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Board discusses Farmland Protection Staff Capacity Grants pilot as possible help for local land trusts

Orange County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Members discussed the Farmland Protection Staff Capacity Grants Pilot Program and whether local organizations such as OCLT might apply to bolster staffing; A. Sorensen said they are applying. No motion was made.

The board discussed the Farmland Protection Staff Capacity Grants Pilot Program as a potential source of staffing support for local farmland protection organizations.

K. Apostolides suggested the Orange County Land Trust (OCLT) could use the grant to help address staffing shortages, and A. Sorensen said that "they are applying" according to the minutes. The board did not take formal action on the item. Members noted the potential fit for local land trusts but raised no motions.