Farms for Tomorrow

WELCOME FARMERS AND FARM ADVOCATES:

This website has been created for you. It is a practical resource for everyone concerned with protecting farms, farmers and farmland for future generations.

Our intention is to facilitate communication and idea-sharing that will benefit your farm, your community, and your future.

The website addresses:

Farmland Ownership and Preservation
Land Use and Stewardship
Community Building
Farm Succession Planning

Your peers — fellow farmers and farm advocates — tell their stories and offer useful working models for addressing the critical issues of modern farming.

Listen to podcasts and learn how farmers and farm advocates are designing successful farm operations.

We are grateful for everyone who shared their perspectives and experiences and look forward to bringing more voices into this conversation. Join us.

FARMLAND OWNERSHIP
AND PRESERVATION

What does ownership really mean? Farmland preservation may require creatively breaking down and parsing out the bundle of rights associated with ownership.

LAND USE
AND STEWARDSHIP

How do we use our lands? Do we steward the land as a living, regenerating resource, or treat it as a commodity? Looking toward the future opens the door for a real conversation about sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

COMMUNITY
BUILDING

How do we define community and the farm’s relationship to it? As integral parts of natural and human communities, farms that build relationships with these stakeholders can add to their strength and resilience.

FARM SUCCESSION
PLANNING

Who’s next to farm this land, and how best to prepare? The who, how, when and why of these transitions is key to preserving value for future generations.