Sutphin Mill Farmland Protection Initiative ~ 487 acres protected
Alamance and Chatham Counties

Generations of families have farmed the rich lands in the Sutphin Mill Community for hundreds of years, producing milk, raising hay, corn, grains, poultry, and beef for local markets.

Located in southeastern Alamance County between the rapidly growing Triad and Triangle regions, Sutphin Mill faced an uncertain future in 1996 when a centrally located farm went on the market for development.  Wanting to preserve their community’s agricultural heritage, the community sought help from the American Farmland Trust and the Piedmont Land Conservancy and made a commitment to seek permanent protection of 1500 acres of farmland.  

This community-based farmland protection initiative helps preserve generations old traditions of neighbors helping neighbors, local food supplies, productive agricultural lands, water resources, scenic rural landscapes, and habitat for many species of birds and mammals.

PLC is honored to relate the following conservation success stories in the Sutphin Mill Community.

Patterson Farm
Crider Farm I and II
Jean Handy Farm
Hickory Grove Dairy Farm
Hadley Brothers Farm I, II, and III

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