PACE programs are voluntary farmland protection programs in which landowners sell development rights on their land while retaining full ownership, thus keeping the land undeveloped. Programs can be run by federal, state, and local governments or nongovernmental organizations. San Diego County has been running a PACE program since 2012, but the Board of Supervisors has just voted to give the program a boost by making it easier for applicants to qualify
San Diego Tribune: County’s updated conservation plan aims to save more San Diego farmland
San Diego County Planning and Development Services: Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) Program
California Government Code, Title 5, Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 51240. Any city or county may by contract limit the use of agricultural land for the purpose of preserving such land pursuant and subject to the conditions set forth in the contract and in this chapter. A contract may provide for restrictions, terms, and conditions, including payments and fees, more restrictive than or in addition to those required by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1372.)
City Farm Policy 
Do we have a PACE program here in Los Angeles County, Cindy?
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Damned if I know. Certainly not one that jumps out at you when you do a google search. It’s a little tricky, though, because a program wouldn’t have to go by that name. The real question is whether LA (City or County) has ANY farmland preservation policies. My sense is that we’ve been far more interested in developing farmland than in preserving it. I’ve got a book (that I haven’t read yet) — From Cows to Concrete by Rachel Surls and Judith Gerber. The chapters work their way chronologically through LA agricultural history. 1. Before Los Angeles, 2. Farming in Colonial Los Angeles, …10. Farming in World II and Postwar Los Angeles, and then the final chapter, From Ag Land to Consumer Land 1960-1990. Doesn’t sound good.
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I’ll look forward to hearing about what you learn from that book…
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