Marvin Farm

Location: Town of Macedon, Wayne County

Size: 178 acres 

Description: This easement protects productive farmlands, used as an active farm.

History: This conservation easement was granted by John Marvin to the Town of Macedon, with Genesee Land Trust holding third-party enforcement rights, in 2005. The purchase of this conservation easement was funded by grants from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Farmland Protection Program and the Federal Farm and Ranchlands Protection Program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

What is a conservation easement?