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Working Lands Alliance

An American Farmland Trust project, the Working Lands Alliance is a broad-based, statewide coalition preserving Connecticut’s most precious resource, its farmland. Since 1999, WLA has been the statewide voice for farmland preservation efforts, ensuring that we protect the farmland that is the cornerstone of our communities and our quality of life.

Working Lands Alliance is the big tent that convenes many of the state’s key individuals and organizations that focus on agricultural and conservation issues. By bringing these thought leaders together, we focus on our state’s farmland preservation efforts and identify the areas where we can make the greatest impact.

Visit the Working Lands Alliance website to learn more

Our successes

Leading campaigns that have generated more than $70 million for Connecticut's Farmland Preservation Program since 2005.

Leading campaigns that have generated more than $70 million for Connecticut's Farmland Preservation Program since 2005.

Leveraging an average of $12 million annually in state investments in farmland protection on a $90,000 budget.

Leveraging an average of $12 million annually in state investments in farmland protection on a $90,000 budget.

Championing the Community Investment Act, which provides up to $20 million annually for state investments in agriculture, historic preservation, open space, and affordable housing.

Championing the Community Investment Act, which provides up to $20 million annually for state investments in agriculture, historic preservation, open space, and affordable housing.

Fighting for the permanent protection of state-held agricultural lands, leading to the permanent protection of nearly 1,000 acres of state-owned farmland at Southbury Training School.

Fighting for the permanent protection of state-held agricultural lands, leading to the permanent protection of nearly 1,000 acres of state-owned farmland at Southbury Training School.

Partnering to develop the Community Farms Preservation Program, which protects locally significant farms not eligible for traditional farmland protection programs.

Partnering to develop the Community Farms Preservation Program, which protects locally significant farms not eligible for traditional farmland protection programs.

Working tirelessly to pass a Buy-Protect-Sell statute, which allows the state to buy farmland at its full value, protect it with an agricultural easement, and sell it to a local nonprofit, farmer, or municipality.

Working tirelessly to pass a Buy-Protect-Sell statute, which allows the state to buy farmland at its full value, protect it with an agricultural easement, and sell it to a local nonprofit, farmer, or municipality.