Upcoming Events
Land For Good staff host workshops, trainings, and mixers across the region with local and regional partners. For questions or individual assistance, please contact us.
Beginning Farmer Mixer and Launch Party
November 3, 2023
5:00-8:00pm
Northwood, NH
Registration is closed
- Beginning farmers are invited to Granite State Graziers second annual mixer. Enjoy peer-to-peer networking and celebrate the launch of the Beginner Grazier Toolkit, made in collaboration with NatGLC and the board members of Granite State Graziers. This project is intended to be a living document, continuing to grow and evolve to meet the needs of the agriculture industry. Local sponsors, including Land For Good, will be on site sharing what local resources are available in the Granite State. Your ticket purchase will include dinner, and a cash bar will be available with great locally crafted beer. Hosted by Granite State Graziers.
Expanding the Toolbox: Working Together to Secure Housing and Land for Local Farmers
ThinkFOODConference
November 4, 2023
9:45-10:45am
Great Barrington, MA
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- Panel discussion at ThinkFOOD conference on Land Access featuring: Jamie Pottern, American Farmland Trust, who will share farmland trends and needs in the Berkshire region, Kali Lucey, Land For Good, who will discuss various forms of land access available to new and beginning farmers, as well as established farmers looking to expand, Lily Massee, Schumacher Center for a New Economics, who will cover community land trusts, particularly the Berkshire Community Land Trust, as a tool for securing permanent land access for small-scale farming and farmer housing, and Mackenzie Greer, Berkshire Natural Resources Council, who will share a brief background of Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC), a regional conservation land trust, and its historic approaches to agricultural land protection. The day-long ThinkFOOD conference will give attendees new perspectives on food, farming, and resiliency. Interactive sessions with practical takeaways and new ideas from experts in the Berkshires and beyond will be offered; learn more. Hosted by The Center for Food Studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Register now.
Farmland Access & Tenure Overview
Upper Midwest Farmland Summit
November 14, 2023
9:30-10:30am
Chaska, MN
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- Kathy Ruhf, Land For Good’s Senior Advisor, will deliver this opening plenary, giving an overview in order to ground everyone in the realities and challenges of farmland access and tenure. The Farmland Summit will bring together thought leaders, change agents, policymakers, and practitioners from around the upper Midwest to dig into critical challenges and opportunities related to farmland access and transfer. Participants will gather to learn, share, and connect around an array of issues such as financing, tenure, conservation, and transfer. The Summit is convened by the Farmland Access Hub and organized by Renewing The Countryside. Register now.
The Nuts-and-Bolts of Farm Leasing: Securing Access to Farmland in Berkshire County
December 5, 2023
5:00pm-7:15pm
Dalton, MA
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- Workshop for Berkshire County farmers and landowners providing a deep dive into everything you need to know about leasing farmland in Berkshire County. Are you a farmer operating some or all of your business on leased land? Looking to finally get a handshake lease in writing? Are you a landowner (individual, non-profit, or public entity) who leases or hopes to lease your land to a farmer? Want to understand the different types of lease arrangements, what makes a strong lease, and who should be reviewing your lease? Join us to learn from and connect with speakers from Land For Good, Three Maples Market Garden, Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Conservation Works, and The Legal Food Hub. This event and dinner are FREE. Advance registration is required. The event is limited to 40 farmers, so reserve your spot! Hosted by American Farmland Trust and Land For Good. Register now.
Acquiring Your Farm
Wednesdays, January 17 – February 28, 2024
6:30pm-8:00pm
Virtual
Registration coming soon!
- Seven-session virtual training series for aspiring, new and beginning farmers to learn how to identify goals and set financial parameters, review pros and cons of owning versus leasing, conduct a land search, assess farm properties, discover keys to successful communication, and more. A thorough introduction to the complex issues of farmland access and tenure to put you in a position to make a plan and take next steps toward getting on farmland and gaining more secure tenure. Hosted by Land For Good. Registration coming soon!
Farm Succession School – Massachusetts
Wednesdays, January 31, February 28, March 27, 2024
9:30am-3:30pm
Pittsfield, MA
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- This three-day winter course is an opportunity for senior generation farmers – with or without identified successors – to talk with peers, learn from advisors, and get support on the challenging process of farm succession and transfer planning. Farmers from across Massachusetts, of all farm sizes and enterprises, are welcome. Partners are encouraged to attend together. This course will help you get the conversation started, sort through possibilities, clarify your goals and next steps, connect with resources and support to keep the process going! Hosted by Land For Good and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). Learn more and register.
