All news stories published by the Centre County Farmland Trust from 2024 onward.
The Centre Gives fundraising event, May 14 – May 15, offers supporters of farmland protection a great opportunity to help raise $12,000 toward preserving our next farm! Every dollar donated during the 36-hour, online community giving event returns more than $1 to help the Farmland Trust preserve and protect more land in Centre County. Centre […]
Joseph Griffin believed he would someday return to his boyhood home on 14 acres. But then he found new stewards and preserved the land. For decades, Joseph Griffin believed he would return to his cherished boyhood home and live in the little log house on 14 acres of sloping field and forest next to the […]
Shirley Rossman’s whole life has unfolded among the house and barn on 84 acres of preserved farm fields and woods two miles east of Old Fort along Route 45. Her family has held the land since 1862, when Shirley’s great-great-grandfather James Grove bought 102 acres and began farming. Shirley grew up in the house. She […]
Connection to Land, Home & Future Generations Generosity is often what motivates a land owner to donate a voluntary conservation easement to the Centre County Farmland Trust. This is often inspired by many things including love for the Centre County region, feeling a personal connection to the land, and the desire to leave a legacy […]
The Centre County Farmland Trust celebrated its 30-year anniversary and thanked donors and supporters with barbecue, art, birthday cake and wine at its 2024 Summer Solstice Thank You Picnic at Mount Nittany Vineyard and Winery, June 19, 2024. “With this event,” said Dan Guss, president of the CCFT Board of Trustees, “we are celebrating land […]