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Turn Your Land Into a Tax-Qualified, Regenerative Asset
Reduce your conservation easement taxes — without managing livestock yourself.
✓ Qualify for Ag Land-Use
✓ Improve Land Health
✓ No Day-to-Day Management
Real Estate Taxes Are Rising — Fast.
In Fauquier County, many conservation easement properties are facing 2026 Real Estate Tax Assessment increases of up to 234% in 2026 when not enrolled in Agricultural Land-Use. If you want to reduce your 2026 tax bill, now is the time to act.
Hidden Creek Farm’s Regenerative Land Management Plan™ helps your Conservation Easement property qualify for Agricultural Land-Use without the burden of managing farming or livestock yourself.
- We provide the team.
- We provide the livestock.
- We provide the expertise.
You get lower taxes, healthier land & peace of mind.
How It Works
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We Assess Your Property
Each property is unique and your approach should be too.
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We Implement a Regenerative Plan
We'll develop a long-term plan based on your property and goals.
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You Qualify for Agricultural Land-Use
Watch you tax bill shrink while we take care of all the farming.
Why Trust Us
We’ve already built and proven the exact system we now offer to landowners: a regenerative livestock-based approach that improves land health and qualifies for agricultural benefits. Based in Delaplane, VA, Hidden Creek Farm LLC is a diversified regenerative farm that manages over 750 acres of owned and leased lands, and partners on custom grazing another 110 acres of land, all with the goal of raising nutrient-dense meats and produce. We’ve done this successfully at scale, and we can do it for you.
What We Offer
Are you tired of leasing your land to folks who overgraze pastures, bring crazy cattle, leave ruts and debris, and disappear when you need them? We were too. We’ve designed our RLMP™ to be the opposite: professional, regenerative, and accountable. Hidden Creek Farm employs a full-time team trained to provide expert service through three core options.
Turnkey Land Management Plans
We develop and implement a long-term regenerative land management plan for owners tailored to their property and goals. This option is ideal for landowners who want to qualify for Agricultural Land-Use, improve land health through regenerative practices, and enjoy their property without having to manage land and livestock themselves.
Consulting and Training Plans
For landowners who are just getting into farming, this option allows you to “learn as you go” without major upfront investment. We provide tractable, habituated heritage-breed livestock that respect fences, regenerate your fields with natural nutrients and trace elements. Leave the buying, breeding, and movement of livestock to us while you gain experience at your own pace.
Legacy and Stewardship
Leaving a legacy and implementing meaningful stewardship are important goals for those of us who treasure our Earth and our fellow living beings. Instead of changing your land to achieve the “belief of the day,” HCF will help you align land management with your long-term vision and understand what kinds of regenerative practices might allow you to naturally reach your goals.
Real Results
Hidden Creek Farm Regenerative Land Management Plan™ helped one Fauquier County landowner:
- Reduce their tax bills from $5,943 to $670 on 102.2 acres by qualifying for Agricultural Land-Use.
- Reduce taxes more than 60% by adding Ag Use on an additional 58.16 acres under conservation easement.
Act Now to Maximize Your 2026 Savings
Although you can sign up for Hidden Creek Farm RLMP™ any time of year, enrolling now is critical to maximize your 2026 savings. You’ll need a couple of weeks to sign up, finalize the correct documentation, and appeal your 2026 Tax Assessment on both Conservation Easement and non-Conservation Easement lands before June 25.
Use the form below to tell us a bit about your property and we’ll follow up to discuss whether your land may qualify for Agricultural Land-Use through our RLMP™ program.