Life in Syntropy
“Life in Syntropy” is the new short film from Agenda Gotsch. It tells the story of Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch, who bought 1,200 acres of completely deforested land on the […]
Map of My Kingdom
Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your plans create harmony or strife for your family? Map of My Kingdom, a play […]
How we farm is how we govern
In this lecture (starting at about minute 30), Professor Donald Kagan describes the changes in agricultural organization and ownership that may have brought about the Greek golden age. Following the lead of […]
Use-Value Assessment of Rural Lands – Time for Reform?
Use-value assessment (UVA) is the practice of valuing rural land in the United States based on its current use rather than its market value to reduce property taxes. Originally this […]
The Kentucky Cloth Project
Fibershed has been in collaboration with various organizations to support raw hemp plant processing and cloth creation processes for this historic project. This video documents the first decortication of […]
Land rights and acequia culture in Milagro Bean Field War (1988)
As directed by Robert Redford, The Milagro Beanfield War is a diverting account of how little guys join forces to fight big-bucks interests. Though this is a life-and-death issue for […]
Land for Good in New England
The non-profit Land For Good has been awarded $641,000 to help beginning farmers who are trying to find land in New England, or who want to improve their tenure situation. The […]
New Farmers Grant Fund 2015 Request for Applications
2015 Request for Applications New York State has allocated $1 million in the 2015-2016 state budget for the second round of the New York State New Farmers Grant Fund. Its […]
Occupy the Farm
OCCUPY THE FARM tells the story of 200 urban farmers who walk onto a publicly-owned research farm and plant two acres of crops in order to save the land from […]
Millions Available to Support Landowner-Farmer Matchmaking
Access to farmland remains one of the most difficult challenges that new farmers face when looking to start farming. Fortunately, since 2008, there has been a federal incentive program that […]