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Listening Sessions: Share your Perspective on Strategies to Preserve and Protect Massachusetts’ Farms and Farmland

American Farmland Trust is eager to assure that the voices of farmers and allies in the farmland conservation movement have their voices heard. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will be holding listening sessions for sharing perspectives on strategies to preserve and protect Massachusetts’ farms and farmland. They are looking for people who can […]

AFT Free Range Conversations: Tom Vilsack

Online MA, United States

Register here. Join American Farmland Trust President and CEO John Piotti and Special Guest Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for a teletownhall on Wednesday, April 14 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. They will discuss the benefits for farmers and ranchers provided by the American Rescue Plan. They will also look ahead to where the Department of Agriculture is […]

Bridging the Gap: Supporting Women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ Farmers Nationwide

virtual

Food for Thought invites you to a unique learning experience on Thursday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET over Zoom. During this LIVE Food for Thought event, Bridging the Gap: Supporting Women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ Farmers Nationwide, we'll introduce you to the land, practices, and people AFT collaborates with and advocates for. Joining Julie Ann Grant, Director of […]

MA Farmland Action Plan Listening Sessions

virtual

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has begun the process of developing a Massachusetts Farmland Action Plan to address the farmland needs and goals of the Commonwealth.   To preserve the resilience of our agricultural economy and food system in a changing climate, there is a pressing need to expand the number of farms […]

No More Normal: A Climate Adaptation Farmer Roundtable

Ward's Berry Farm 614 South Main St, Sharon, MA, United States

Let’s face it– there is no more ‘normal’ growing season anymore. The first and last frosts are erratic, and precipitation is all over the place– heavy rains one summer and droughts the next. Join American Farmland Trust's New England Climate and Agriculture team and Jim Ward of Ward's Berry Farm on February 13th from 2-4 for a farmer roundtable discussion […]

Connecticut’s Smart Solar Opportunities

virtual

American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) Smart Solar℠ in Connecticut project builds on several years of strategic engagement with solar and agricultural stakeholders in New England and the Northeast. In a new report, AFT summarizes findings from a statewide farmer survey, roundtables with state agencies and solar developers, and expert input from AFT’s project advisory committee. In […]

Urban Growers Gathering at Eastie Farm

Eastie Farm 294 Sumner St, Boston, Massachusetts

American Farmland Trust (AFT) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is partnering with Eastie Farm this fall for an Urban agriculture Outreach event on Friday: November 17th, 2023 from 5:30-7:30pm! We invite urban growers, producers, farms, organizations and individuals that contribute local food to urban communities to unwind and check in as the growing season […]

No More Normal: A Dairy Farmer Roundtable Discussion on Climate Adaptation

Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Rd, Hadley, MA, United States

Let’s face it– there is no more ‘normal’ growing season anymore. The first and last frosts are erratic, and precipitation is all over the place– heavy rains one summer and droughts the next. Join American Farmland Trust’s New England Climate and Agriculture team and Steve Barstow for a dairy farmer-to-farmer discussion of strategies and ideas […]

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