than 130 teachers with
farms and the curricular materials needed to teach students about their connections to food and farming. New this year was the Marin Farm
Field Studies Program which allowed some 300 students to experience farms and be awed by the size of Holstein cows or eat fresh green beans
straight from the field.
The mfsp is working with schools to pass and implement policies that integrate curricular connections to local agriculture, environmental
education, garden-based ecological lessons, nutrition, and healthy school food. In the last year, two more school food policies were passed and
schools moved closer countywide to involving parents, teachers, food service directors, and school nurses in an ongoing dialogue to connect schools
to local farms and fresh food.
In the year ahead, as we work to protect farmland for future generations through the purchase of conservation easements, malt also will
continue to act as an incubator for innovative and effective programs that encourage agricultural literacy, raise awareness of local farming,
and encourage healthy relationships between people and the land.
Partners in Education Marin Conservation Corps; Nicasio Fire Department; Nicasio, Olema, Point Reyes, and San Rafael 4H Club; Marin County Farm Bureau; Marin Wine Growers Association; Nicasio School;
Environmental Education Council of Marin; Marin Food Systems Project; Marin Master Gardeners; Marin County Office of Education; Marin Organic; The Bay Institute; Slide Ranch; Walker Creek Ranch; University of
California Cooperative Extension

ill do them only because you first ate something that grew out of dirt.”
— Barbara Kingsolver

Photos, left to right, top row: Pelicans, Marshall; Holsteins, West Marin; A Taste of Marin 2003; Organic growers at Taste of Marin; Beef cow, Tomales;
Leiss Ranch, Chileno Valley, Susan Kester. Left to right, bottom row: Old ranch building, Chileno Valley; McIsaac Ranch, Novato, Jim McIsaac; Herring boats,
Marshall; License plates, Point Reyes Station. All photos by Elisabeth Ptak, except as indicated
Contributions through September 30, 2003
Since its founding in 1980, malt has led the way in farmland preservation in the United States. malt’s success has been the result of inspiration
on the part of its founders and dedication on the part of those who have followed in their footsteps. In addition, supportive individual donors
and enlightened public funders have enabled malt to meet the increasing financial challenges of high land costs. We gratefully acknowledge
here the Guardians, Stewards, Benefactors, Patrons, Sponsors, Businesses, and Corporate donors who have made contributions to malt during
the 2002-2003 fiscal year. In addition we extend our appreciation to each of our other supporters, whose names are too numerous to list. Our
thanks also go to those who let us know they have remembered malt in their estate plans as Partners for Preservation and to the Marin
Community Foundation for a core program operating grant.

Partners for Preservation Kathleen & Brian Bean Frank & Lelia Seidner Janice & Maurice Holloway Lorraine Barrabee & Alan Schwartz Ocio
John D. Abramson David & Lydia Bell Jennifer Sellon-Dyer Mr. & Mrs. John Howe Hathaway Barry
Helen & Stanley Anderson Pamela & Albert Bendich John & Elinor Severinghaus Scott Hughes & Marilyn Krieger Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
William & Melba Anderson Nancy Bertelsen Lewis & Michael Sheiner Suzanne Irwin-Wells Debra Belaga & Stephen Stublarec
Barbara Andrews Robert D. Bingham & Carol Kearns Mary Louise Simon Harry & Mardie Johnson Charles Bennett
