Farms Forever Dinner and Auction
August 16th from 3:30-8pm
at Little Creek Casino Resort
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Purchase your Farms Forever Tickets Today!
We’re honored to once again partner with the Squaxin Island Tribe to host Farms Forever(FF)—Dinner and Auction  at Little Creek Casino Resort this year. We are already working with the new chef to develop a unique farm forward meal for you. 

​We’re excited to bring back our incredible auctioneer, Matt Smith from the Actors  Group in Seattle, for our live auction and dessert dash this year.  We also plan to have a few silent auction items for you to bid on during our happy hour.
Consider a donation to our mission of preserving and conserving farmland in South South. A donation today also helps us to continue to promote and support farms while educating our community about our local food system through our Fresh from the Farm Guide. Thank you for supporting our work. 
Introducing our Farms Forever Keynote Speaker, Hilary Aten  
We are excited to welcome Hilary Aten as our Keynote Speaker for Farms Forever this year! Hilary joined the Washington State Conservation Commission in September 2024. Hilary joined the Commission after leading farmland preservation and stewardship efforts for a Washington nonprofit land trust since 2011. . Join us at Farms Forever as Hilary speaks on Bridging the Gap: Addressing Farmland Loss through Access and Affordability.

2025 Fresh from the Farm Guide
​Now Available for Online Viewing

New Farmers - We would love for you to join our farm-ily! We want to grow our guide to showcase the rich abundance and diversity of our regional agriculture. Click the button to list your farm today! 
The 2025 Fresh from the Farm Guide is now available online! Our guide come back from the printer the last week of March! We will begin distributing as soon as we get them starting with Thurston County and following with the surrounding counties over the next few months.
If you would like farm guides for your business, agency, or organization, please contact us at [email protected]. 

​This year's guide features 125 local farms from Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties. This publication is supported by 75 businesses that purchased ads and 33 Sponsors that help to cover the costs of our printing and distribution. We added 8 pages and are printing 15,000 copies this year thanks to the help from ur advertisers and sponsors to this year's farm guide. 

Got Farmland?

Preserving farmland is what we do. We are always on the search for new properties to keep farmland equitable in our community. To learn how to keep your land from being developed and stay in agricultural production, use the link below! Or send us an email at [email protected].

About Us

Community Farm Land Trust (CFLT) is a membership based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving farmland and to keeping it farmed forever.

Our Mission

Promoting vibrant local food and farming systems through community supported farmland preservation strategies, educational outreach, and partnerships that increase opportunities for farms and farmers to flourish.

Our Vision

Abundant, productive, sustainable local farmland providing healthy food for our community and contributing to a vibrant, viable farm economy.

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Preserving Farmland

Keeping viable, working farmland protected and in production. 

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​Lifetime Leases

CFLT uses the Community Land Trust Model to preserve farmland. This means that after we buy or receive farmland as a donation, we offer farmers 99-year Agricultural Ground Leases. Farmers receive secure land tenure and the land remains in active farming forever. Farmers who have purchased or constructed housing or improvements on leased CFLT land can capture a fair value return on those investments by selling these to the next farmer.

Agricultural
​Conservation Easements

Agricultural Conservation Easements with an Option-to-Purchase can be a useful first step in protecting farmland
forever. In the right circumstances, CFLT can help landowners acquire compensation for permanently removing
development rights from their farm property and for accepting a permanent farming requirement on the land. The Community Farm Land Trust works with the owner to steward the farmland.​

Seeking Farmland

CFLT seeks farms that will produce food for our region, now and in the future. 

The Details are in the Design of our Guide

The Fresh from the Farm Guide is a free, 80-page magazine-style publication. Our regional go-to resource is filled with listings and maps highlighting local farms, farmers markets, and farm stands in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties. The Fresh from the Farm Guide celebrates our local farmers and the our team is excited to share their stories with you.

 
YOU put the COMMUNITY in
​Community Farm Land Trust! 

Donate to CFLT Today and
Preserve Farmland for Tomorrow. 

Celebrate our 25 years of preserving farmland with a $25 donation. 

Become a Member! 

As a member, your contributions will help preserve farmland, support our work with local farmers, and create a future that embraces community access to local foods, and promote affordable land and homes for farmers. You will receive current updates on the Trust's work and upcoming events via our e-newsletter. 

Join our CFLT Board of Directors.

We welcome a diversity of ages, race, genders, experience and income levels. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other underrepresented groups are encouraged to join. 
  • Membership elected
  • 3 year volunteer terms
  • Support our work in this vital role

Volunteer and Internship Opportunities Available

If you want to do more, have skills and enthusiasm to share, you can work with the friendly and talented CFLT staff on various projects. Put your talents and enthusiasm to work for the preservation of farmland. 

  • Gain experience and knowledge 
  • ​Work with us to preserve farmland 
  • Meet new people and gain the satisfaction that comes from this work

Join One of Our Committees

We welcome a diverse array of people and skills for our committees.  Join as a board member or volunteer community member. Commitees usually meet monthly with some work between meeting.  
  • Meet new people
  • Serve your community
  • Help with equitable access to farmland
  • Preserve farmland forever
  • Gain experience and knowledge 
CFLT Committees:  
  • Farmland Preservation
  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
  • Finance
  • Membership, Outreach, & Development ​

DONATE TO PRESERVE FARMLAND

We save farmland because our community enables us to do so.
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​Thank you for your trust. Your contribution will support farms and farming forever in our region.