Beginning farmer training projects are making an impact in every region of the country. Several include land access in their curriculum. What’s out there and how effective are they? LFG is partnering on a new project led by American Farmland … Continue reading
Archive | February, 2016
Collaborators launch the Land Access Project
Over 50 collaborators kicked off LFG’s Land Access Project, Phase 2 in December 2015 in Leominster, MA. Service providers from six states learned about the project, networked, and started task force and state-based planning. Participant feedback was enthusiastic; the convening … Continue reading
LFG Policy Director testifies before House Ag Committee
LFG Policy Director, Cris Coffin, was among the six experts convened by the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research to testify on February 2, 2016 about the benefits and challenges of direct marketing. As a farmer who directly markets pastured poultry … Continue reading
Long-time collaborator joins Land For Good as Policy Director
Regional agriculture leader joins New England farmland access organization. Cris Coffin, a leader in agriculture and farmland protection programs and policies, has joined Land For Good (LFG) as its first Policy Director. Cris has been a long-time collaborator with LFG while … Continue reading
A farm for new Americans finds a new home in Maine
Four new American farmers have found a farming home at a 30-acre farm in Lewiston, thanks to help from Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), Cultivating Community, and Land For Good (LFG). New Roots Cooperative Farm is a new enterprise founded by … Continue reading
