Farmland Seeker Toolkit  

Collaborative and Creative Land Access Strategies

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​There are many reasons why people may want to collaboratively access or hold farmland, including community building, knowledge sharing, risk deduction, and increased affordability. Despite this, collaborative land (and other asset) holding can be challenging in a real estate and legal system built for single family ownership. Below are some resources about collaborative and creative land access strategies and models. 

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Materials

• Collective Land Access Models Table - overview of selected models (Farmland Access Hub)

• Cooperative Farming: Frameworks for Farming Together (Greenhorns)

• Commons, Collectives, Cooperatives section (Silver Run Forest Farm Library)

• Building Equitable Farmland Tenure in the Upper Midwest Webinars (USDA North Central SARE Professional Development program, Commons Land, Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust, Farmland Access Hub, Hamline's Center for Justice and Law, Agrarian Trust, Renewing the Countryside)

• Farm Commons legal support, including for collaborative endeavors: 

  • I want to buy land with other people. How do we do this?

  • Qualifying for an FSA Farm Ownership Loan as a Group of Unrelated Persons

  • I am joining forces with other farmers/ranchers on a new venture. How does this impact business structure decisions?

  • What are anti-corporate farming laws and should I be concerned?