Michigan's Director of the Department of Agriculture, Don Koivisto, praised the Leelanau Conservancy in a recent interview to columnist George Weeks:

Michigan, home to 56,014 farms, has about 10 million acres of farmland. Koivisto praised the conservancy movement across the state for efforts to preserve farmland. Asked for examples, [Koivisto] said: "The best is on the Leelanau Peninsula. (The Leelanau Conservancy) is the best model I can think of" in raising money and effectively using it for preservation.

Read the full interview where Koivisto talks Michigan's Agri-Food Industry, Lansing, and Cherries.

Photo: Country Road in Leelanau by jsorbieus.