Brummet's Conscious Blog

* Source: The Moss is Columbia Land Trust's monthly e-newsletter. This August, Columbia Land Trust conserved 40 acres of agricultural land in Trout Lake, Washington using an innovative new approach to farm conservation called Buy-Protect-Sell. A partnership between the Washington State Conservation Commission and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission , Buy-Protect-Sell makes it possible for land trusts to conserve farms facing imminent threat of conversion by accessing the necessary funding much more quickly than was possible using traditional funding sources.      Working with the Schmid Family, who have run an organic dairy farm here since the late 1800s, Columbia Land Trust used a loan and grant funding to purchase the farmland, place a permanent agricultural conservation easement on it, and promptly sell the land back to two of the Schmid sons. The land was able to be sold to the farmers at an affordable price since the new easement extinguished the d...

-- Quote of the Day -- “If we tell our stories with intensity and focus…  we’ll break the spells that bind us.  We’ll start to want that other world  we say is possible with such intensity  that nothing can stop us or deny us.  All it takes is our willingness to act from vision,  not from fear, to risk hoping, to dare to act for what we love ”  ~  Starhawk – Webs of Power: Notes from the Global Uprising -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144    Jan Denise is here to share her passion for defining true love, and for creating a sanctuary at home. We’ll learn about her gardens, and animals that share her land – and how this home became a retreat for others as well. She’ll share her experiences in the realm of writing and so much more today .   Join us live (10-11 AM Paci...