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* For in-person training, we will adhere to all current COVID guidelines and follow state, local, and venue-specific mandates. We will revisit our policies policies and protocols prior to events to protect the health and safety of our staff and participants. Please do NOT attend if you are feeling ill or have had a known COVID exposure.
Where We’ve Been
2023
- New Farmer School 2023 – Meet NH Agricultural Service Providers, virtual, UNH Extension, October 2023
- New Hampshire Agricultural Professionals Day, NH Farm Network, Lee NH, September 2023
- Starting Your Farm, Accessing Resources: Workshop 1 of 3, virtual, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, September 2023
- Forty Acres and a Honda: BIPOC Land Access, Reparations and the Family Farm Dream, Hazel Adams-Shango’s session at NOFA Summer Conference, Worcester MA, July 2023
- Accessing Soil, Leasing Land and Working with What You Got, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Brunswick ME, July 2023
- Armed to Farm – Sustainable Agriculture Training for Military Veterans, National Center for Appropriate Technology and New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Danvers MA, July 2023
- Farmer Resource Fair, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Beverly MA, May 2023
- Planning for the Future of Your Farmland, co-hosted with American Farmland Trust and Adams Agricultural Commission, Adams MA, May 2023
- Planning for the Future of Your Farmland, co-hosted with American Farmland Trust and Dalton Agricultural Commission, Dalton MA, April 2023
- Farm Succession Planning – Where to Start? virtual, Land & Sea Together, March 2023
- FarmLink Introduction for Land Trusts, Connecticut Land Conservation Council Conference, March 2023
- Farmland Needed: Methods and Strategies for Finding Secure Access to Land, CT NOFA’s Winter Conference, virtual, March 2023
- Make Your Land Available for Farming, virtual, New England Farm Link Collaborative, February – March 2023
- Acquiring Your Farm webinar series, virtual, January – March 2023
- Roundtable Discussion on Land Access, NOFA-VT’s Winter Conference, Burlington VT, February 2023
- Farm Succession Stories, co-hosted with Greenbelt, Topsfield, MA, February 2023
- Farm Succession Planning webinar series, virtual, January 2023
- Build Your Network, Grow Our Future, New CT Farmer Alliance, Bloomfield CT, January 2023
2022
- Accessing Farmland Together webinar for farmers and service providers, Cultivemos (Northeast Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network), virtual, December 2022
- Farmland Mixer, UConn Extension, and Connecticut FarmLink, North Franklin CT, December 2022
- Land Transfer & Access Info Session, Hvizda Realty Group, November 2022
- Succession Planning and Transfer Summit, Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, North Easton MA, November 2022
- Leasing Land to and from Farmers, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Farmer to Farmer Conference, Belfast, ME, November 2022
- Strategies for Finding, Affording, and Securing Farmland in Berkshire County, co-hosted with American Farmland Trust, virtual, November 2022
- Resource Roundup: Finding Farmland in Berkshire County, co-hosted with American Farmland Trust, Lenox MA, October 2022
- Connecticut Farmland Mixer, co-hosted with UConn Extension’s Solid Ground Program, and Connecticut Farm Link, Cheshire CT, October 2022
- New Farmer Mixer, Granite State Graziers, Canterbury, NH, October 2022
- Starting Your Farm virtual session, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, September 2022
- Planning for the Future of Your Farmland workshop, American Farmland Trust, Williamstown MA, May 2022
- Connecticut Farmland Mixer, co-hosted with UConn Extension’s Solid Ground Program, and Connecticut Farm Link, Glastonbury CT, April 2022
- Making Your Land Available for Farming webinar series, co-hosted with New England Farm Link Collaborative, March 2022
- Massachusetts Farm Succession School, co-hosted with Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Greenfield MA, February 2022
- Farm Succession Planning webinar series, February 2022
- Acquiring Your Farm interactive virtual series, January 2022
- Connecticut Farmland Mixer virtual session, co-hosted with UConn Extension’s Solid Ground Program, and Connecticut Farm Link, January 2022
2021
- It Takes A Region Conference: Advancing Farmland Ownership and Tenure into the Future; Helping Farmers Gain the Ground They Need to Succeed Through Policy; Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG), November 2021
