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.
This third session on September 9 will be a conversation with Appalachian Rekindling Project, working to restore land, relationships, and traditions through Indigenous-led care and collective vision. They have two land projects, one in Virginia and one in Kentucky, where they have reclaimed Indigenous land as a place of cultural revitalization, joyful community, and intertribal collaboration. Tiffany P. will share the inspiring stories of their two land projects, as well as discuss the significance of Indigenous land back and land rematriation. She will share some practical strategies for sharing land and ways that land holders can work on giving land back to Indigenous communities.
Farmers, land stewards, service providers, and others interested in creative solutions are invited to join!
See the full lineup and reserve your spot!
*Please note that the recording of this webinar will only be available for registrants upon request. It will not be posted publicly. We encourage you to attend live if possible!
