Topic: Land-Use Planning
Cloverleigh Farm
Susan Mitchell is the owner and operator of Cloverleigh Farm. She began growing food as a public high school teacher, before purchasing her own property. She used the funds from the New England Farmer Microgrants Program to develop a strategic business plan for the future of her farm.
Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership Project
The Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership Project seeks to address the need for increased agricultural conservation easement funding in the state. The
Partnership plans to slow the loss of vital agricultural land by accelerating permanent land protection statewide.
Smart Solar Siting for New England
Smart Solar Siting for New England is AFT’s work ensuring that clean renewable energy co-exists with New England agriculture instead of displacing it.
Planning for Agriculture
Planning is a public process to envision the future and help us prepare for future needs. This page highlights AFT’s leadership to advance Planning for Agriculture and provides valuable resources to support public policies to promote resilient food and farming systems.
George Houser: Sparking a Local Farmland Protection Movement
George Houser worked with fellow farmers and citizens and AFT to develop guidelines for local farmland protection, protect his own farm, and inspire many of his farm neighbors to protect thousands of acres of their own land.
Upper Elk River Valley: Taking Ranchland Protection into their own Hands
Colorado ranchers worked with AFT to establish the first private, community-wide agreement to allow home construction only where it would not harm ag operations or valley views.
Smart Solar Siting Partnership Project for New England
Smart Solar Siting Partnership Project for New England is AFT’s multi-year effort to advance smart solar siting policies and programs in New England that accelerate the expansion of renewable solar energy facilities while maintaining New England’s most productive, resilient farmland.
Wolfe’s Neck Farm: Transforming Relationships with Farming and Food for a Healthier Planet
Decades after the Smith family donated their farm to AFT, the conserved Maine farm is a model of agricultural innovation and education.
Crothers Farm: Modeling the Importance of Protecting Farms
A grant from AFT’s Love Fund helped to protect the Crothers Farm, which will serve as a good model for other landowners.
Jennifer McComas: Leaving a Farm Legacy
Jennifer McComas transferred her family’s 560-acre Kentucky farm to AFT to help save it from development.