- National Farm Viability Conference: Affording Farmland webinar, Conducting a Farmland Search webinar, Farm Succession Scenarios panel; October 2021
- Farm Succession Training for Legal & Financial Professionals, supported by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE), September 2021
- Developing Sugarbush Leases, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, September 2021
- Starting Up! Accessing Resources as a Beginning Farmer, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardener Association’s (MOFGA) Farm Training Project, September 2021
- Food, Faith & Farms Conference with Gathering of FaithLands Advocates, August 2021
- Land Access & No-Till Practices Farm Tour, Winter Street Farm, NOFA-NH and Virtual Communities, August 2021
- Practicalities & Realities in Land Law, Farm Commons, June 2021
- Farm Succession Planning Workshop, Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, April 2021
- Connecticut Farmland Mixer virtual session, April 2021
- Farm Succession Planning webinar series, March 2021
- Land Access & Tenure Strategies Webinar, Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference, Urban Farming Institute and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), March 2021
- Making Your Farm Available to a Successor Webinar, UNH Cooperative Extension, March 2021
- Harvest New England Marketing Virtual Conference, February 2021
- Using Traditional or Non-Traditional Ways of Gaining Farmland Webinar, NOFA/Mass, February 2021
- Connecticut Farmland Virtual Mixer, American Farmland Trust, Connecticut Farmland Trust & UConn Extension, February 2021
- Finding Your Farm Webinar, UNH Cooperative Extension, February 2021
- Professional Training for Farm Succession Advisors, professional development project aimed to strengthen the knowledge, skills and collaboration of a diverse group of service providers who work with—or want to work with—transitioning farm families in various ways across New England with a grant from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), January 2021
2020
- Land Access for Beginning Farmers, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Farm Business Planning Course, November 2020
- Leasing Land: Alternatives to Purchasing for Beginning Farmers, Berkshire Grown Winter Workshop Series, November 2020
- Farmland Access & Transfer Conference, Maine Farmland Trust, November 2020
- Land Access Connections: Exploring Alternative Land Tenure Arrangements for Graduates of Farmer Training Programs webinar, National FIELD School – NIFTI & AgLAN, November 2020
- Community Resilience Through Local Food Security, Virtual Communities, October-November 2020
- Women for the Land Virtual Learning Circle, American Farmland Trust, September 2020
- Open Forum for NH Farmers, UNH Extension, September 2020
- Strategies and Tools for Making Farmland Available to Farmers webinar series, Farms for the Future, American Farmland Trust, September 2020
- Starting Up! Accessing Resources As a Beginning Farmer, Maine Organice Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), September 2020
- Farm Succession as a Pathway For Beginning Farmers, NOFA Summer Conference, July 2020
- Growing Your Farm Business Planning Course – Webinar with Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, March 2020
- Farm Succession School – MA, hosted by Land For Good with support from Farm Credit East and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, January-March 2020
- Farm Succession School – ME, hosted by Land For Good with support from Farm Credit East and Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine, Brunswick ME, December 2019-March 2020
- BCDI Land Seeker Meeting, hosted by Bowdoinham Community Development Initiative with support from Land For Good and Maine Farmland Trust, Bowdoinham ME, March 2020
- OrganiConn 2020, hosted by CT NOFA, Middletown CT, March 2020
- So You Want to Farm in Maine? Course, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Lisbon Falls ME, March 2020
- The Northern Connecticut Agriculture Summit, Enfield CT, February 2020
- Farm Succession: Transferring Your Farm to the Next Generation, hosted by Greenbelt Essex County’s Land Trust, Topsfield MA, February 2020
- Litchfield County Farmland Mixer, co-sponsored with New CT Farmer Alliance, CT Farmlink, UConn Extension, Working Lands Alliance, and Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust, Kent CT, February 2020
- Agricultural Lands: Conservation & Succession, sponsored by Bolton Conservation Commission and SVT, Bolton MA, February 2020
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project‘s Farm Business Planning Course, Beverly MA, February 2020
