With a grant from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), we will host unique training opportunities for professionals across New England who offer, or want to offer, support to farmers in transfer and succession planning. Over 10,000 New England … Continue reading
Land For Good shares the goal of making secure, affordable access to land possible for all farmers and ranchers with many organizations, including the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC). NYFC recently completed and released a helpful new farm access tool, … Continue reading
Press Release: Young Farmer Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Pawtucket, RI — On January 30th, 6:30 – 9:00 PM the Young Farmer Network of Southeastern New England will be hosting Landing on the Right Acre: a storytelling event for and … Continue reading
On a cold November morning I completed the last leg of my journey to the Farmland Access & Transfer Conference from Connecticut. Working remotely, I appreciate every chance I get to connect with farmers, as well as our partners and … Continue reading
It’s with gratitude and a feeling of solidarity that we thank Farm Aid for their support of Land For Good. We are proud to be one of many 2019 grant recipients committed to keeping family farmers on the land. With … Continue reading
Managing a working farm is incredibly hard work. Transferring that farm when the time is right can be even more difficult. Chris Hopkins managed Stone Wall Dairy Farm in Connecticut for 12 years until last fall. Having reached his 10-year … Continue reading
Over the next 10-20 years, thirty percent of New England’s farmers are likely to exit farming. The 1.4 million acres they manage and $6.45 billion in land and agricultural infrastructure they own will change hands one way or another — … Continue reading
As a leader on farmland access and transfer issues, we have helped inform farm link programs of all sizes. This fall Connecticut Farmland Trust and Connecticut Department of Agriculture launched an updated Connecticut Farm Link site improving how beginning farmers … Continue reading
It’s almost that time of year again. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the season of giving by inspiring people to give … Continue reading
Maine Farmland Trust and Land For Good will host the fifth annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference on November 18, 2019 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta ME. At the day-long conference, farmers will learn strategies for tackling succession … Continue reading
