NYFC Takes a Step in Protecting Working Farmland with Land Access Innovations Training
“Forty years of farmland conservation, and we are watching it unravel before our eyes.” That was the warning that John Halsey, president of Long Island’s Peconic Land Trust, delivered to a room full of conservation professionals at this weekend’s Land Access Innovations Training in Providence, Rhode Island. He was referring to the acres of farmland […]
Land Access Innovations Workshop for Land Trusts
Apply by this Friday, July 25th for NYFC and Equity Trust’s Land Access Innovations Workshop for land trusts. The one-day, in-person training is aimed at staff from a select group of land trusts that have a high degree of commitment and sufficient capacity to move forward in the implementation of farm protection projects that incorporate affordability […]
Take a Stand in DC to Challenge Monsanto's Aggression Against Family Farmers
If you’re able to be in Washington, DC tomorrow (Thursday, January 10th), please come out to stand in solidarity with the 30 farmers fighting to defend American agriculture. They will will be appealing their landmark court case challenging Monsanto’s abusive patent infringement lawsuits and could use your support! The assembly will take place at 10 […]
Wednesday – Farm Bill Now Rally in Washington, DC
FARM BILL NOW RALLY Join thousands of other farmers for a rally in Washington, D.C., to tell Congress it is critical to pass a farm bill before Sept. 30. Farmers and food advocates of all stripes will be there, and it is important for beginning farmers and their supporters to show up in numbers to make […]