🌾 A big win for North Carolina's working farms!

As members of Land for Tomorrow, TLC is grateful to the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Josh Stein (@nc_governor) for passing the 2026 state budget, which includes a strong investment in the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (NCADFP) while maintaining stable funding for the N.C. Land and Water Fund and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. Together, these conservation trust funds help keep working farms in production, like Stensvad Farm, a TLC project that closed earlier this year with funds from the NCADFP. TLC Staff visited the NC Capitol in May for Farmland Preservation Advocacy Day along with other land trusts, landowners, and county partners to talk with legislators about the importance of this state funding for conservation across North Carolina. These investments protect the lands and waters that fuel North Carolina's economy, support agriculture and forestry, strengthen outdoor recreation and tourism, safeguard clean water, and preserve the places that define our state's heritage. #NCGA #NCLeg #Farmland #Agriculture #Conservation #LandForTomorrow 📷 Chatham County and TLC staff with the Stensvad family to celebrate the protection of their 59-acre farm 📷 TLC's Leigh Ann Hammerbacher with Representative James Roberson and farmer, Patrick Johnson.