Conservation Easement works hand in hand with sustainability. Before the word sustainable became a buzz word for good agricultural practices, the owners of the Camatta ranch maintained sustainable practices. What exactly is sustainability? In its most simple form, sustainable agriculture is Farming and Ranching methods that can be used indefinitely because they do not deplete resources, such as soil and water, faster than they are replaced. To our family the Camatta Ranch is a "gem” something precious that we need to take care of for future generations.

For the past 5 years we have been working on a Conservation Easement with the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo to acquire the entire ranch and preserve it from ever being developed. What this means is that we have sold our development rights so the ranch will remain habitat for the native animals and the growing grounds for native plants to enhance the soil until the end of time. This was a family decision. Many people have lived on this land before us, the native people, the Spaniards, ranchers, farmers, our ancestors and now our family. We saw the need to preserve these 50 square miles of land in perpetuity.

There’s an old Native American Proverb.

“We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”