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  • Save This Farm

    Brooke Werley

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    Community effort saves historical Massachusetts farmland from development. While searching for more permanent farmland, Jeremy Barker-Plotkin of Simple Gifts Farm tended 5 acres in Belchertown, Massachusetts on land managed by The New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI). The 100 or so acre parcel, as Jeremy estimates, served an an incubator for small start-up farms in…

  • Connecting Aspiring Farmers with Existing Land: Connecticut Farm Link Program

    Jane Slupeki

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    In 2006, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture established the FarmLink Program. The goal of the program is to connect farmer seekers with farm owners with agricultural land for rent or for sale. The program also disseminates information on leasing and farm transfer to the next generation of farmers. That is the official line I use…

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