Category: Grants
Key partner in NH Farm Future Fund, amid 5th year of funding
The NH Farm Future Fund has $100,000 available in the 2024 grant round for land trusts seeking to help New Hampshire farms conserve their land and improve the viability of their farm business. The hope is to support five additional farms in this next round. The fund is an integrated approach to funding farm viability, […]
Farm Aid Grant supports secure, equitable, affordable farmland access
Each year, as part of their work to build a thriving family farm-centered system of agriculture, Farm Aid awards grants to organizations serving family farms. We’re proud to be a 2023 grant recipient and critical partner in the movement to keep family farmers on the land. In December 2023, Farm Aid distributed more than $1.3 […]
Farm Aid grant to provide individualized land access & farm transfer advising services
In addition to Farm Aid’s work throughout the year to build a thriving family farm-centered system of agriculture, Farm Aid funds family farm and rural service organizations through an annual grant program. We thank Farm Aid for their continued support of Land For Good. We are proud to be one of many 2022 grant recipients […]
New England Farmer Microgrants Program awards $462,000
Congratulations to the 96 farmer recipients of the New England Farmer Microgrants Program (NEFMP). The program, sponsored by American Farmland Trust (AFT), addresses some of the barriers farmers face across New England, such as access to land, resources to expand production on new or existing land, and farm succession and land transfer planning. We’re looking forward to supporting farmers […]
Farm Aid grant to strengthen New England farms
In working to build a thriving family farm-centered system of agriculture, Farm Aid also funds family farm and rural service organizations through an annual grant program. Farm Aid announced that it distributed nearly a million dollars in grant funding in 2021. In December 2021, Farm Aid granted $817,500 to 86 family farm, rural service and […]
NH Farm Future Fund 2022 grant round launched
NH Association of Conservation Districts has announced it’s next grant round of the NH Farm Future Fund. The 2022 application cycle has opened! The mission of the NH Farm Future Fund is to provide funding for farm viability planning in concert with the conservation of important agricultural soils. This program will leverage the opportunity of […]
Exiting farmers need attorneys and other service providers who specialize in farm succession
Retiring New England farmers have identified a need for help to prepare for, plan, and navigate the complex process of farm business succession. Over 10,000 New England farmers are likely to exit farming in the next decade. Many want technical assistance on specific aspects of succession and transfer. Most lack adequate succession plans. They need […]
Farm succession training for professionals who serve farmers scheduled for September 2021
Over 10,000 New England farmers are likely to exit farming in the next decade. Most lack adequate succession plans. Farmers need skilled and knowledgeable technical advisors who can work as a team to support and guide the complex planning process. This fall we’re planning a unique training on the legal, business and financial aspects of […]
NH Farm Future Fund 2021 grant recipients announced
NH Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with the Cheshire County Conservation District, recently announced the NH Farm Future Fund 2021 grant recipients. Since 2020, $190,000 has been distributed to 10 farms, in partnership with 8 NH Land Trusts conserving 991 acres, in 7 counties. The goal of the NH Farm Future Fund is to […]
Farm viability a priority for NH nonprofits
Organizations from around New Hampshire are partnering to offer teams of coaches to New Hampshire farms and food businesses to help them meet their business and management goals. Thanks to a grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), administered by the Agricultural Viability Alliance, these organizations will offer teams of specialists tailored to farm […]
Generous grant will help keep NH farmland in farming
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded a general operating support grant of $60,000 to Land For Good. This three-year grant will help with outreach, education, collaboration and direct service to support farm transfer and succession planning in New Hampshire. PRESS RELEASE – The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has made $4.1 million in grants through […]
NH Farm Future Fund announce a second year of funding
NH Association of Conservation Districts recently announced the second round of the NH Farm Future Fund. The mission of the NH Farm Future Fund is to provide funding for farm viability planning in concert with the conservation of important agricultural soils. This program will leverage the opportunity of putting a conservation easement on farmland to […]
