Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Resources focused on improving land access, facilitating farm transitions, and supporting succession planning for landowners, retiring farmers, and beginning or underserved producers.
Documents:
1. New England Farm Finder (New England Farm Link Collaborative)
A regional platform where farmland owners list properties for sale or lease and farmers search for available farmland opportunities across New England.
Resource: https://www.newenglandfarmlandfinder.org/
2. Farmland Access Legal Toolkit (Center for Agriculture & Food Systems)
A comprehensive online legal resource covering land access, tenure models, leasing arrangements, farm transfer, and succession issues for landowners and farmers.
Resource: https://farmlandaccess.org/
3. Land For Good – Resources (Land For Good)
A centralized hub of tools and guides for land seekers, landowners, and service providers working on farm access, transfer, leasing, succession, and beginning farmer support.
Resource: https://landforgood.org/resources/
4. Top 5 Helpful Tips for Non-Farming Landowners (Who Lease to Farmers) in New England (American Farmland Trust, Cheryl Cesario, March 28, 2024)
Article offering practical advice for landowners who lease farmland to farmers, highlighting best practices and common pitfalls.
Resource: https://farmland.org/blog/top-5-helpful-tips-for-non-farming-landowners-who-lease-to-farmers-in-new-england
5. Farmland Access & Ownership: An Overview of Barriers, Models, and Actions to Increase Land Access for Connecticut’s BIPOC Farmers (Yaw Owusu Darko, Connecticut Land Conservation Council, March 2024)
Comprehensive report analyzing land access challenges for BIPOC farmers in Connecticut and recommending models and strategic actions to expand secure farmland tenure.
Resource: ct-doag-farmland-access-and-ownership-final-march-2024.pdf