- Transferring the Farm: Succession Planning Seminar, co-sponsored with Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and Yankee Farm Credit, Woodstock and Williston VT, February 2020
- Landing on the Right Acre: Storytelling for and by Farmers, co-sponsored with Young Farmer Network of Southeastern New England, Pawtucket RI, January 2020
- Sponsored University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Downeast Agriculture Conference: Land-Sea Connections, Machias ME, January 2020
2019
- Farm Labor Round Table with Merrymeeting Food Council and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Bowdoinham ME, December 2019
- Finding Farmland part of University of Connecticut Extension‘s Solid Ground Training series, New Haven CT, December 2019
- New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference, Manchester NH, December 2019
- Land Reparations with Leah Penniman part of Karuna Center for Peacebuilding‘s Engaging Peace: Reparation and Its Forms series, Northampton MA, December 2019
- Farmland Access & Transfer Conference co-hosted with Maine Farmland Trust, Augusta ME, November 2019
- Working Lands Alliance Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Hartford CT, November 2019
- Fostering Resilient Agriculture in a Changing Climate with Vital Communities, Plainfield NH, November 2019
- Sponsor of Farmer to Farmer Conference hosted by Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA), Northport ME, November 2019
- National Farm Viability Conference, Red Wing MN, October 2019
- Food Solutions New England (FSNE) Network Leadership Institute, Fairlee VT, September 2019
- Landowner Meeting with Bowdoinham Community Development Initiative, Bowdoinham ME, September 2019
- Young Farmer Nights Series with Young Farmer Network of Southeastern New England, Smithfield RI, September 2019
- Farm Succession Planning Presentation for MA Christmas Tree Association Meeting, Uxbridge MA, September 2019
- Next Steps from Apprentice to Journeyperson Workshop as part of Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Assoc. (MOFGA) Farm Training Project, Bowdoinham ME, September 2019
- Land Tenure Workshop, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Assoc. (MOFGA) Farm Training Project, Monroe ME, August 2019
- Young Farmer Nights Series with Young Farmer Network of Southeastern New England, Tiverton RI, July 2019
- How to Access and Evaluate Land for Farming: A SCORE Small Business Workshop, Easton CT, July 2019
- Landowner & Farmer Mixer with by New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Beverly MA June 2019
- Young Farmer Nights Series with Young Farmer Network of Southeastern New England, Chepachet RI, June 2019
- Planning For The Future of Your Land Workshops, Westminster & Gardner MA, May 2019
- Real Estate Professional Training, Portsmouth NH, April 2019
- National Farm Link Clinic, St. Louis MO, April 2019
- Making Your Land Available for Agriculture Session, Lewiston-Auburn Region Farmland Access & Growing the Food Economy Conference, Auburn ME, March 2019
- Planning for the Next Successor on your Farm Workshop with Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Leominster MA, March 2019
- Community Conversations: Focus on Farmers with Bowdoinham Community Development Institute, Bowdoinham ME, March 2019
- Improving Agricultural Land Conservation in NH Workshop, NH Food System Statewide Gathering: Cultivating Our Collective Voice, Plymouth NH, March 2019
- Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference: Ensure Your Farm’s Legacy: Succession and Transfer Planning Starts Now Workshop, Sturbridge MA, February 2019
- NOFA-VT Winter Conference: Creative Options for Farm Access, Transfer & Conservation Workshop, Burlington VT, February 2019
- Transferring The Farm Workshop, Berlin VT, February 2019
- Farm Succession School, Warwick RI, December 2018 – February 2019
- Getting Started on Farm Succession Planning Workshop, NH Farm & Forest Expo, Manchester NH, February 2019
- The Future of Your Farmland Workshop with Mass Audubon, Middleboro MA, January 2019
- Planning for the Next Successor on your Farm Workshop with Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), Foxborough & Amherst MA, January – February 2019
- Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference: Current and Future Land Use: Understanding Easements, Opportunities and Limitations Workshop; Fairlee VT, January 2019
2018
- 4th Annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference, multiple workshops; co-hosted by Maine Farmland Trust and Land For Good, see gallery, Augusta ME, December 2018