Linda Anton Gordon & Ann Blumenfeld Thomas A. Skornia Bob & Kathryn Kelly Judd William I. Bernell
Sharon Call Delia Brinton John & Suzanne Speh Christopher & Karla Kelly Robert Berner & Barbara Garfien
Sarah Cameron Lerer, JD Bob Brown & Angela Strehli Ann & Ellis Stephens Nancy & James Kelso Annette Billingsley & Terry Bergmann
Chelsea Congdon Priscilla & Michael Bull Daniel Straus Albert & Patsy Kirschbaum Linda L. Blackwood
Evans Family Charitable Remainder Trust Amy & Harold Bush Steven L. Swig Jackie Klieger & Kathleen Paulsen Robert Blitzer & Henry Small
Spring Friedlander Gerald Cahill & Kathleen S. King Elizabeth & Martin Terplan, M.D. Donna & Sylvan Kline, Jr. Sydne & Allan Bortel
Joseph P. Gillach Mrs. John E. Cahill Rufus G. Thayer, Jr. Thomas F. Koegel & Anne U. Lafollette Carroll & Elias Botvinick
Kay Gillis Dave Carniglia & Claire Baker Henry O. Timnick Robert & Mary Hall Kroninger Barbara Boucke
Charles P. Gresham Rachel & Loren Carpenter Heloise Tomasini Richard & Debby Lafranchi Molly Bourne & Peter Nicholson
Maureen J. Groper Randy & Polly Cherner Janet Traub Scott Lafranchi Gordon & Wanda Bronson
Joanne Hively Yvon Chouinard Marjorie & Barry Traub Alvin & June Lanatti Royal & Margery Brown
Sheila Humphreys Mary Ann Cobb & Peter Wilson Daine & Daniel Tully Amy Lauterbach & James Yurchenco Peter Buckley
Jacqueline Kientz Sue Conley Warren Weber Anne Lind Debora Busse
Monique S. Lau Donald W. Davis David & Kay Werdegar Pete & Doris E. Lindfors Sheana & Lewis Butler
David Legge Peter J. Davis Searle Whitney Pamela & W. James Lloyd Alexander & Cornelia Calhoun
Kate Levinson & Steve Costa William James De Martini, M.D. Ted & Lisa Williams Wyleen Lobaugh Dian & Dow Carpenter, Jr.
Peter J. Mackby George Dirkes & Gail Stern Mr. & Mrs. James Wintersteen Shirley Loube David & Pamela Carr
Gerda S. Mathan Janeanne B. Doar Burton & Myra Wise, M.D. Stanley & Judith Lubman Herb Case
Claire McAuliffe Sharon & Steve Doughty Anonymous(5) Paul Lucheta Joseph & Susan Cerny
Suzanne Murphy William & Phyllis Draper Patrons ($500-$999) Richard & Jean Lyttle Kerrie Chappelka
Karyn Nelson Teddy Dunn & William H. Svabek Jerome Abeles & Kahn-Abeles Foundation David W. Mabon Russell Chatham
Frederica Rohlen William & Barbara Eastman Deborah & Arthur Ablin, M.D. Mary E. MacCready & Melvyn C.H. Mark A. Chavez
Anne Sands Jack & Dorothy Edelman Janet W. Allen Wright Constance E. Chesnut
Rudi & Sonja Schmid John F. Eisberg & Susan Kline Joe & Caryn Ansel Lucile & James R. Masson, Jr. Tom Childers
Joan Shiels David & Ellen Elliott Howard & Eva Arneson Craig & Janet McGarvey Eunice M. & Alfred W. Childs
Jerry & Marge Smith Patricia Elvebak Tom & Julie Solomon Atwood Robert & Suzanne Mellor Jack & Merilou Clapper
Richard & Lillian Smith Stephanie & Andy Evans Mary Bachman & William Downing Christy T. Mihaly & Marc B. Mihaly David & Lanice Clark
Charles Thompson Cindy & Giorgio Farina Nancy & Donald Barbour, M.D. John Miller Bonnie & Rich Clarke
Richard & Barbara Tracy Marianne & Albert Figen Christopher & Catherine Barnes Douglas & Margaret Moore James & Linda Clever, M.Ds.
David Whitridge Timothy C. Gee, M.D. Richard & Ann Behrman Daniel & Constance Morse Joanne & Don Collins
Pat Louis Wolf Stan Gillmar Myra Berkowitz William & Laura Moseley Ed & Nancy Conner
Anonymous (24) Jane M. Gitschier Dave & Anne Bernstein Richard Murray Paul Coopersmith & Suzanne Parker
Charles & Leslie Gompertz Susan Blake Andrew Noble, M.D. James & Penny Coulter
Guardians ($10,000 or more) Margaret Gradé Carol & Gerald Block Jean M. Ostaggi Philip A. Crane, Jr.
