SILT Launches Adopt-an-Acre Campaign
Adopt an Acre: There's a new way to see your SILT support in action. Announced late summer 2020, SILT has posted four farms it is planning to protect by the end of the year. Donors can direct their donation to a particular farm acquisition by "adopting an acre" or more or less as they so choose. The funds raised are being matched by UNFI, the nation's natural food distributor. "We have Iowans ready to donate all or most of the value of their farm to SILT," explained Executive Director Suzan Erem. "All we need to raise is the closing [...]