What is a Land Trust?
This past week, I had a lovely experience caring for a friend's pup at a land trust property. Before staying there I had no knowledge of what a land trust is. I was thrilled to discover that a land trust is precisely the scenario that fulfils what my vision of appropriate landlord roles, duties, and activities are! The particular land trust I was fortunate enough to experience was the Lake Claire Community Land Trust in Atlanta Georgia. I have come to learn that a land trust serves as an ideal model of maximizing the use of land in an ecologically supportive and holistically conscious fashion. The landlord of a land trust does not just sit around collecting rent, giving unwise, impulsive, and unexamined orders to maintenance men and gardeners. He actually addresses the land directly, applying horticultural intelligence to take loving care of the land. He tills the earth, manages the compost operations, plants fresh produce and local flora, and has assist