Last Reviewed by MLTC: 12/11/2025
Tools providing practical guidance for land trusts and municipalities on implementing Buy-Protect-Sell farmland protection strategies. Resources include detailed guidance on transferring conserved farms to farmers, determining agricultural land of local importance, and understanding how BPS transactions can advance viability and affordability.
Documents:
1. Selling Conserved Farmland and Advancing Viability: A Practical Guide to the Final Stage of Buy-Protect-Sell Projects (Sullivan & Henwood, June 30, 2025)
Comprehensive guidebook outlining how land trusts can structure and complete the sell stage of Buy-Protect-Sell projects. Includes practical steps, affordability considerations, and examples of successful BPS transactions.
Resource: Buy-Protect-Sell Guidebook - Jefferson Land Trust Jefferson Land Trust
2. Buy-Protect-Sell (BPS) Transactions (American Farmland Trust, June 2021)
Explains how land trusts use the buy-protect-sell model to acquire farmland, place a conservation easement, and transfer the property to a farmer at agricultural value.