Regulating the Land: The SAFERs
In France, there is a system for regulating the land market that relies on the collaboration of the State and farmers’ organizations. This system, little known outside of this country’s borders, is called the Land Development and Rural Settlement Associations (Sociétés d’Aménagement Foncier et d’Etablissement Rural, SAFERs) and constitutes one of the key components of […]
Soil Atlas: Get Your Free Copy
We mentioned this amazing publication when we were still in the throes of winter, but forgot to mention that it’s absolutely free, even if you want a copy mailed to you! An amazing resource that includes an article about Land Commons. Check it out HERE if you haven’t already! Learn more
Restoring the Land
Winona Laduke questions how to restore the land to the way it was before European settlement. From In These Times: It was like reading about Atlantis. That is my earliest memory of the Island. Moningwunakauning Minis—“home of the golden-breasted woodpecker”—now called Madeline. It is the Anishinaabe homeland, a Mecca for the Ojibwe. This is the […]
Article About Next Generation Farmers in Nebraska
A Nebraska farmer chooses to teach the next generation instead of selling the farm. From an article at NonPareil Online: The pair stood over a tub of cold water, sifting through pounds of spinach in the barn which would be delivered tomorrow to restaurants in Omaha. Denise O’Brien, owner of Rolling Acres Farm with her […]
Successful Crowd Sourcing from French Farm Project
We see a lot of farmers turn to crowd-sourcing platforms like kickstarter here in the U.S. In Europe, farmers are using similar websites like kisskissbankbank! Watch the video for the recent success of Terres Vivantes!
NYC Community Land Initiative
Working the urban landscape: From the NYC Community Land Initiative: Expanding Community Land Trusts in New York City is a big and complex goal, so we have broken into groups to work on different pieces of the puzzle. EDUCATION & OUTREACH The housing crisis is big, and the community land trust model is complex, so this […]
Shared Assets: Helping Communities Improve the Commons
Shared Assets is a not-for-profit company founded in December 2011 to: Promote the potential for social enterprise and the voluntary and community sector to deliver urban and rural regeneration through the management of environmental assets such as woodlands, waterways and green spaces Work with public, private and charitable owners of large environmental assets in order […]
Organic Dairy Farmer Training Program in Maine
Before finding land, farmers need to be confident in their skills and knowledge. Those who don’t come to farming through family inheritance can learn on the job. Here’s an opportunity for those interested in dairy. The program helps train in all aspects of the dairy business, and even offers assistance in finding land, securing financing […]
British Land Cooperative Looks for Support
From the Ecological Land Cooperative: Based on the success of our first cluster of small farms at Greenham Reach, Devon, we have developed plans to create around 20 new ecological smallholdings between 2015 and 2020. We are inviting applications for £340,000 of community shares in our co-operative to fund our next cluster of farms, delivered […]
Average Land Prices in 8 Countries
The Irish Farmers Journal has highlighted the cost of good earth in these graphics: Read the weekly Irish Farm Journal.