- Business Succession in Maine’s Food-Based Economy conference: Dynamics of Generational Business Transfer Workshop, Portland ME, November 2018
- How to Lease Your Land to a Farmer Workshop with Greenbelt – Essex County’s Land Trust, Topsfield MA, October 2018
- Decision Making for Your Farm’s Future Workshop, Machias ME, October 2018
- NOFA-MA Summer Conference: Make Farmland Leasing Work for You & Your Farm Workshop, Amherst MA, August 2018
- Land Access Workshop for New Farmers, Lowell MA, July 2018
- Finding Farmland: Tools & Strategies for Affordable Land Access, Unity ME, July 2018
- Panel of Agriculture Support Programs, Northeast Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) Annual Meeting, Newport RI, June 2018
- Best Strategies for Keeping Your Farmland in Production, Info Night & Farmer Mixer hosted by CT Farm Bureau, East Windsor CT, May 2018
- Saving Special Places Land Conservation Conference: Getting Started on a Farm Succession Plan Workshop, Alton NH, April 2018
- Succession Planning Assistance: Filling the Gap, Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Milwaukee WI, April 2018
- Managing Transitions Through the Business Life Cycle, Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Milwaukee WI, April 2018
- Navigating Your Farms Future: The Basics of Farm Transfer Planning Workshop, Westmoreland NH, March 2018
- NH Farmland Access Info Night & Farmer Mixer, North Hampton NH, March 2018
- MA Real Estate Professional Training: Tools & Resources for Working with Farms with Commercial Agricultural Potential, Greenfield MA, March 2018
- Southeastern Massachusetts Agriculture Partnership (SEMAP) Food & Ag Conference: Land Access For Beginning Farmers Workshop, Dighton MA, February 2018
- Yale Food Symposium: Food Security Requires Land Security Panel, New Haven CT, February 2018
- NH Farm Transfer Planning Workshop, Durham NH, February 2018
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Land Access Bootcamp, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), La Crosse WI, February 2018
- NOFA-VT Winter Conference: Farm Succession Planning Workshop & Innovative Models for Land Access Workshop, Burlington VT, February 2018
2017
- New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference, Manchester NH, December 2017
- Land Access for Farmers Workshop with New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Lowell MA, December 2017
- Maine Farmland Access Conference, Augusta ME, December 2017
- Leasing Your Land to a Farmer Workshop, Montpelier VT, November 2017
- Leasing Your Land to a Farmer Workshop, West Lebanon NH, November 2017
- Farmland Access Info Night, Bedford NH, November 2017
- Feast on This! Film Festival & Panel Discussion, Keene NH, November 2017
- NH Association of Conservation Districts’ Working Lands Conference: Increasing Farmland Access and Building Stronger Farms Through Conservation Workshop, Keene NH, November 2017
- Farmland Access Info Night, Haverhill NH, October 2017
- Common Ground Fair: Negotiating Leases Workshop & Farm Succession Planning Workshop, Unity ME, September 2017
- Changing Lands, Changing Hands: National Conference on farm & Ranch Access, Tenure, and Transfer, Denver CO, June 2017
- National Farm Viability Conference: Farm Transfer Planning Workshop; and Farmland Investment Companies: Innovative Partners for Land Access? Albany NY, May 2017
- Farm Succession Advisors Training, Manchester NH, May 2017
- Maine Real Estate Professional Training: Tools & Resources for Working with Farms with Commercial Agricultural Potential, Belfast ME, April 2017
- Farm Succession Planning Workshop, RI Land Trust Council, Tiverton RI, March 2017
- Assessing & Preparing Land for Farming Workshop, Short Course: Moving Onto Your Own Land by Young Farmer Network and Southside Community Land Trust, Providence RI, March 2017
- Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference: Farm Succession & Transfer Workshop, Sturbridge MA, March 2017
- NH Farmland Access & Transfer Info Night, West Ossipee NH, February 2017
- NOFA-VT Winter Conference: New & Novel Land Financing Methods; Farm Bill Primer and Listening Session; Burlington VT, February 2017
- Farm Lease Clinic, NOFA-MA Winter Conference, Worcester MA, January 2017
2016
- Build Your Network, Grow Our Future Conference, New Connecticut Farmer Alliance: Land Access Workshop, Bloomfield CT, December 2016
- Stone Barns Young Farmers Conference: Land Access Workshop, Pocantico Hills NY, December, 2016
- Municipal Land Leasing & Protection Workshop: A Focus on Farmland and Other Land, Greenfield MA, December 2016
