I recently visited Chase Hill Farm in the beautiful hills of Warwick MA to congratulate Ben and Laura Wells-Tolley on the transfer of farmland. Stepping onto the farm in my wellies, I couldn’t wait to meet the cows. … Continue reading
Archive | 2017
Farmland Access Conference confronts Maine’s land access & transfer challenges
Maine Farmland Trust and Land For Good will host the third annual Farmland Access Conference on December 4, 2017 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta ME. The day-long conference will delve into some of the stickiest issues facing farming … Continue reading
Making sustainable, productive uses of land can bring many rewards
Free workshops coming to Upper Valley and Montpelier! Upper Valley November 15, 2017 6:00–8:00pm at Kilton Library West Lebanon NH Register now Montpelier VT November 16, 2017 6:00–8:00pm at Vermont Realtors building Montpelier VT Register now More and more landowners … Continue reading
Investments in Beginning Farmer Training Paying Off
How do you help over 1,150 beginning farmers in New England in just a few short years? With over 60 partner organizations working together to improve land access for our region’s beginning and established farmers. And that’s just one piece … Continue reading
Addressing farmland challenges in Massachusetts
by Cris Coffin, Policy Director, Land For Good, and Chair, Massachusetts Food System Collaborative. The Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan notes that farmland is the foundational infrastructure for the Commonwealth’s agricultural industry, and specifically recognizes the need to address two challenges: … Continue reading
MA farmer & instructor to help address growing needs for farmland access & transfer
Welcome, Jason Silverman! Jason, an eager first-generation farmer from Conway, Massachusetts, as well as current farm manager of The UMass Student-Farm, has joined Land For Good (LFG) as its Massachusetts Field Agent. In this role Jason will help MA farmers … Continue reading
Maine Farmland Access Conference request for proposals
Maine Farmland Trust and Land For Good are pleased to announce the Request for Proposals for our 3rd annual Maine Farmland Access Conference. The 2017 Farmland Access Conference will happen on Monday, December 4th at the Augusta Civic Center at 76 … Continue reading
Farm succession school offers structure & support for farm transfer planning
Check out our 2018-2019 Farm Succession School dates! All farmers care about the future of their farm. They agree that succession planning is important and that keeping the land in farming is a priority but many lack the structured and … Continue reading
New England Farm Link Collaborative helps farm seekers & landowners connect
Across New England, good, available farmland is scarce, expensive and just plain hard to find. Young and established farm seekers alike struggle to buy or rent the land they need to establish or grow their businesses. Yet, many older farmers … Continue reading
Ambitious work plan tackled in second year of Land Access Project
LFG’s Land Access Project Phase 2 (LAP2), which brings together over 40 partner organizations, agencies and individual experts for a three-year regional collaboration, is approaching the end of year-two of the project. Together we continue to develop and strengthen programs, services and … Continue reading
