Vatter Family – West TN
For Bill and Stefani Vatter, conserving their open space in West Tennessee with The Land Trust for Tennessee was as much about investing in the future of their family as it was investing in th...Read more
McEwen Farm – Middle TN
It’s been more than a decade since Bill McEwen and his family made one of the defining decisions of their lifetimes. But looking back, Bill says the decision to conserve their 170 acres in Hickman County through The Land Trust for Tennessee was one of the...Read more
Farms Near Fort Campbell – Middle TN
What do The Land Trust for Tennessee and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) have in common? Each are on a mission to conserve open land. The Land Trust for Tennessee has partnered with the DoD to conserve working farms, open space, and critical wildlife habitat surrounding Fort Campbell, one of the largest military installations in the...Read more
Greensward Farm – Middle TN
In September 1917, Marianne Blackwell’s grandparents began farming 230 acres of rolling farmland in Rutherford County. Over 100 hundred years later, Marianne worked with The Land Trust for Tennessee to carry on the family’s conservatio...Read more
Cruze Dairy Farm – East TN
Having witnessed the number of local dairy farms in Tennessee decline rapidly over the years, the Cruze family did not want the same fate for their land. They decided to partner with The Land Trust for Tennessee to complete a conservation easement that will ensure the farm will be co...Read more
Manier Farm – Middle TN
For more than 100 years, the Maniers have farmed their land - providing-a multi-generational commitment to caring for the place they love. Hal Manier’s commitment to the farm inspired him to conserve it through The Land Trust for T...Read more