{"id":35858,"date":"2021-02-18T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=35858"},"modified":"2021-02-19T17:36:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T22:36:31","slug":"saratoga-plan-efforts-preserve-drumm-farm-acreage-from-future-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/02\/saratoga-plan-efforts-preserve-drumm-farm-acreage-from-future-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga PLAN Efforts Preserve Drumm Farm Acreage From Future Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35859\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/02\/drumm-farm-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/02\/drumm-farm-hc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/02\/drumm-farm-hc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/02\/drumm-farm-hc-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Drumm Farm, 170 acres of farmland in the Town of Saratoga, is now permanently protected from development and will forever be accessible for agricultural use.<br \/>Courtesy Saratoga PLAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Saratoga PLAN has conserved the Drumm Farm, 170 acres of farmland in the Town of Saratoga.<br \/>\nThe land is now permanently protected from development and will forever be accessible for agricultural use. The process was completed in November. Partial funding for the project was provided by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.<br \/>\nThe property, located near the Saratoga Monument and Victory Woods, is owned by Ruth Drumm. Saratoga PLAN said it consists of primarily fertile soils for farming, as well as some forests and wetlands that provide wildlife habitat.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was my husband\u2019s wish to protect this land and I have finally succeeded in doing it,\u201d said Drumm. \u201cI love the farm, I love farm life. A conservation easement is the only way to see that the land stays this way.\u201d<!--more--><br \/>\nRuth and Fritz Drumm both grew up on dairy farms.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was in our blood,\u201d she said. Together, they purchased the Drumm Farm in the Town of Saratoga in 1979. Over the years they doubled it in size, adding adjoining parcels to their property. \u201cWe just loved the location. It\u2019s country living.\u201d<br \/>\nSaratoga PLAN called the permanent protection of the Drumm Farm is also \u201cthe quintessential local business success story.\u201d Drumm rents the farmland to Koval Bros. Dairy, which grows hay and field crops on the property in support of their regional dairy operation, which supplies Stewart\u2019s Shops with fresh local milk.<br \/>\nDrumm Farm is one of nine farmland protection projects Saratoga PLAN worked on in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saratoga PLAN has conserved the Drumm Farm, 170 acres of farmland in the Town of Saratoga. The land is now permanently protected from development and will forever be accessible for agricultural use. The process was completed in November. Partial funding for the project was provided by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. 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