A model to model: Terre de Liens
We’ve mentioned Terre de Liens a lot in the past. The structure of a shared commons used for agriculture is one we hope to replicate, and we have a group of lawyers, agrarians and activists working to create a legal structure for such an endeavor in the US. Here’s how it works: [gview file=”https://www.agrariantrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Terre-de-Liens-Structure.pdf”]
Definition: Reserved Life Estate
Definition: Reserved Life Estate From ConservationTools.org The ownership of real estate can be divided into present and future interests. This division enables a landowner to convey land to a land trust or government with the owner retaining ownership during the owner’s lifetime or some other specified period. Donation of future interests can result in tax […]
The Commons are Making a Comeback
The land has not always been owned, or able to be owned, and it is not just in recent history that citizens have rebelled against the very idea of land as property. An article from AlJazeera America by Nathan Schneider uncovers some of what’s new with the old school idea of the commons. From the […]
A Farmer Needs a Law Degree
Farmers are not lawyers, and why should we be? We have enough on our plate running a small business, tending the fields, defending small-scale agriculture. Sometimes it feel like we need to be lawyers, too, as we navigate the increasingly complex food system. Even a small market gardener needs a lawyer more than they’d think. […]