Clarke Charitable Lead Unitrust Sara & Richard Griffiths Stephen & Marjorie Paradis Copley E. Crosby
Crawford & Jess Cooley Nancy Bourne
Lucile Griffiths Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brayton Diane Parish Charles & Nancy Curley
John & Norah Crawford Ann Grymes & Bill Hemphill Jane & Roderic Phibbs Elizabeth Dakin
Dick & Ginny Davis Christian Bremser & Jennine Heller
Scott & Elizabeth Halsted Andrew & Margaret Brigham Anthony & Mary Prud'homme Martha Danly
Joanne & Peter E. Haas Jr. Dorris & F. Gentry Harris Alice A. Rich, PhD Christopher & Kathryn Dann
Katherine Johnson James Brock
Bill Harrison Ellen Buchen Bill Robbins Thomas L. Davis & Marden N. Plant
Jody Martin Ann Eve Hazen Sheila Roebuck & John G. Catts Chandler & Paula Dawson
Mendelson Family Fund Hanna & Bruno Burgherr
F. Michael Heffernan & Pamela Martin Christa Burgoyne Diane Rosenberger Joan P. Dedo
Dale & Sue Missimer Marco & Sabrina Hellman Philip J. Rosenthal & Kandice Strako Alexandra Derby & Rabbi Lavey
Mary Mitsui Frances & Robert Burnette
Joanne Hively Shirley & Richard Cahill Tim & Annette Ryan Philip & Christine Des Rosiers
Nell Newman Marcelle & Alfred Holck Jack & Betty Schafer Bill Deutsh
Rathmann Family Foundation Barbara B. Carlitz
Susan Hedge Hossfeld Mrs. Elsie Carr Rudi & Sonja Schmid Fred Dickson
Gage A. Schubert Bettina Hughes Michael & Susan Schwartz Earl & Micky Dolcini
Jeffrey B. Sellon A. Michael & Jeanie Casey
Barbara L. Jacobs & Jonathan Jacobs Sheila Cauldwell Maggie & Contee Seely Paula Doubleday
Jean Starkweather Lee & Barbara Jay Margaret Sheneman Doug & Andrea Apatow
Frances Stein Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard
Diane & Theodore Johnson Lewis & Susan Coleman Steven E. Sherman Fred Drexler
Stoneyfield Farm David Jones Michael & Alice Shiffman Mary Ann & Malcolm Dunlap
William E. & Aenid R. Weisgerber Wayne & Germaine Cooper
Carol & Douglas Kerr Richard Cummings John B. & Lucretia Sias Sharon Eager & Craig Collins
Foundation Collier Kimball Roane & Clare Sias Leonard & Robin Eber
Whole Foods Market Jon & Carole D'Alessio
John & Rosalie King Ernest A. Dernburg, M.D. Richard & Jill Sideman Daphne Edwards
Anonymous( 7) Sue Fisher King Eleanor Siperstein Sheila & Philip Ehrlich
Marie-Louise & Gunther R. Detert
Stewards ($5,000-$9,999) Nancy L. Kittle Don & Noel Dickey Henrianne A. Slattery Jerome & Linda Elkind
Cassandra Benjamin & Michael Patterson Andrew Paul Kurtzig Karin Dilou Martin D. & Elizabeth C. Sleath Alison Elliott & Steve Blank
Annikka Berridge David A. Kweder Peter & Marijke Donat Glenn D. Smith & Verlinda Rose David & Erin Elliott
Jennifer Caldwell & John Fisher Mary Lafranchi Eric & Kathleen Doney Judith Ciani Smith Kenneth & Ann Emanuels
Henry Corning Ronald Lamson Timothy & Melissa Draper Margaret Smith Patricia & Neil Ericksen
David & Vicki Cox Mark & Sandy Levine John & Viki Duff Polly Smith David & Carol Essick
Dick & Pat Daly Maryon Davies Lewis Ellen T. Edwards Radha Stern Mary Burton Evans
Phyllis Faber Stephen & Mimi Lewis Donald & Janice Elliott Victoria & David Stollmeyer Evan & Joan Evans III
Joel & Brenda Fugazzotto Haynes & Holly Lindley Phyllis & George Ellman Studios Architecture Annavie Farley
Richard & Luisiana Gale Sue Ann & Stanley Loar Eunice Elton Catherine Sullivan Catherine Farnkopf
David Gamble T. Dixon & Ruthanne Long Pamela H. Fabry & Edward Chiera Deborah Sullivan & Dr. Kirk L. Pasquinelli Gerald & Leona Feickert
Charles P. Gresham Diane Lynch Kathy Faircloth Michelle & Alan Sullivan Pam Ferrari
