FARMING & FARMLAND ACCESS CONVERSATIONS

Raymond Figueroa believes the value of urban farms goes far beyond food production. He is committed to finding creative ways to preserve these endangered community assets.

Kevin Egolf reports on the challenges he faces as a farmland impact investment fund manager seeking to give new farmers access to leased land with a path to ownership.

Propogate Ventures cofounders Harry Greene and Jeremy Kaufman talk about collecting data on margins and pricing across the regenerative ag supply chain.

Connor reflects on the challenge of farm land access and the need for better ways to help farmers engage in climate change solutions.

Tim Joseph and Phyllis Van Amburgh remind us that agriculture is about nurturing healthy soil and why that should matter to everyone.

As a pollinator conservation specialist with the Xerces Society and a partner biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Kelly Gill helps farmers design habitats for beneficial insects that contribute to the health, productivity, and economic value of agricultural systems.  

Marissa Codey, who heads up Columbia Land Conservancy's agricultural programs, describes the evolution of CLC's efforts to preserve farmland and ensure its affordability for coming generations of farmers.

Tianna Kennedy talks about how her farming practice has grown, her work as a CSA operator, and the power of farmer collaboratives/cooperatives.

These farmers say we need more creative collaborations between farm leasees and landowners and more support to help farmers solve the double affordability gap.

Read this story about the pioneers of Northeast Nut Farming on our sister site: The Field Guide to a Regenerative Economy 

A sheep farmer and professor of climate and agroecology defines regenerative farming as the inextricable intertwining of habitat creation and soil health.

Chirs Cashen talks about the joys and challenges of farming in the evolving (and endangered) agricultural landscape of Columbia County. 

Stiles says farmers must be guided to use their limited resources more optimally, not just grow more food, and they need more food matchmakers!

Martin believes that the growth of a sustainable regional food system requires that we "re-value" relationship and mutuality.