Featured Agrarian Commons Fundraisers

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Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons Farm Acquisition
Fundraising for the Acquisition of Lick Run Farm for the Southwest Virginia Agrarian CommonsDONATE -
Central Virginia Agrarian Commons Urban Farm Acquisition
The Petersburg Oasis CommUNITY Farm is located in an area that offers an opportunity for incredible social, health, and economic impact.DONATE

Commons Groundswell is a podcast that examines human relationships with land through inspiring conversations with leaders, change-makers, and Agrarian Trust collaborators.

Vision
Nationally supported, community-held land and agrarian property that supports sustainable food production, ecological stewardship, community vitality, and equitable land access for the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
Rationale
We are in the midst of 400 million acres of US land changing hands as thousands of farmers and ranchers retire, yet next generation farmers struggle to access land. Innovative models of ownership and stewardship are needed to support the next generation, heal the land, and grow food sustainably.


Work
We innovate in land ownership and access to transform our relationships to the land and each other, fostering regenerative agriculture and care for the earth. We build the issue and reframe solutions, collaborating with communities of stakeholders to create the Agrarian Commons in support of the next generation of farmers and ranchers. We work for racial and gender equity as an integral part of our efforts toward environmental and climate justice.
Initiatives




Our Most Recent Blog Posts

Regenerative Farmers Need Land

Agrarian Trust and Partner Organizations Receive USDA Grant Funding

Agrarian Commons Farmers go to DC

Introducing Commons Groundswell, the Agrarian Trust Podcast

Food Sovereignty & Regenerative Agriculture at COP 27

The Bhoodan Movement and Land Gifts as Revolutionary Practice

Butz’s Law of Economics

What is the Dead Sea Declaration?

New Roots Builds Connections Between Local Farms and Schools

Give the Gift of the Commons

Weaving Webs of Connection with the Tennessee Local Food Summit

What Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” Can Teach Us About Preserving the Land

The Ogallala Aquifer, Water Depletion, and the Promise of the Commons

The Global Roots of Community Land Ownership

Combatting Climate Change

Agrarian Trust Co-sponsored the 2022 Food Week of Action

Global Spotlight: Community Land Scotland

The Legacy of Land

Envisioning the Future of Black Seed Agroecological Farm and Village

What is Agroecology?

Key Findings From National Young Farmers Coalition’s 2022 Farmer Survey

Rebuilding the Soil with Steve Normanton

Ensuring Donated Land Gets Managed Equitably

Building the Foundations for Food Sovereignty at Lick Run

The Agrarian Commons, Land Stewardship, and the Racist History of Land Conservation

Ostrom’s Eight Design Principles for a Successfully Managed Commons

La Via Campesina

What can we learn from Deshee Farm? A Visual History

Restoring Native Pollinator Habitats with the Agrarian Commons

What are the Rights of Nature?

Enclosure: Old and New

Commodity or Commons: Finance Capital and the Commodification of Land

Oasis and Community in Petersburg, Virginia

Studies of the Agrarian Commons in the Higher Education Community

Virginia, a Resettlement State
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Mark Lancaster Joins Agrarian Trust as Development Director

Press Release: Announcing New Land Acquisition Project for the Central Virginia Agrarian Commons

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Resistance

Healing the Land Through Community Collaboration in the Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons

Fighting for Domestic and Global Food Sovereignty

Cultivating Resiliency in Roanoke, Virginia

Equity & Justice Research Grant

The Diggers Today: Enclosure, Manure, and Resistance

Explore the Farm and Fundraise with Frankie the Cat

The International Land Coalition Commits to New Strategy Centered on Restoring Land Rights to Dispossessed Communities

All Against All to All for One: Moving Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons

Press Release: Announcing New Land Acquisition Project for the Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons

Redlining’s Legacy: Disinvestment in Black Communities in Virginia

Defending Workers and Supporting the Commons: A Q&A with Sam Petsonk

Creating Land Access & Tenure for Black Farmers in Virginia

Beyond Protection: New River Land Trust Builds on Conservation Successes to Pave the Way Toward Farmer-Led Stewardship

Black-led Modest Family Solutions has been selected as the long-term leaseholder and steward for the Puget Sound Agrarian Commons farmland

A Community Land Trust Seeds the New Hampshire Agrarian Commons

Changemaker Profile: Renard Turner and the Central Virginia Agrarian Commons

Muhidin Libah and Ian McSweeney Share a Recounting on America’s Test Kitchen

Principles of the Commons

Building Equitable Farmland Tenure Models for Farmers in the Upper Midwest

West Virginia Farmland Fundraiser Paints a Picture of Connection

Foodlands Cooperative of British Columbia

Changemaker Profile: Jillian Hishaw and Systemic Land Theft

Changemaker Profile: Adam Hodges and the West Virginia Agrarian Commons

Reparative Justice: From Theory to Reality

Food, land, and farm businesses are working together to transform land ownership in the US

Vermont Agrarian Commons – A New Model of Community Land Partnership for Regenerative Farms

Tito’s Vodka and Greenleaf Restaurant in NH raising funds to support Agrarian Trust

Press Release: Local Agrarian Commons Co-founders Honored with Food Sovereignty Prize

Agrarian Trust featured in Catalytic Capital and Agriculture

The Fault in Our Farming

How we fundraised $367,000 in 8 weeks for land justice

Action & Commitment for Racial Equity

Agrarian Trust & Patagonia Invest in Pollinator Habitat Design & Implementation at Two Agrarian Commons Farms

Agrarian Trust’s First Farm Fundraiser

Harnessing the Power of Local

Could Putting Farmland in the Commons Support Land Justice and Sustainability?

Guest Post: Teaching the Next Generation Through Sustainable Agriculture

New Report: “Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land”

Press Release: Somali Bantu Community Association Finds Dream Farm – Little Jubba Central Maine Agrarian Commons

Antiracism Resources

Guest Post: How Farmers’ Markets Have Been Affected by COVID-19

Press Release: Agrarian Trust Selected for the Chipotle Aluminaries Project 2.0 Accelerator Program

Agrarian Commons: A New Model for Community-Owned Farmland

Vernon Family Farm: Joining the New Hampshire Agrarian Commons

Press Release: Agrarian Trust Launches the Agrarian Commons, A National Model for Community-Centered Farm Ownership

Reflections from Agrarian Trust on the Coronavirus Crisis & Our Food System

Resources for Farmers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Globalize the Struggle! Globalize Hope! Course Held

Guest Post: Idaho is Losing Farmland Fast

How to Win Land Justice in a Decade

Struggles and Strategies of the Farmland Trust Movement Across Europe

A Landscape in Transition

Sweet Land: The Story of a Collaborative Farming Model that Saved Two Dairies

The 100 Year History of the San Pedro Commons

Land in Common: A Bold and Patient Model for Agrarian Reform in Maine

Portraits of the Agrarian Trust Collective: #Inktober

Using Multiple Community-based Land Trusts to Save Farmland

For a Greener New Deal and Cooler Climate, Focus on Food and Agriculture

Nos Robaron La Tierra / They Stole the Land From Us

Certified Naturally Grown Matches the Stewardship Practices Faith-Based Institutions Are Looking To Adopt

Let’s talk about the land!