Victor & Lorraine Honig Anita & Robert MacInnes Sally K. Fairfax & Monica Moore John Sutter Denise Filakosky & Ricahrd Bergmann
Inverness Foundation Peter J. Mackby Andrew & Eileen Fisher Natsu Ota Taylor Daniel & Sandra Fitting
Eric & Barbara Johnson Kimberley Magowan Thomas & Alice Ford Richard Taylor Dan Fix
Andrew & Tracy Matthes Allan & Eleanor Martini Ned & Kaki Forrest Sandra Terzian-Feliz Roger & Catherine Fleck
Lawrence McFadden C. Alison McLean & Brian D. Smith Jeffrey C. Freedman Ted & Paige Thomas R. Neil & Ruth Foley
Carrick & Andrew McLaughlin Mrs. William McLeod Launce E. Gamble Susan & John Van Der Wal Caleb & Hope Foote
Brenda & John Newcomb Jane Miller Theodora Gauder Norma & Bob Wells Joan G. Ford
Grace Rodgers Morgan Miller Barbara S. Gault Donald M. West Dianne & Carlo Fowler
Kim & Debie Stuart George & Sandra Morris Jim & Margaret Gault David Wing & Debra Avery John Fox
Andrew Thompson & Rebecca Spring Francis & Nadine Muller Robert & Dean Giacomini Peter & Nancy Young Suzanne & Craig Frazier
Ken & Christina Waldeck Tim & Nancy Muller George & Barbara Gnoss William & Diane Zuendt Diana & Norman Freed
John & Virginia Walsh Edna O'Connor Mark H. Goldstein Anonymous(9) Harvey Freed
Anonymous( 4) Bill & Carol Press Margaret M. Graham & Walter E. Earle Sponsors ($250-$499) David Frey
Andrew Reback James J. Grossi, Sr. Susan S. Aaron & Steven E. Sherman Margaret C. Friedman
Benefactors ($1,000-$4,999) Kristina and Eric Riemer Craig & Dianne Fruin
Christopher & Jane Adams Ruth Hagemeister David H. Anderson
Hope Robertson & Neal Anderson Richard & Virginia Havel Lillie & James Anderson Beau & Henry Gabriel
Barbara Andrews Carlo R. Rocca & Susan Flagg Trip & Alice Gabriel
Robert & Dianne Arrigoni Michael & Patricia Hayes Robert Anderson & Lois Claire Stevens
Doris & Kenneth Roe Burr Heneman & Janet Visick Thomas R. Anderson Mike & Sally Gale
Anne Baele Kouns & John Kouns Joan & Martin Rosen Lisa Gansky
Marcia Barinaga & Corey Goodman Gerald & Maryanne Hill Judy & Robert Aptekar
Joe & Molly Runyon Judy Hobbs Sharon Aquilino Charles Gardiner
Peter & Leyna Bernstein Barnes Max & Molly Schardt Judith Garnett
Sheryl L. Bartolucci Russell & Susan Holdstein Mary & Charles Barnes
Susannah Schroll Raymond & Margot Gergus
 Andrew & Natalie Giacomini and Lucy Oliver Sampson East Bay Community Foundation Diamond D Construction Helen Close Seymour
Gary & Linda Giacomini Jack Oswald Edward & Lisa Williams Fund Dickson Bros. Ranch Bill Spencer
Susan Johann Gilardi William F. Peters Eldorado Foundation Dickson Ranch Julie Spoto
David & Cynthia Gilbert Robert E. Phelan Elkind Family Foundation Doug Apatow Agency Tom Stanton
Connie Gillmar Regina Phelps Endurance Fund Ferrari Catering Bill Straus
John & Elisabeth Gleason Jay & Lisa Pierrepont Ernest Lowenstein Foundation General Dairy Manufacturing Ellen Straus
Kate Godfrey Jon Pittman Fair Isaac Fund Haramis Brothers, Inc. Willett Rosine Sutley
Nancy & Frederic Golden Preston & Lynda Pitts Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Henris Roofing Company Marty Tarcher
Michael & Marjorie Goodman Loren & Lisa Poncia Fischer Family Fund Hod Island Oyster Co. Ben Upham
Anita Googins Public Utilities Commission Forrest C. Lattner Foundation , Inc. Hunt & Behrens Inc. John Walters
Marjorie Gordon C. Delos Putz Fremont Group Foundation Ingrid Weiss Associates Fred Willsea
Laurence Graham & Susan Seymour Kathryn & John Rakow Friendship Fund Into the Blue Margo Wing
John & Frankie Gray Grace & Jerome Raube Gamble Foundation Inverness Park Place John Wright
