2021 Yale Food Systems Symposium
Panel 4: Land Access, Land Justice: Stories from Connecticut and Beyond

Finding secure access to farmland is the number one barrier facing the next generation of farmers and ranchers. High land prices and histories of land dispossession and theft have resulted in inequities in land ownership, and significant barriers to establishing new farms. At the same time, the average age of farmers is increasing, and farmland is transitioning to new owners. In this panel, learn from policy advocates and land access technical assistance providers about federal- and Connecticut-level actions to connect farmers with land with a particular eye towards equity and justice. Speakers will discuss policies that affect farmland access and conservation, new ways of thinking about land ownership and care, and farmer Susan Mitchell's story about using creative financing (and persistence!) to access farmland.

Speakers
Holly Rippon-Butler — National Young Farmers Coalition
Megan Browning — Agrarian Trust
Chelsea Gazillo — American Farmland Trust
Susan Mitchell — Cloverleigh Farm

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