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Humus prints by Nancy Warner are available individually or in groups
of 6 notecards in exchange for a donation to the Good Humus Land Preservation
Project.
This page
describes how to make a donation and where the money will go. For more
details about the project itself, see About the
Good Humus Land Preservation Project.
Making
a Donation
To make
a donation and receive your notecards or prints, call Annie Main at
(530) 787-3187. Some of the prints available can be viewed on this web
site in the Good Humus gallery.
You can
also donate directly to Equity Trust at this address:
Equity
Trust, Inc.
P.O. Box 746
Turners Falls, MA 01376
equitytrust.org
If you're
interested in receiving some notecards or prints, call Annie first.
Where
Does the Money Go?
The money
raised will go directly to Equity Trust, earmarked for the Good Humus
Farm Preservation Project and is tax deductible.
Once the
necessary $300,000 is raised, Equity Trust will purchase the easement
from Annie and Jeff.
Annie
and Jeff will then:
- Retire
the debt of about $200,000 they are currently carrying for their original
land purchase, infrastructure, and improvements.
- Pay
all fees to make the easement a legal document.
- Pay
Equity Trust a monitoring endowment to oversee the easement in perpetuity.
- If
any additional money remains, it will be used to continue to build
the infrastructure for agriculture education programs at Good Humus.
What
Else Can I Do to Help?
- Learn
more about Good Humus and what Annie and Jeff are trying to do. Visit
the Good Humus web
site, Nancy Warner's Good Humus gallery,
the Equity Trust
web site, or call Jeff or Annie at (530) 787-3187.
- Spread
the word to other potential donors. The inkjet cards are a great way
to do this!
- Introduce
Jeff and Annie to small family foundations or individuals you may
know who may want to help preserve this beautiful productive land
and farm permanently for the future and support and secure local sustainable
agriculture. Help arrange a personal meeting.
- Suggest
venues for Annie and Jeff to speak about their project.
- Contribute
other fund-raising ideas.
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