Whether is easier: To not develop property one wants to leave fallow or to enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization to bind oneself and his posterity to leave it fallow? If you choose the former, perchance you should attend the workshop, “Saving the Family Farm (and More),” to learn why you might want to change your mind. The workshop, designed to help people put their property in conservation easements, will be hosted at the Bethel Presbyterian Church Monday evening at 6:30.

For the record, I’ve always been a fan of Occam’s razor.