The Ontario Farmland Trust has reached what it's Chair calls a major milestone.
Norman Ragetlie says a deal with the Jesuits of Upper Canada involves protection of 92 acres of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre property.
That's the 10th farm protected by the trust and puts it over the 1 thousand acre mark.
OFT's Farmland Protection Easements are landowner-initiated 'forever agreements' that are registered on property titles to prohibit any non-agricultural development on the land in the future.
The Jesuit property is just north of the City of Guelph.
It includes important natural conservation values and the Ignatius Old-Growth Forest project.
Trust officials also argue the easement reduces pressure for urban sprawl and buffers Wellington County farmlands beyond.
Other farms protected by the Ontario Farmland Trust are located in Huron, Halton, Peel and Simcoe County.
