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Share your farmland story, funds for New England farmers, & congrats – recent weeks in review

By Kate Kellman on October 23, 2020 in News, Social Digest

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 … Continue reading →

Register now for the Farmland Access & Transfer Conference. Great line up of sessions! November 16-18

By Lisa Luciani on October 19, 2020 in Land Access Project, News

The 6th annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference will go virtual this year, November 16-18, 2020. As the largest conference in New England that focuses solely on the issues of farmland access, tenure and transfer, this has become a critical convening … Continue reading →

Navigating CFAP-2, Indigenous People’s Day, & Farmland Access and Transfer – our week in review

By Kate Kellman on October 9, 2020 in News, Social Digest

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 … Continue reading →

Image of June and Angie Provost, farmers featured in Cain, a short documentary

Resiliency through food and farming, helping new and young farmers, & racism in agriculture – the week in review

By Kate Kellman on October 2, 2020 in News

Mark your calendars for upcoming regional conversations regarding resilience through food and farming. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire all have virtual events this month that explore how famers are dealing with the pandemic and what it means to build a … Continue reading →

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Land For Good helped us make sound land acquisition decisions. They gave us the confidence we needed to be successful.

Jen Smith and Nate FrigardCrimson & Clover FarmNorthampton MA

As a beginning farmer, I had no prior experience with agricultural leases… I believe the same holds true for landowners leasing farmland and infrastructure for the first time so having access to [LFG advising on our leases] at no cost was a huge benefit to everyone involved and had the effect of mobilizing all stakeholders to take advantage of the opportunity.

Michael PerishoJourney PersonMOFGAME

Having these land and infrastructure resources secured by a written lease is an essential step … to continue investing strategically and confidently in the soil health and site-specific infrastructure necessary to grow my business and realize returns on those investments.

Michael PerishoAndrews FarmGardiner ME

I am launching a commercial farming enterprise that involves leasing land, equipment and infrastructure from multiple stakeholders … thanks to Jo’s [LFG Maine Field Agent] personalized attention we are equipped with the information necessary to craft satisfactory short and long-term lease agreements [and to] avoid the pitfalls commonly associated with such arrangements …

Michael PerishoAndrews FarmGardiner ME

“I listed the farm [property] on as many sites as I could find. My progressive neurological disorder and my children’s unwillingness to shoulder the farm burden sparked my decision to sell. Two years later, my wife has almost forgiven me! The farm was 6.6 acres total, located on the old town common in Hadley Mass. Hadley sits between Amherst and Northampton, in the heart of the “Five College” area of the Pioneer Valley. The land was comprised of mostly prime Hadley loam agricultural soils, pr… Read more

Dan Pratt, Astarte Farm (Hadley, MA)

Finding and securing land can be a difficult task. Land For Good offered us an essential service by helping us get onto affordable land.

Derek ChristiansonBrix Bounty FarmMA

We had negotiated one lease by ourselves, previous to learning about LFG’s program, and had less desirable results. We appreciate having LFG as an advocate for our needs, anticipating possible conflicts and urging discussion before they become an issue – and strongly encouraging agreements to be made in writing.

Ryan Fahey and Michael DennetCrescent Run FarmME

[Dairy farmers] are very committed to the land and their communities and have traditionally been big contributors to rural life in New Hampshire.

Lorraine MerrillCommissionerNH Dept. of Agriculture - and dairy farmer

I feel really lucky to be in company with folks like you and all the great resources you have developed. As a farmer and farm advisor, I can say that your resources really have helped me put land access and land access strategies into an informed perspective to go about helping others with confidence.

Ben WatermanCenter for Sustainable Agriculture, The University of VermontVT

I have had the pleasure of working with Land For Good for over five years. I am always amazed by their passion to help beginning farmers, their extensive contacts throughout the region and across sectors, and their depth of knowledge — all of which make them so effective in everything they do.

Jon JaffeFarm Credit EastRI

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