Farmland Preservation

Farmland Preservation

Preserving our home and our heritage.

The Strasburg Rail Road is committed to helping to preserve the farmland along the railroad line through support of the Lancaster Farmland Trust. The train travels past more than 20 farms and more than one thousand acres of land - providing one of the best views Pennsylvania Dutch Country has to offer.

As a private, non-profit organization, the Farmland Trust works with landowners who want to permanently protect their farmland. By purchasing the development rights, Lancaster Farmland Trust helps enforce development restrictions in order to preserve the farms and way of life for future generations.

As we strive to promote good stewardship of the land and to protect the cultural heritage that has made Lancaster County what it is today - we invite you to join us as we support the Lancaster Farmland Trust in this most important effort.

Lancaster Farmland Trust

Lancaster Farmland Trust

Farming facts

  • Lancaster County holds the distinction of being the most productive non-irrigated farming county in the United States.
  • Lancaster County is ranked second in the U.S. with more than 58,000 acres of preserved farmland.
  • More than 99% of Lancaster County farms are family owned.

Help support the effort to preserve the farmland along the Strasburg Rail Road by featuring this link on your Web site.

OPTION 1 : To download this graphic, right mouse click (PC) or Control click (Mac) and select "Save Image As" and download the graphic to your site's image directory. Then link to http://www.lancasterfarmlandtrust.org

Farmland Preservation Banner

OPTION 2 : Copy this code and place on your site. Both the link and graphic are included in this HTML code. 

<a href="www.lancasterfarmlandtrust.org">
<img src="http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/img/farmland-preservation/
farmland_support_banner.gif" border="0" align="left"></a>

If you are interested in receiving updates regarding the effort to preserve the land surrounding the Strasburg Rail Road, please .