Michelle D. Griffin & Tom Parker Karol Raymer & Mark Hemmendinger Gerald K. Cahill & Kathleen S. King Fund Jerry Don Yager Pump and Well And in honor of:
David J. & Terry Griffiths Katherine & Phil Reilly Gordan & Betty Moore Foundation John's Dairy Supply Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas
Alfred Grossi Carl & Patricia Reitchardt Growald Community Foundation Just Results Sara & Adam Ellison
George & Mary Grossi Richard Respini Hamilton Family Fund Landscape Construction Co. Anita Gambos
Ralph & Judy Grossi Jennie Rhine & Thomas Meyer Haynes Foundation M. Maselli & Sons Jim & Margaret Gault
Paul & Eileen Growald John R. Rhodes, Jr. Help on the Way Fund Manka's Inverness Lodge Mark Goldstein & Karen Koh
Francine Halberg & Terry Kessler Jeannette Ringold Henry O. Timnick Charitable Gift Fund Marin County Farm Bureau Margaret Gradé
Peter & Georgia Hamilton Paul & Jacquelyn Ronan Herbert M. & Naomi Leavitt Family Marin County Farmers Market Amy & Dave Gruff
Betty Jo Hardison Isabella Rosekrans Charitable Trust Marin Garden Club Kay Holbrook
Willam B. & Susan A. Harris Alan Rubin, M.D. & Enid Rubin Herbst Foundation Marin Land Development Co. Dr. Craig Hope
Peter & Victoria Hassan Conn & Susan Rusche Holloway Family Fund Marin Sun Farms Margaret Moore
Patricia Ann Healy William Sammeth Howe Family Fund McClelland's Dairy Bob & Mary Stewart
James & Nancy Jo Heaton Anne Sands & Russell Faure-Brac Inverness Foundation Mostly Natives Nursery Doug & Joan Stewart
Totton & Joanne Heffelfinger Jeff & Trish Scales James Irving Foundation Nicasio Valley Farms Richard Taylor & Tracy Cubbs
Marjorie & Anthony Helfet Joan & Willis Schaupp J.A. Sullivan Family Trust Foundation Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms Joan Troppmann
Anne Hiaring & Morgan Hall Mark Schlesinger & Christine Russell Jardiniere Fund Northgate Realty Bill & Jane Wade
Dale & Mark Hillard Norma H. Schlesinger JEC Foundation Outdoor Art Club, Inc. Barbara & Michael Whitt
Kathryn Hohenrieder Steven & Barbara Schwanke Jerry J. Wilson Memorial Foundation RMI Associates, Inc.
Christopher & Holly Hollenbeck Suki Sennett Jewish Community Endowment Fund Redwood Empire Appraisal Ranches & Rolling Hills Artists
Lisa Honig Andre & Lesley Shashaty Joanne & Peter E. Haas, Jr. Fund Sausalito Woman's Club Meredith Brooks Abbott
Peter Hricak Sandra Jean Shepard John E. & Helen H. Cahill Fund Scan-Am Foods, Inc. Whitney Abbott
Bill & Lynda Hutton Mrs. Merritt Sher John F. Eisberg & Susan Kline Fund Seadrift Co., Realtors Martha Borge
Richard & Karen Hyde Williston & Joan Bopp Shor Jon & Carole d’Alessio Family Fund Serenity Knolls Ralph Borge
Michael Ingerman Leonard Shustek Kahn-Abels Foundation Sonoma Marin Veterinary Svc. Marcia Burtt
Raymond Johnson Kathleen Ann Skeels Katherine H. Johnson Fund Straus Family Creamery Chris Chapman
Trish Johnson & Rigdon Currie Mary Smith Marin Community Foundation Studios Architecture Russell Chatham
Richard & Cynthia Jordan Robert & Jean Soost Mary Bachman & William Downing Fund Toby's Feed Barn, Inc. John Comer
Catherine A. Joseph Virginia Sorgi & Cathy Schwabe Matthes Foundation Toby's Trucking Inc. Dan Cooper
James & Linda Kasper Deborah A. Sorondo Meshewa Farm Foundation Vedanta Society of Northern California Christin Coy
Morris Katkov Richard Stanley Mel & Lois Tukman Fund Waldo Giacomini & Sons Inc. Willard Dixon
Robert & Barbara Kaufman Steve Starkey & Olivia Erschen Mendelson Family Fund West Marin Pharmacy Michael Drury