- Vermont Farm Succession School, Randolph VT, December 2016
- New Hampshire Farm Succession School, Concord NH, December 2016
- Maine Farm Succession School, Augusta ME, December 2016
- Maine Land Access Conference sponsor, Augusta ME, November 2016
- New England Farmers Union Annual Convention, Windsor CT, December 2016
- Farm Ownership & Transition Workshop, Brunswick ME, November 2016
- Farmer Veteran Stakeholders Conference: Land Access Workshop, East Lansing MI, November 2016
- Connecticut Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, North Haven CT, November 2016
- Working Lands Alliance Annual Meeting, Hartford CT, November 2016
- It Takes A Region Conference: 2018 Farm Bill – Northeast Perspectives, Northeast Sustainable Agricultural Working Group (NESAWG), Hartford CT, November 2016
- Farm Transfer & Succession Planning Workshop, NH Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Meredith NH, November 2016
- South County Landowners Workshop, South Kingstown RI, November 2016
- Making Land Available for Farming Workshop: A Planner’s Role, Southern New England American Planning Association Planning (SNEAPA) Conference, Worcester MA, October 2016
- Land Access Workshop, National Incubator Farm Training Initiative (invitation only), Cold Spring, NY, October 2016
- Rhode Island Non-Farming Landowner Workshop, Portsmouth, RI, September 2016
- Farmland Access & Tenure Workshop, Common Ground Country Fair, Unity, ME, September 2016
- Building Knowledge & Skills to Assist Farm Seekers & Transitioning Farmers, National Small Farm Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, September 2016
- USDA BFRDP Project Directors Conference, St. Paul, MN, August 2016
- Finding, Assessing, and Securing Farmland Workshop, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, Amherst, MA, August 2016
- NH Real Estate Professional Training: Tools & Resources for Working with Farms with Commercial Agricultural Potential, Bedford, NH, June 2016
- Planning For The Future of Your Land Workshop, Greenfield, MA, May 2016
- Farm Succession Planning Training for Service Providers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, May 2016
- Vermont Farmland Access Workshop, White River Junction, VT, April 2016
- Vermont Food Funders Network, Vermont Community Foundation, April 2016
- Keeping Farmland Affordable & Accessible for Farmers Workshop, Saving Special Places, Alton, NH, April 2016
- Land Access, Farming in Community, Sirius Community, Shutesbury MA. April 2016
- Just Food? Forum on Land Use, Rights & Ecology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March 2016
- Connecticut Land Conservation Council Conference, Middletown, CT, March 2016
- Slow Money Maine Gathering, Gardiner, ME, March 2016
- Gaining Access to Quality Farmland Workshop, CT NOFA Winter Conference, Danbury, CT, March 2016
- NH Real Estate Professional Training: Tools & Resources for Working with Farms with Commercial Agricultural Potential, Enfield, NH, March 2016
- Land Access and Leasing Workshop, SEMAP Annual Ag & Food Conference, Dighton, MA, February 2016
- Farm Transfer Planning Workshop, Suffield, CT, February 2016. slides
- Access to Farmland Workshop, Litchfield Hills Farmer’s Forum, Litchfield, CT, January 2016
- Accessing & Assessing Land Workshop, NOFA Mass Winter Conference, Worcester, MA, January 2016
- Land is Your Legacy Panel, Maine Agricultural Trade Shows, Augusta, ME, January 2016
2015
- Land Access Roundtable, 1st Annual Northeast New Farmer Gathering, Greenfield, MA, December 2015
- Land Access Project Phase 2 Launch Convening, Leominster, MA, December 2015
- Who Holds The Key To The Land? Workshop, NESAWG: It Takes A Region Conference, Saratoga Springs,NY, November 2015
- What Is The Food Movement? And What Is Your Next Move? NESAWG: It Takes A Region Conference, Saratoga Springs NY, November 2015
- Farm Succession Planning Workshop, New Milford, CT, November 2015
- Farmland Access Workshop, Yoder Family Farm, Danby, VT, November 2015
- Investing in Helping Farmers Find a Farm, Harvesting Opportunities Conference, Albany NY, November 2015
- Farm Leasing Workshops, Piedmont Environmental Council, VA, November 2015
- Farmland Access/Transfer Info Night, NH Audubon Center, Concord, NH, October 2015
- Farmland Access Workshop, Bread and Butter Farm, Shelburne, VT, October 2015
- Farmland Access Conference, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, ME, October 2015
- Understanding Farm Leases Workshop, Common Ground Fair, September 2015
- Addressing Land Access, 2015 BFRDP Project Directors Meeting, Reno NV, September 2015.
