Looking Back to Look Forward: Expanding the Toolbox to Create Equitable, Secure & Affordable Access to Land
That these farms are going to change hands is inevitable; that the next generation of farmers who so desperately want to farm them cannot afford to buy them is a stark reality. How can land trusts help turn the tide against the mounting barriers faced by our nation’s farmers?
$575,000 Raised in Vermont to Preserve 169-acre Farm
by Mike Faher from the Brattleboro Reformer (VT). Farm conservation continues to make news in Dummerston. About six weeks after announcing new ownership for the Elysian Hills Tree Farm, Vermont Land Trust has finished a $575,000 fundraising effort to conserve the historic Bunker Farm. The campaign’s completion means the Bunker Farm will have new owners […]