Farmland Preservation Program

Farmland Preservation
Overview ►

Preserved Properties

Interactive Farmland Map

Nomination Process

Partnerships & Links

Ocean County Agriculture Development Board

Doug Hallock,
Chairman
Plumsted
Jeff Adams,
Vice Chairman
Jackson
Jon Dancer
Plumsted
Casey Hunter
Jackson
Thomas Nivison
Toms River
Kathleen Sucharski
Plumsted
Mark Vodak
Plumsted

DeWolf Farm, Plumsted Township

IThe Planning staff works with the Ocean County Agriculture Development Board (OCADB) to administer the Farmland Preservation Program in Ocean County.

Final Ocean County Comprehensive Farmland Master Plan | Download PDF

Interactive Farmland Map!

The Board was established in 1984 to review and select agricultural land for preservation. The first easement was purchased on the Hallock U-Pick farm in Plumsted Township in 1991.

In recent years approximately 60 percent of the funding to preserve Ocean County farms has been provided by the State Agriculture Development Committee. Once a farm is preserved, the farmer retains ownership of the land and continues to pay taxes on its agricultural value.

Lone Silo Farm, Plumsted Twp.

Emley Farm, Plumsted Twp.

The Natural Lands Trust Fund is now used to preserve farmland in Ocean County. As of November 2009, 45 farms totaling 3,046 acres have been preserved and 4 farms totaling 131 acres have received final approval.

For more information:

Partners and Links:

Ryan Allen, Senior Planner

Ocean County Department of Planning
129 Hooper Ave.
PO Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
(732) 929-2054
(732) 244-8396 FAX
ocplanning@co.ocean.nj.us

Ocean County Department of Planning, 129 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
The preceding information has been provided as a service of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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November 9, 2009