It’s amazing how an idea emerging from a single interaction can grow into something beautiful when we follow up, network, discuss, and build a team around it.

That’s how Farms for Tomorrow came into being. People talking. People listening and asking questions. People looking for answers and trying things out. People sharing what they’ve learned.

With large numbers of farmers now retiring, an enormous amount of farmland will be changing hands in coming years. Given that the age of the average farmer is over 65, this demographic wave has already begun rolling across the rural landscape.

Here are some of the questions farmers and farm advocates are asking:

• Who will take ownership of that land?
• What will farming look like in the future?
• Might this transition present opportunities to foster practical new models for agriculture, new forms of ownership, new pathways for community participation?
• How can we work toward the best possible outcomes for farmers, farmland, the practice of agriculture, and future generations?

That’s it. That’s what we’re about: raising questions, listening, sharing what we’ve learned. All to protect and enhance the future of farming.

And just as Farms for Tomorrow began with a conversation, our mission is extended whenever someone new – like you – joins and shares.