Author: Agrarian Trust

We’re hiring! Grow the commons with us 🥕

We’re excited to announce that Agrarian Trust is growing! I hope you’ll take a look at these new roles on our team and consider sharing with your colleagues and networks. We’ve reached a pivotal moment in our work and can’t wait to welcome four new members to the team. 

Letter from a Land Donor

This spring, there are cattle grazing the land we donated to Agrarian Trust for the Central Virginia Agrarian Commons (CVAC). The cattle will be followed by Indigenous corn and squash from Guatemala and […]

Save the Date: Indigenous Peoples Summit 2024

2024 Indigenous Peoples Summit Themes: Landback and Sovereignty Culture, Climate Change, and Survival Indigenous Economic Alternatives and Self-Sufficiency Save The Date Friday, September 13th- Sunday September 15th Additional details on […]

What’s new at Agrarian Trust

In just a few years since launching our first commons projects around the country, we’ve seen what LOVE, LAND, and A LOT of community support can do. As fellow commoners, we’re delighted to amplify the […]

Living by Our Principles in 2024 and Beyond

At Agrarian Trust, we’re taking stock, planning for the future, and building a base of support to sustain the Agrarian Commons–the many diverse land-holding communities we are so honored work […]

Agrarian Trust attends 2023 Indigenous Peoples’ Summit

August 9th has been designated by the United Nations as the international day of the world’s indigenous people. On this day people across the world work to raise awareness and […]

Studies of the Agrarian Commons in the Higher Education Community

The Agrarian Commons model, now in its implementation phase, is being studied by researchers, professors, and students throughout higher education and law school institutions.

Virginia, a Resettlement State

America has always been a mix of cultural food traditions. We enjoy the freedom to explore taste and see the bounty of the many foodways, which allows us to be a part of the expansive American awareness. As cities become more culturally diverse, it is a chance for a renewed cultural fusion. 

The state of Virginia has a resettlement program that makes space for this cultural interchange, facilitating new boundaries of cultural storytelling.

Mark Lancaster Joins Agrarian Trust as Development Director

There is little doubt that over the next 5-10 years upwards of 400 million acres of land in the U.S. will change hands as farmers and ranchers retire. What will happen with that land is of great concern to me and to Agrarian Trust.

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

The Central Virginia Agrarian Commons (AC) is announcing its first land acquisition project. The Central VA AC needs to raise $145,000 through a fundraising campaign to acquire the 5.12-acre urban farm that sits right next door to an elementary school in Petersburg, Virginia. The Central VA AC is a collaboration between Agrarian Trust, Virginia Foodshed Capital, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, the Petersburg Healthy Opportunities Project, Petersburg League of Urban Growers, and Sankofa Community Orchard to support urban food production and habitat diversity, and to counter high rates of food insecurity.