Will you help protect local farms? As the year-end approaches, you can make a meaningful contribution to the preservation of farmland across Yolo County. Your gift to YLT directly supports essential work to finalize land agreements with willing landowners, ensuring more farmland is protected for future generations. Together we can cultivate hope for the future of farming in Yolo County.

Easements

Capay

Capay

Our five Capay easements are located on the western side of Yolo County: three are nut orchards north of the town of Esparto while the other two are located just to the west of the town of Capay. The latter two are working farms that abut Cache Creek and grow organic vegetables year round. These easements include land protected as Swainson’s hawk habitat and oak tree preserve zones.

5

Easements

631

Total Acres

Land Owners

  • Capay Organic

    In 1976, two UC Davis graduate students, Kathy Barsotti and Martin Barnes, established a small farm plot on 20 acres of land in the Capay Valley of Yolo County. Barsotti and Barnes were committed to improving natural farming methods, providing a healthy work environment, promoting biodiversity, and growing great tasting produce; all under an umbrella of environmental and economic stability.
  • Cache Creek Monticello

    On August 31, 2022, YLT closed on Conservation Easement #75, a significant milestone for the organization. This 242-acre almond orchard is northeast of Esparto and consists of two adjacent parcels divided by the West Adams Canal. Dave Silveira of Cache Creek 243, LLC is the landowner who was eager to protect his farm with a conservation easement to ensure the land remains in agriculture forever.

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