Editor’s Note: See where this got picked up in the news in over 40 articles at landforgood.org/press. Nearly 30% of New England’s farmers are likely to exit farming in the next 10+ years, and 9 out of 10 of them are … Continue reading
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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
Second round of grants available for Berkshire County farm transfers and access
SECOND ROUND APPLICATIONS accepted on a rolling basis until July 31, 2015. Northampton MA, June 3, 2015 – To help farm families concerned with farm transfer and farmland access, American Farmland Trust today announces a second round of funding for … Continue reading
Pieropan Farm, Ashfield MA
This November 23, 2015 article, Christmas tree tradition takes root in Ashfield, features the story of former LFG clients Cecilia and Emmet Van Driesche, who LFG helped to develop a plan to acquire the farm from Al Pieropan, the now … Continue reading
Berkshire County Grant Program to Aid Farm Transfer and Farmland Access
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 28, 2015 Northampton MA , December 17, 2014 – To help farm families concerned with farm transfer and farmland access, American Farmland Trust today announces funding for Berkshire County farmers and farmland owners to defray some … Continue reading
Our Farm Search: A Lot of Hard Work … and a Little Serendipity
Picadilly Farm, Winchester, NH My husband and I began to look for our own farm to call home in 2003. As produce growers, we’d been doing farm work independently since the mid-late 1990s, and together at a non-profit organization’s farm … Continue reading
Murdock Farm: three brothers plan for farm conservation and transfer
Murdock Farm in central Massachusetts was almost 200 years old when the herd was sold and dairy operations ceased in 2001. Seven years later, the three senior Girouard brothers were ready to sell. The brothers shared a commitment to keeping the … Continue reading
