STUYVESANT – Scenic Hudson and the Columbia Land Conservancy have partnered to purchase development rights on an 82 acre farm in the Town of Stuyvesant, guaranteeing that it will continue contributing to the community's agricultural based economy.

By protecting the farm, the groups have made it economically feasible for the land's former leaseholder, Monkshood Nursery, to buy the property.

In a related transaction, the owner of 84 adjacent agricultural acres donated a conservation easement to Columbia Land Conservancy and entered into a long term lease with Monkshood owners David and Melinda Rowley, increasing the permanently preserved land available to the farm operation for its continued growth.

In a separate transaction, Scenic Hudson has purchased a conservation easement on a 150 acre multi-generational farm operation in Stuyvesant that will allow for potential expansion of its cattle and hay operations.