The Agricultural Stewardship Association is a nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting working farms and forests in Washington and Rensselaer counties in upstate New York. As ASA approaches its 30th anniversary, we are on target to protect 30,000 acres. With every farm we help conserve, we are also protecting our community’s history, a family’s story and the fertile land that nourishes us. We help landowners who want to protect their productive land with conservation easements. ASA also accepts responsibility for the ongoing stewardship of each conserved property, ensuring that the land is used in a way that is consistent with the terms of the agreement. ASA actively promotes public awareness of farmland conservation and encourages policies which support and enhance agriculture.