How Do We Trust?
As the Agrarian Trust project forges forward, it seems important to check back and define what this trust idea is really about. I remember my first reflections on mishearing our name as a growing trust, and all the connotations that came along with my understanding of what a trust is. In current language, as applied […]
Broken economy breaking ground in Spain
In the small Spanish town of Marinaleda, some innovative villagers have found an agrarian solution to the country’s 27% unemployment rate. Giving every villager the opportunity to farm a 2500 acre community parcel has chiseled this small town’s unemployment rate down to a remarkable zero. The Collectivist model has offered a unique solution to a […]
300 acre organic farm promised to Practical Farmers of Iowa
In a move inspired by one couple’s love of the land, 300 acres was entrusted into the hands of Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI). Tom and Irene Frantzen spent more than a year developing a generational plan to keep their 300 acre organic New Hampton farm in sustainable practice for years to come. Through help […]
National Family Farm Coalition Farmland Monitor
Farmland is increasingly becoming a financial asset. The National Family Farm Coalition has set up a resource for tracking and stopping groups from purchasing land out from under the feet of working small farmers. The Farmland Monitor is a place to share stories and take action to save small working farms.