Alan and Jean Kay Eileen & Norman Staub Michael & Susan Schwartz Fund Wetherby Asset Management Michael Enriquez
Robert & Diana Kehlmann Marilyn & Arthur Strassburger Moore Dry Dock Foundation Whole Foods Market Jon Francis
Mary T. Kent David & Mika Strassman Muller Family Foundation William Lester Gallery Karen Gruszka
Bill D. King George & Helene Strauss Nigel A. & Barbara M. Renton Fund Anonymous (1) Susan Hall
Laurence Dana Kirsch & Ivy L. Brezina Murray & Roberta Suid Peninsula Community Foundation Glenna Hartmann
In-Kind Contributions Dana Hooper
John & Cynthia Klock Cynthia Taves Pinecrest Fund
Carolyn Kohler Tom & Janice Tharsing Potrero Nuevo Fund ($250 or more) John Iwerks
Mary Krier Carolyn Timmins Purple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin Fund Bovine Bakery Larry Iwerks
David Kuettel Edith A. Tobin Rathmann Family Foundation Brickmaiden Breads Manny Lopez
Cynthia LaMar & Jon Goerke Jerry Tone Reynolds Family Foundation Chileno Valley Natural Beef Rick Lyttle
Michael D. Lagios & Sheila E. Concannon Lois & Mel Tukman Richard Thalheimer Philanthropic Fund Clover-Stornetta Farms, Inc. Michael McBride
Leo Lavio Frank & Judith Valone Russell & Susan Holdstein Philanthropic Corda Winery Zenaida Mott
Janice & David Lawrence Mitch & Sophie Vanbourg Fund Cowgirl Creamery Bill Roberts
Jim Lawry Ronald Wagner & Bonnie Ruder Ruth Crosby Fund Debra’s Bakery Ane Carla Rovetta
David Legge Arthur & Susan Walenta San Francisco Foundation Hog Island Oyster Co. Rick Schloss
Victor A. & Linda Levi John & Cindy Wallbrink Sarah Matthews Legge Trust Fund Inverness Park Place Wendy Schwartz
Kate Levinson & Steve Costa Michael Weaver Schow Foundation Marin Sun Farms Randall Sexton
C.E. Long W. & E. Wessel Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving McEvoy Olive Ranch Susanne Siminger
Edward & Leeann Lyman S. Willard Shirley & Dick Cahill Fund Nicasio Valley Farms Gary Smith
Catherine S. Lyon Jane Willsea Springcreek Foundation Pacheco Ranch Winery Skip Smith
Catherine & Richard MacDonald John Wolfersperger Stupski Family Fund Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company J. Thomas Soltesz
Craig & Susan MacLeod Sandra Woliver Sun Microsystem Foundation Point Reyes Printing Co. Ray Strong
Sean Madden Tom & Arden Wood Tamalpais Bank Community Outreach Point Reyes Vineyard Inn & Winery Arturo Tello
Charles P. Maher Chip & Anne Wray Program Straus Family Creamery Sarah Vedder
Robert Mahoney Mike & Katie Wright Thomas Foundation Barbara & Michael Whitt Ward Walkup
Hildegard Manley David Zorensky & Helen Hobart Tides Foundation MALT gratefully acknowledges Patricia Wallis
Larry Marks Anonymous(20) Tone Family Fund contributions in memory of: Thomas Wood
David & Marilyn Martin Public Grants Vanguard Public Foundation George Amaroli Taste of Marin Contributors 2002
G. Steven & Gail Martin California Dept. of Conservation’s Varada Charitable Fund Arthur W. Backer Anna's Daughters Bakery
Mark & Nancy Maymar Farmland Conservancy Program Verla K. Regnery Foundation Ann Baer Brickmaiden Bread
Robert Maynard California State Coastal Conservancy William E. and Aenid R. Weisgerber Matthew Baxter Chileno Valley Natural Beef
Elizabeth & William McCluskey County of Marin Foundation Sally & Peter Behr Coast Roast Coffee
Robert B. McCreadie William L. & Carol J. Price Charitable F.L. Bortfeld Corda Winery
Ira McEvoy Foundations & Family Funds Foundation Max Cerini Cowgirl Creamery
Martha McNeil Aptekar Family Philanthropic Fund Winnifred & Harry Allen Foundation Alfred Clebsch Jr. Debra's Bakery