- Utopian Solutions, Land and Water Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI, September 2015
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CROPP Agronomy School, Bangor ME, September 2015
- Farmland Preservation in the Granite State, NH Audubon Society, August 2015
- Finding, Assessing and Securing Farmland Workshop, NOFA-MA Summer Conference, August 2015
- Digging Deeper Conference, Land Access Panel: The Precarity of Transition—Holding Ground for Sustainable Agriculture, Chicago, IL, June 2015
- Webinar Linking Food, Farmer, and Farmland Access, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network, June 2015
- Pioneer Valley Grows Spring Forum, LAND: the foundation of a healthy food system, Holyoke, MA, April 2015
- Feeding The Future Conference, Connecticut College, March 2015
- Monadnock Farmland Access Info Night & Farmer-Landowner Mixer, Keene & Jaffrey, March 2015
- Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference, Farmland Access & Transfer Workshop, March 2015
- Farm Succession & Estate Planning Workshop, Essex County, March 2015
- Farm Business Succession Workshop, Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference, Sturbridge, MA, February 2015
- Farmland Seeker Forum, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project and Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP), Dighton, MA, February 2015
- Webinar: Tools for Finding and Assessing Farmland, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, February 2015
- Webinar: Linking Farmers to Land: Alternative Land Access and Tenure, Food Secure Canada and Farm Start, February 2015
- Gaining Access To Quality Farmland, NOFA-CT Getting Started in Organic Farming Conference, New London, CT, January 2015
- Real Estate Training, Tools & Resources for Working with Farms with Commercial Agricultural Potential, Middlebury, VT, January 2015
- Beginning Farmer Resource Network Workshop, Maine Agricultural Trade Show, Augusta, Maine, January 2015
- Planning For The Future of Your Farm Workshop, NOFA-MA Winter Conference, Worcester, MA, January 2015
2014 & beyond
- New England Farmers Union Annual Convention, Portland, ME, December 2014
- Young Farmers Conference Leasing Clinic, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 2014
- Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills Workshop in partnership with MOFGA and Main Farmland Trust, Augusta, ME, November 2014
- Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition Farmer Mixer Night, Walpole, NH, November 2014
- Innovative Land Financing Mechanisms Workshop, Rutland, VT, November 2014
- Vermont Connection & Conservation, UVM Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources, Burlington, VT, November 2014
- MOFGA’s Farmer to Farmer Conference, Farm Succession Planning Workshop, Northport, ME, November 2014
- Berkshire Farmland Initiative, Farmer-Landowner Mixer (North County & South County) Berkshires, MA, October 2014
- Food Day Fair, Monadnock Food Coop, Keene, NH, October 2014
- American Farmland Trust Conference, Land Access & Affordable Farmland Workshop, Lexington KY, October 2014
- New Economy Week: Who Owns Vermont? Montpelier, VT, October 2014
- Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) Field Days, Stonewall Farm, Keene, NH, September 2014
- National Land Conservation Rally 2014, Providence RI, September 2014
- Common Ground Fair, Unity ME, September 2014
- Farm Succession Information Night, Greenfield MA, June 2014
- Farmland Access in the Berkshires, Pittsfield, April 2014
- OUR LAND: A Symposium on Farmland Access in the 21st Century, Berkeley CA, April 2014
- Agrarian Trust Land Access Principles think-tank, Paicines Ranch CA, March 2014
- Seacoast Land Access Information Night and Farmer Mixer, Hampton NH, March 2014
- Land Financing Mechanisms: New & Novel Approaches to Consider, NOFA-VT Winter Conference, Burlington VT, February 2014
- Build Your Network, Grow Our Future, an event to strengthen Connecticut’s agricultural community, February 2014
- New Young & Beginning Farmer Rap Session, NH Farm and Forest Expo, February 2014
- Accessing Farmland in the Valley – Farmland Access Information Night, Greenfield MA, February 2014
- Finding Land to Farm Workshop, NOFA-NH Winter Conference, February 2014
- Farm Transfer Issues: Passing Farmland to New Farmers,Western Mass Agricultural Commission Gathering #2, January 2014
- Beginning Farmers Resources Network, Maine Agricultural Trades Shows, January 2014
- Leasing and Leases for Farmers and Landowners Workshop, NOFA Massachusetts Winter Conference, January 2014
