How We Help
Navigating farmland access, tenure, and transfer options can be overwhelming and complex.
Our team works on the ground in New England, offering education and individualized coaching to farmers and landowners. We offer robust resources and administer New England Farmland Finder, the region’s largest farm link website. We provide professional development opportunities and collaborative networks for service providers to be better equipped to assist farmers and farmland owners.
Informed by this work on the ground, we share lessons learned and raise awareness. We suggest policy and service improvements that address the changes needed to shift power and redistribute farmland access more broadly. We conduct research on the challenges and explore innovative tenure models. We join in partnership with local, regional, and national organizations to advance this work in a variety of ways.
Complex issues call for complex solutions. We believe in tackling farmland access, tenure and transfer through a combination of activities. We believe that to shift land access we need to engage with all levels of society: policy makers, funders, agricultural service providers and organizations, farmers, and landowners—farming and non-farming, public and private. And we believe in collaboration, partnering locally, regionally, and nationally to bring this vision to reality.
- Educate – Provide workshops, in-depth training, and development of new guides and tools for all audiences.
- Advise – Coach farmers, landowners, and individuals in New England on land access, tenure, and transfer. Work with other agricultural service providers locally, regionally, and nationally for a shared vision.
- Research – Investigate challenges and explore new models, with a keen appreciation for innovation.
- Advocate – Suggest policy and service improvements that address the changes needed to shift power and redistribute land access.
Read more about how we help:
- Farm Seekers looking to access land to start or expand a farm business
- Transitioning Farmers wanting to transfer their farm or identify a successor
- Landowners seeking to make their land available for agriculture or find the right farmer for your property
- Service Providers work with farmers to improve land access, tenure and transfer