Charles A. Meacham Arie Kurtzig Memorial Fund Wintersteen Family Fund Bob Debs Fairfax Fresh
Barbara Meislin Arntz Family Foundation Wise Family Fund Dr. Rafael Dufficy Fresh Run Farms
Carolyn O. Merrill Barry & Marjorie Traub Fund Charles R. Elliot Hog Island Oyster Company
Brewster West Foundation Businesses & Corporations
Alexander W. Mitchell Brigitte Freed Indian Peach Food Company
John Mitchell California Foundation for Ag ($100 or more)
Acme Chop House George Goddard Marin Organic
Eric Moeller in the Classroom Richard Godino Marin Sun Farms
Gladys G. Moore Cleaves and Mae Rhea Foundation Atwood Ranches, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc. S.R. Greenberg Marshall’s Honey
Dennis & Susan Moritz Community Fund of the Marin Norton Hastings McEvoy Olive Ranch
Charlotte Morrison Community Foundation Bank of Marin
Bank of Petaluma Kay Holbrook Mt. Barnabe Farm
Zee Zee & William Mott Constellation Fund of The Tides Foundation Wil Lafranchi Mt. Tamalpais Vineyard
Jim & Ruth Murad Center for Ecoliteracy Berkeley Hills Realty
Birkenstock Footprint Sandals Inc. Donnie Lamson Nicasio Valley Farms
Alexander & Joohee Muromcew Community Foundation Silicon Valley Paul Lusczynski Pacheco Ranch Winery
Penelope Nellis Compton Foundation, Inc. Chez Panisse
Circle Bar Ranch Laurette Lyall Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company
June & Frederick Newirth, M.D. Conn & Susan Ruche Fund Elizabeth Sibbett Miller Point Reyes Vineyard
William K. Nisbet Cox Family Fund Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc.
Contra Costa Hills Club Barbara Brock Morse Star Route Farms
Richard M. Noel Currie-Johnson Charitable Trust Fund Fritz Parker Straus Family Creamery
Barbara & Covey Oliver Donald & Janice Elliott Fund Dancing Coyote Beach
Deutsch Design Works Stewart Purcell Worsley Produce

Volunteers
MALT volunteers enable us to broaden the scope of our outreach efforts by assisting on hikes and tours, staffing events, and creating a network of advocates for family farms.
Suzanna Abbott; Katrina Anderson; Helen Beale; Roy Benvenuti; Steve Bjerklie; Diane Bolman; Linda Burkman; Ginny Cannon; Jude Cassel; Joyce Crews; Vernita Ediger; Blair Edwards; Noni Edwards; Amy Forseth; Sandra
Forsyth; Laurel Gilbert; Tony Gilbert; Joe Gillach; Julie Grantz; Karen Gray; Sara Guinness; Joe Hayes; Anne Hellman; Trevor Hughes; Jennifer Johnson; Pam Johnson; Cindy Jordan; Dick Jordan; Diane Judd; Muniera Kadrie;
Roanne Kaplow; Heide Kawahata; Susan Kunhardt; Silvia Lange; Eden Luz; Bonnie MacLaird; Bev McIntosh & granddaughters Amita & Sammy; Ewell McIsaac; Linda Peterson; Mary Pileggi; Gene Ptak; Grace Raube;
Joyce Rhodes; Dominique Richard; Rebecca Rohrkaste; Dexter Roberts; Helena Russell; Tracy Salcedo; Bob Schafgans; Tristy Schewe; Don Seites; Joy Stillian; Winifred Tarpey; Christina Waldeck; Margot Walker; Alice
Wallace; Katie Wood; Barbara Whitt; Michael Whitt; Rebecca Wright; Joe Youmans; Gene Young; Lisa Young; Ellie Zeidman
Ranchers, tour leaders, and speakers bring Marin agriculture to life for the thousands of non-agricultural visitors they host each year for malt:
AllStar Organic, Janet Brown; Black Mountain Cattle Ranch, Margaret Nobbman & Mike Giamonna; Blue Water Kayaking; Cedars Textile Arts Center; Doughty Dairy & Point Reyes Vineyard, Sharon & Steve Doughty;
Drakes Bay Hereford Ranch, Anne Murphy; Draper Farms, Jerry Draper; Fairlea Ranch, Mike Casey; Fresh Run Farms, Peter Martinelli; Gale Ranch, Sally & Mike Gale; Historian, Dewey Livingston; Hog Island Oyster