- Gaining Access to Quality Farmland Workshop, NOFA-CT Getting Started in Organic Farming Conference, January 2014
- Member, Advisory Group, American Farmland Trust-Utah State University Non-Operator Landowner Project, 2013
- Co-organizer and presenter, Regional Land Access Info Nights, multiple locations in NH and MA, 2012 to present
- Presenter, Cooperative Farming, Young Farmer Conference: Reviving The Culture of Agriculture, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills NY, December 2013
- Presenter, Land Access, Farmland Protection, Farm Profitability, and Keep Berkshires in Farming, Western Massachusetts Winter Agricultural Commission Gathering, Hancock MA, 2013
- Speaker and sponsor, Beginning Farmer Network of Mass. Fall Forum, Charlton MA, November 2013
- Presenter, Transferring the Farm, Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference, Sturbridge MA, 2013
- Presenter, Cooperative Lease Models, Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference, Sturbridge MA, 2013
- Facilitator, Farmland for the Next Generation of Farmers,Harvesting Opportunities in New York: Growing Local Food Economies & Protecting Farmland Conference, American Farmland Trust, Albany NY, November 2013
- Presenter, Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills For Farmers & Landowners, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association and Maine Farmland Trust, 2013
- Land Access Workshop for Farm Seekers and Land Owners, Augusta ME, 2013
- Land Access workshops, NOFA summer conferences, Amherst MA, 2009 – 2013
- Maine Organic Farmer and Gardener Association (MOFGA) Farmer to Farmer conference, ME, 2012 – 2013
- Farmland Accessibility: A Community Issue, MOFGA Common Ground Fair, Unity ME 2012 & 2013
- Buying vs. Leasing Farmland Workshop for MOFGA Journey Person Program, Unity ME, 2013
- Connecting Farmers With Farmland, Nearing Lyceum , Blue Hill and United ME, 2013
- Finding Your Farm: From Basics to Action, 3rd Annual Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pontico Hills NY, 2012
- Access to Land, It Takes a Region NESAWG conference, Saratoga NY, 2013
- Leasing Your Land to a Farmer in cooperation with UVM Extension, Vermont Land Trust, Mad River Watershed Conservation Partnership and Small Step Farm, Waitsfield VT 2012
- Leasing Your Land to a Farmer workshops in collaboration with Maine Farmland Trust and Conservation Works, Bremen, Wells and Blue Hill ME, 2012
- National Farm Viability conference, Middlebury VT
- Massachusetts Land Trust conference, MA
- Women in Sustainable Agriculture national conference, VT
- NH Saving Special Places conference, NH
- Non-farming landowner workshops, 15 in all six New England states.
- Transferring the Farm workshops (multiple, 2004 – 2006)
- Massachusetts Association of Agriculture Commissions, MA
- Risk Management Strategies for Beginning and Small Farmers and Ranchers National Conference, 2007
Selected Presentations
- Sponsor, Facilitator and Opening Remarks, Farmland Access and the Importance of Networks for Service Providers, Beginning Farmer Network of MA (BFN/MA) Fall Forum, Charlton MA, Nov. 2013.
- Farmland Access, Tenure and Transfer: Conservation Tool and Context, Panel on Working Lands Conservation, 5th Regional Conservation Partnership Gathering, Nashua NH, Nov. 2013
- Affordability (panel presenter and moderator), Farmland Access and Affordability Forum, Wethersfield CT, Oct. 2013
- Co-Sponsor, organizer and presenter, New England Farmland Convening, Portsmouth NH, May 2013
- Agriculture Trends in MA and New England and Land Conservation, Mt. Grace Conservation Land Trust, Athol MA, 2013
- Land For Good’s Approach to Farmland Access, JUST Land national gathering, Land Stewardship Project, Rochester MN, 2012
- Access to Land for Beginning Farmers, National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Annual Conference, Rochester MN, 2012
- Leasing Your Protected Farmland for Agricultural Use, Rhode Island Land and Water Summit, Kingston RI, 2010
- Land Access, Leasing, Land Trusts and More, Drake Agricultural Law Center Forum on Beginning Farmers, Washington DC,, 2010
- Farm/Ranch Succession Education, Programs and Services, Changing Lands, Changing Hands national conference, Denver CO, 2009
- Farmland Access and Transfer, Georgia Organics, Atlanta, GA 2009
- Annual conference, Massachusetts Association of Agriculture Commissions 2009.
- What’s the Plan for the Farm?, Michigan Land Use Institute, Traverse City MI, 2007
- Challenges and Opportunities for Small and Beginning Farmers, Small and Beginner Farmers of NH conference, October 2007