Shemariah Blum-Evitts is the Executive Director and Rachel Brice is a Program and Development Manager at Land For Good. Land For Good’s mission is:
“…to expand secure farmland access, tenure, and transfer. We connect, assist, and engage farmers, landowners, service providers, communities, and policymakers to grow equitable farming opportunity and sustainably keep land in agriculture. We work across scales, from individual support to federal policy, to improve how farmers get onto, hold, and transfer farms.”
3 OPTIMISTIC TAKEAWAYS:
New England is building real pathways for the next generation of farmers
Organizations like Land For Good are actively connecting older landowners with new farmers, helping keep farmland in production across the region.
Creative models are expanding access to limited farmland
Leases, shared land use, and cooperative approaches are making it possible for more people to farm, even as land prices rise.
Momentum is growing around local agriculture and food systems
Across New Hampshire and New England, more people, organizations, and institutions are recognizing farmland access as critical and working together to solve it.
Links & Notes:
Land For Good’s incredible video about their impact
This episode was recorded at the Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship in Keene, NH
Music by the band Sneaky Miles
*For anyone watching, sorry if the lightning isn’t great- this was my first time at The Hannah Grimes Center and I didn’t realize how quickly the sunset would impact things! Thank you to Shema and Rachel for being accomodating and patient with me.
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