FarmStart for the Next Generation

May 17, 2014 • Agrarian Commons, Commons Alliance, Food Systems and Security, Sustainable Farming • By Agrarian Trust

FarmStart from Sustain Ontario on Vimeo. FarmStart is a charitable organization that provides training to a new generation of farmers. FarmStart provides someone with an interest in farming with a small test piece of land to see if farming is for them. But a piece of land alone doesn’t make the farmer. In the second […]

$20.5 Million in Farmland Protection Funding Announced in NY

May 17, 2014 • Food Systems and Security, Land Access Stories, Land Justice and Equity • By Agrarian Trust

Governor Cuomo Announces $20.5 Million Available for Farmland Protection Grants Offered for First Time in Five Years May 14, 2014 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the availability of $20.5 million to aid farmland protection efforts and help prevent viable agricultural land from being converted to non-agricultural use. Eligible entities, including municipalities, counties, soil and water […]