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Protecting the Great Lakes through a Farm Navigator Network

The Great Lakes Farm Navigators project is an initiative led by American Farmland Trust and supported by the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to support the ecological health of the Great Lakes while sustaining a viable agricultural economy and communities.

To reach this goal, American Farmland Trust and our partners are:

Connecting a network of skilled Navigators who will advance an integrated approach to farm transfer and conservation farming practices.
Adapting trainings to integrate land access, farm transfer and conservation planning.
Offering microgrants and technical assistance to beginning farmers and landowners in the Great Lakes Watershed to implement conservation and transfer plans.

Meet the Great Lakes Farm Navigators

Michigan Navigators

New York Navigators

Ohio Navigators

Wisconsin Navigators

Nearly one in three farmers across the Great Lakes is over 65

… and will likely be transferring their farms in the next 15 years.

These farms and their conservation investments are at risk of being converted to real estate. At the same time the next generation of farmers face prohibitive land prices and may not have connections to landowners.

In response, we are working to promote successful farm transfers, create paths to land access and promote conservation in the Great Lakes Watershed.

Learn more about Protecting the Great Lakes through a Farm Navigator Network