Access to Farmland:
Black Mountain Ranch continues to support young farmers
Just east of Point Reyes Station, Molly Myerson of Little Wing Farm is in her first season of farming at her new location on the beautiful and diverse Black Mountain Ranch, protected by MALT since 1993. With a background in sustainable land use practices and small-scale farming, she was invited to work the land by owner Dave Osborn and his family. Black Mountain hosts several young farmers including Tabletop Farm and Living Seed Company.
Osborn sees the work these young farmers do as a way to contribute to the greater health of both the land and the local community. For young farmers like Molly with very little startup capital, affordable access to farmland may be the only option to start a farm anywhere in Marin County, due to increasing land prices.
“It’s really one of the main ways that someone like myself who is young and doesn’t have the financial ability to purchase land is able to have access to working land in this county,“ Molly says.
The Little Wing Farm stand at the foot of Black Mountain is already extremely popular. Like fellow veggie farmers at Tabletop Farm, whose local farm stands are located in the Point Reyes Commons and on Cypress Road, the Little Wing Farm stand is self-serve and depends on the honor system for payment. “You can grab any of the items here that you like, weigh them, and then pay in the box,” Molly tells a visitor. You can also pay up front through her new credit program if you don’t have exact change.
Thursday through Sunday, near the so-called Buddha Barn at the former Rich’s Ready-Mix site, Molly stocks the stand with fresh seasonal produce and flowers, including tomatoes, carrots, onions, basil, cucumbers, zucchini, green and purple string beans and padrón peppers, a West Marin favorite. Strawberries, greens, lettuce and cabbage are on the way. “As the season changes, different items will appear.”
Watch this video and get updates by following Molly on Instagram @little_wing_farm.
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