Category: Social Digest
Farmland access opportunities, regional food system solutions, & the look ahead post-election – recent weeks in review
The 6th Annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference is just days away! On November 16-18, the conference will go virtual, enabling more New England participants than ever before to attend, learn, and share ideas. The issues, strategies and skills shared at this conference have increasing relevance to today’s farmers – both those who are transitioning […]
Share your farmland story, funds for New England farmers, & congrats – recent weeks in review
If you’re a farmer or land steward, Land For Good and Maine Farmland Trust invite you to share your farmland story at the 6th annual Farmland Access and Transfer Conference. We welcome everybody and are particularly interested in making space to hear from Black, indigenous and persons of color.” Stories sought include land access models […]
Navigating CFAP-2, Indigenous People’s Day, & Farmland Access and Transfer – our week in review
Farmers, if you’ve been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic CFAP-2 can help compensate you for losses experienced between April 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020. Check out National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s CFAP 101 for Producers, a short and useful guide that explains who is eligible, how payments are calculated, shares producer case studies and […]
Federal aid shortcomings for farmers, regional relief & value of co-ops – the week in review
Recent articles reveal the unequal distribution of federal farm aid which has prioritized big farms and southern farms, and has been largely inaccessible for direct market, small-scale, and speciality crop producers and farmers of color. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition continues to update us as they dig into reports regarding the next round of federal funding. […]
Communication as key support for women farmers, making land available & food sovereignty – the week in review
Below you’ll find a new study that explores how communication, particularly in-person and online social networking, provides support for women principal operators on U.S. farms. If you identify as a woman and own or manage agricultural land in Massachusetts, don’t miss the opportunity to participate in American Farmland Trust’s Women for the Land Learning Circles. […]
Urging Congress to provide more targeted pandemic relief, hiring in Rhode Island & racial equity work – the week in review
Welcome to our week in review, a digest of noteworthy items that we are seeing, sharing, and saying on social media. We’re sharing it here to our farmers, supporters, and fellow farming advocates who may not follow us on all social platforms. If you do follow us on one social platform you might not be […]
Relief for New England farmers, fight for racial equity, and climate crisis – the week in review
Welcome to our week in review, a digest of noteworthy items that we are seeing, sharing, and saying on social media. We’re sharing it here to our farmers, supporters, and fellow farming advocates who may not follow us on all social platforms. If you do follow us on one social platform you might not be […]