Facts and Statistics

Experts estimate that at least half of New Jersey's farmland is owned not by farmers, but by land speculators and developers.
--NJFuture.com, Oct. 10, 2001

New Jersey is still losing 10,000 acres of precious farmland every year, while only about 60,000 acres have been permanently preserved.
--Gaining Ground: Preserving New Jersey Farmland Through Effective Tax Policy By Alison E. Mitchell

Approximately 29% (1.35million acres) of NJ is developed while 26% (1.2 million acres) is preserved as open space, with a land conversion rate of 16,000 acres per year.
--Open Space Preservation: Linking Smart Conservation to Smart Growth
Anthony Walmsley, FASLA; Adam Mednick; Mark Benedict, Ph.D