Company, John Finger, Terry Sawyer, Michael Watchorn; International Forum on Globalization, Debi Barker; Lafranchi Dairy & Nicasio Valley Farms, Randy Lafranchi & Lynette Pareglio; McEvoy Olive Ranch, Nan McEvoy,
Shari de Joseph, Eliza Fisher, Michael Coon, Jill Lee, Jeff Creque; Meadowsweet Dairy, Henry Corning and Glenda Griffith; Nunes Dairy, Tim, Laura, Betty & George Nunes;
Pacheco Ranch Winery, Herb & Debbie Rowland; Paradise Valley Produce, Denis & Sandy Dierks; Poncia Beef & Sheep Ranch, Al Poncia; Slide Ranch; Star Route Farms, Warren Weber & Doug Gallagher; Stewart Ranch,
JoAnn & Boyd Stewart & Amanda Wisby; Straus Family Creamery, Albert Straus, Julian Kayne & Maya Elmer; Marin Sun Farms, Dave Evans; Tomales Bay Herring Fishery/Marshall Boatworks, Tim Furlong, John Vilicich;
Naturalist David Wimpfheimer; Windrush Farms, Mimi Lueberman
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
is a private, member-supported nonprofit organization created
in 1980 by a coalition of ranchers and environmentalists to
permanently preserve Marin County farmland for agricultural
use. Malt eliminates the development potential on farmland
through the acquisition of conservation easements in
voluntary transactions with landowners. Malt also promotes
public awareness and encourages policies which support and
enhance agriculture.

On the cover: Sunshine Trio by Randall Sexton, one of the

participating artists in Ranches & Rolling Hills, a show and sale
of landscape art to benefit MALT and the preservation of Marin
County farmlands. The seventh annual art show will take place
on May 15 & 16, 2004, at the Druid’s Hall in Nicasio.

E. Ptak
Board of Directors 2002–2003
Chris Kelly, Chair Conservationist, Larkspur
Bill Barboni II, Vice-chair
Sue Conley, Treasurer
Veterinarian, Hicks Valley
Businesswoman, Point Reyes Station
Staff
Sam Dolcini, Secretary Rancher, Chileno Valley Robert Berner Executive Director
Janeann Erickson Ranchwoman / Youth Leader, Valley Ford Julie Evans Membership
Anne Flemming Community Volunteer, Ross Susan Kester Easement Acquisition
Tim Furlong Rancher / Contractor, Tomales Tony Nelson Stewardship
Stanley Gillmar Attorney, Inverness Elisabeth Ptak Associate Director
Steve Kinsey Marin County Supervisor, 4th District Leah Smith Volunteer Program
Haynes Lindley, Jr. Attorney, Ross Abbie Walther Office Manager
Jim McIsaac Dairy Rancher, Novato Constance Washburn Education
Douglas Moore Businessman, San Francisco
Tim Nunes Rancher, Point Reyes
Loren Poncia Rancher, Tomales
Karin Urquhart Community Activist, San Anselmo
Warren Weber Organic Farmer, Bolinas
David Werdegar Physician, Ross

Dexter Roberts

Left to right: Susan Kester; Abbie Walther; Tony Nelson; Constance

Washburn; Elisabeth Ptak; Julie Evans; Leah Smith; Bob Berner

Left to right: front row: Steve Kinsey; Bill Barboni; Sue Conley;
Loren Poncia; second row: Jim McIsaac; Karin Urquhart; Anne
Flemming; Chris Kelly; David Werdegar, M.D.; back row: Stan
Gillmar; Sam Dolcini; Tim Furlong; Doug Moore; Janeann
Erickson. Not pictured: Haynes Lindley; Tim Nunes; Warren Weber

Marin Agricultural Land Trust

Post Office Box 809 Point Reyes Station California 94956
415-663-1158 farmland@malt.org www.malt.org
The Year in Review © is published by Marin Agricultural Land Trust, a nonprofit,
tax-exempt organization. Editor: Elisabeth Ptak. Graphic design: Gay Schecter.
Printed with soy ink on recycled paper by Point Reyes Printing Co.