It’s been six years since LFG hosted Changing Lands, Changing Hands — the first national conference to focus on land access, tenure and transfer. Since then, land access challenges for beginning and established farmers have become much more widely acknowledged. LFG … Continue reading
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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
New England farmers to gain ground through share of $17 million in USDA Beginning Farmer Program grant funds
Land For Good announced that it has been awarded $641,000 grant to help beginning farmers who seek land in New England or who want to improve their tenure situation. The Land Access Project expands LFG’s collaborative work to help New England … Continue reading
Farmland investors report released
Meeting the farmland access challenge in New England requires creative approaches and new partners. A just-released report investigates the potential role investors can play in helping farmers get onto farmland in our region. Farmland Investors: An Exploration for New England … Continue reading
Land Access Project (LAP) Wrap
What do you call a project with over 40 partners in six states working in five task forces over three years? We call it the Land Access Project (LAP). The first phase of LAP is winding down, touting accomplishments that have substantially … Continue reading
