Are you interested in alternative land access and tenure, and alternative business structures? Join NOFA-VT and guest presenters from around the country and Canada for a monthly discussion exploring alternative land access models and business structures. Each month, we’ll hear from an agricultural project actively engaged in land access or land tenure outside of conventional mechanisms, with a specific focus on first-generation, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ farmers and land stewards.
Presentations will provide an overview of the land access story and business model, sharing details and mechanics of each project, with time devoted to Q&A.
With the cost of land rising to a level that makes farming inaccessible to those without agricultural backgrounds or generational wealth, we’ll be asking questions about decommodifying land, working cooperatively, fundraising, building community, creating legal structures, and more. Throughout the series, we aim to build a network of landholders, land seekers, community members, and service providers looking to reimagine existing structures and rebuild resilient agricultural communities that work for everyone.
Our first session on May 13 will be a conversation with La Ferme Tourne-Sol, a worker-owned farm in Quebec producing vegetables and seeds since 2004. They currently have 9 worker-owner members, fifteen employees, and operate using holacracy as their governance model.
Farmers, land stewards, service providers, and others interested in creative solutions are invited to join!
