*Resources with an astrik indicate reccomendations by farmers in our region
Local Resources
*Farm Incubator and Grower Project in Valle Crucis, NC
The Farmer Incubator and Grower Project (FIG) provides low-cost land leases for vegetable, cut flower, herb, and pasture-based animal farm ventures as well as a shared equipment pool and mentorship opportunities for beginning farmers. Click here to email the FIG mentor, Matt Cooper, for more information.
NC Incubator Options
Farm Incubators in NC differ from other farmer training programs in that they offer land-based opportunities for new farmers to establish their new farm enterprises and are usually associated with a program of training and technical assistance. This page highlights the more formalized incubator farms in the state with a brief profile description and links to additional information.
WNC FarmLink
WNC FarmLink matches farm and forest land owners with new and experienced farmers eager to find land to farm in WNC. They help guide beginning farmers toward the lease, sale, or land use agreement that serves them best.
The Farmer Incubator and Grower Project (FIG) provides low-cost land leases for vegetable, cut flower, herb, and pasture-based animal farm ventures as well as a shared equipment pool and mentorship opportunities for beginning farmers. Click here to email the FIG mentor, Matt Cooper, for more information.
NC Incubator Options
Farm Incubators in NC differ from other farmer training programs in that they offer land-based opportunities for new farmers to establish their new farm enterprises and are usually associated with a program of training and technical assistance. This page highlights the more formalized incubator farms in the state with a brief profile description and links to additional information.
WNC FarmLink
WNC FarmLink matches farm and forest land owners with new and experienced farmers eager to find land to farm in WNC. They help guide beginning farmers toward the lease, sale, or land use agreement that serves them best.
Comprehensive Resources
*Greenhorns
Greenhorns' work is unconventional and various, they focus on event organizing, in person-networking, mixers, celebrations and workshops as well as the production of traditional and new media: radio, documentary film, blog, a book of essays, guidebooks, web-based tools.
*Drake University - Landowners' Guide to Sustainable Farm Leasing
The information in this Guide is intended for use as educational material to assist landowners, farmers, and their advisors in understanding various laws, regulations, and lease provisions.
UVM - Alternative Tenure Options
There are numerous tenure options available to new farmers. Farmers do not necessarily need to own or hold title to farmland into order to farm it. This page briefly describes the following lease arrangements (both short and long-term), community land trusts and ground leases, cooperative ownership and incubator arrangements.
Agrarian Trust - List of Resources
Agrarian Trust has the mission to support land access for next generation farmers. Their resource list is comprehensive and includes information on accessing land, financial planning, farm law, and succession planning.
Land For Good - Resources on Land Access
Educational and planning resources focused on farmland access, transfer and tenure. Although selected for their relevance to farming in New England, most of the resources are useful anywhere.
Greenhorns' work is unconventional and various, they focus on event organizing, in person-networking, mixers, celebrations and workshops as well as the production of traditional and new media: radio, documentary film, blog, a book of essays, guidebooks, web-based tools.
*Drake University - Landowners' Guide to Sustainable Farm Leasing
The information in this Guide is intended for use as educational material to assist landowners, farmers, and their advisors in understanding various laws, regulations, and lease provisions.
UVM - Alternative Tenure Options
There are numerous tenure options available to new farmers. Farmers do not necessarily need to own or hold title to farmland into order to farm it. This page briefly describes the following lease arrangements (both short and long-term), community land trusts and ground leases, cooperative ownership and incubator arrangements.
Agrarian Trust - List of Resources
Agrarian Trust has the mission to support land access for next generation farmers. Their resource list is comprehensive and includes information on accessing land, financial planning, farm law, and succession planning.
Land For Good - Resources on Land Access
Educational and planning resources focused on farmland access, transfer and tenure. Although selected for their relevance to farming in New England, most of the resources are useful anywhere.
