Keep Vermont Farms in Community Hands
Who is looking out for local farms in Vermont?
Every year 10,000 acres of local farmland is lost forever to developers and agricultural corporations. Sign up to learn more about our farmer-led, community-driven initiative to increase land access and farm viability.
Save Vermont Farms, One at a time
Our Mission is to build a resilient land-based economy rooted in equitable land access, collaborative relationships, and community involvement.
As its first project, the White River Land Collaborative is transforming a 200-acre former organic dairy farm into a community hub that will be home to multiple land-based enterprises, and skills and resource sharing for local farmers, and will cultivate and celebrate our community’s connection with place.
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Save Farms in Vermont from Corporate Takeover
The White River Land Collaborative recognizes the need for a fundamental shift in our relationships with the land and each other: from extractive and exploitative to restorative and nurturing. Farms are natural centers for this environmental and societal change.
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We are a women-led collaborative of farmers and community members working to purchase an iconic former dairy farm to transform it into a collaborative farm supporting multiple land stewards and local business owners.
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Our work helps:
Reduce barriers to farm and land access
Foster ecological stewardship
Build a healing and restorative relationship with land and community
Inspire more community-based ownership models in VT and beyond
How To Get Involved
When you support this mission, you are helping keep our land out of extractive corporate hands, and rather preserve it to cultivate reciprocal relationships between people, place and community.
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"Help protect the essential character of Tunbridge and Vermont"
Whether you attend an event or make a donation, your contribution truly matters.
"This project serves as a model throughout the state as Vermonters in every community work to preserve their working landscape, support the next generation of farmers, increase local font availability and accessibility, and strengthen community relationships.We are excited to partner with the White River Land Collaborative to make this a reality."
October 28, 2022
Tracy Zschau
Executive Director
Vermont Land Trust
Upcoming Events
Come out and connect with your land and community!
Event:
Tomato festival
Time:
3pm-11pm
Date:
Saturday, December 9
Cost:
$25
It is a competition with a family vibe for all the fellow farmers around. Come to taste different kinds of tomatoes and contribute to selecting the best one. Besides, there will be an organic food court for vegetarian and carnivore guests, live music, and entertainment for all the ages.