$575,000 Raised in Vermont to Preserve 169-acre Farm

Apr 10, 2014 • Commons Alliance, Land Access Strategies • By Agrarian Trust

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 […]

A Story: Open Spaces & Ranching

Apr 10, 2014 • Agrarian Commons, Agrarian Trust, Commons Alliance, Land Access Stories, Land Access Strategies • By Agrarian Trust

By Pamela Dewell, Executive Director of Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust from the Land Trust Alliance website Some friends of ours have a ranch that straddles a county road.  Unpaved, the road draws traffic mostly in fair weather.  In the spring, and after summer thunderstorms, they use their tractor to haul unknowing travelers out […]

Farm Profile: James Ranch

Apr 10, 2014 • Land Access Stories • By Agrarian Trust

The third generation “is on the ground” at James Ranch in Colorado. That’s how Dan James puts it, talking about his three kids. Dan is one of the five second-generation James’ who contribute to the success of the ranch. It’s a traditional story, with a twist, and more than one take-away. Though the James Ranch […]