Regeneration and Renewal
A mentor of mine often shares a simple yet humbling notion: “An organized lie is more powerful than a disorganized truth.” It’s in that spirit that I invite you to join us in reflecting on a couple of questions: First, what does ‘regenerative’ mean to you? And what would a regenerative food system look like? This […]
New Business Builder Grants for Farms & Food Businesses
Agrarian Trust is proud to be a partner organization on a new initiative supporting food and farm business development. Our friends at the Appalachia Regional Food Business Center have announced the first round of the Business Builder Subawards, a new grant opportunity for farm and food businesses. Applications are due by November 1, 2024. The […]
Exciting Updates from the Field
Agrarian Trust and an Indigenous collective are raising funds to support the long-term viability of a land rematriation project within the ancestral homelands of Nipmuc People in an area known as “Bogastow Farm.”
How we catalyze the commons 🌱
Agrarian Trust Summer Newsletter | June 2024 Whether the solstice found you basking in the sun or keeping cool in the shade, we trust you’ve been enjoying the bounty of local farms. It’s been an abundant season for the commons with new partnerships and four new farms helmed by next-generation farmers on the way. We got a wonderful response […]
Earthseed Land Collective: Farmers of Color Create Space for Collective Living & Liberation on the Land
The Earthseed Land Collective was formally established in 2012 by a group of black and brown farmers and social justice organizers. All in their 30s and early 40s at the time of its founding, the group currently includes seven founding members. Over the past decade, they have sought to establish a stable land base for their families and an equally grounded, self-sustaining, and welcoming hub for community building, particularly among farmers of color and food justice advocates…