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Gretchen Elsner
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Caretaker Farm
- Farmers: Bridget Spann and Don Zasada (junior farmers); Sam and Elizabeth Smith (senior farmers)
- Method of Access: Bridget and Don own the farmhouse and structures and rent the farmland via a ground lease
- Acreage: 35 acres
- Location: Berkshires, Massachusetts
- Year Founded: 2006 (Don and Bridget’s operation); 1991 (Sam and Elizabeth’s CSA); 1969 (Sam and Elizabeth’s operation)
- Affordability Tools: Ground lease, conservation easement, community fundraising, land trust
- Farm Operation: Diversified animal and vegetable operation with 200 varieties of 40 different crops every season, plus chickens and pigs
Diggers’ Mirth
- Farmers: Hilary Martin, Dylan Zeitlyn, Elango Dev, Sophia Zowat
- Method of Access: Lease
- Acreage: 11 acres
- Location: Burlington, Vermont
- Year Founded: 1992
- Affordability Tools: Farm incubator, collaborative farming, LLC
- Farm Operation: Vegetables and salad greens
Elmer Farm
- Farmers: Spencer and Jennifer Blackwell
- Method of Access: Ownership
- Acreage: 89 acres
- Location: Middlebury, VT
- Year Founded: 2006
- Affordability Tools: Conservation easement, OPAV, land trust
- Farm Operation: Vegetables and grains
Full and By Farm
- Farmers: James Graves and Sara Kurak
- Method of Access: Ownership
- Acreage: 100 acres
- Location: Essex, NY
- Year Founded: 2010
- Affordability Tools: Conservation easement, land trust
- Farm Operation: Vegetables, meat, eggs
Greenfield Berry Farm
- Farmers: Daniel and Michele Greenfield
- Method of Access: Lease, public lands
- Acreage: 20 acres
- Location: Cuyahoga, OH
- Year Founded: 2006
- Affordability Tools: Leasing public lands
- Farm Operation: Berries
Growing Veterans
- Farmers: Chris Wolf is the Farm Manager and oversees hundreds of veterans and volunteers
- Method of Access: Lease with option to purchase
- Acreage: 3 – 40 acres – there are three farms at different locations: Whatcom County Farm, Skagit County Farm, and Auburn Farm
- Location: Washington State
- Year Founded: 2012
- Affordability Tools: Nonprofit status, short-term lease with option to purchase, “pay with product” rent
- Farm Operation: Berries, vegetables
Higher Ground Rooftop Farm
- Farmers: John Stoddard
- Method of Access: Lease
- Acreage: 1.3 acres
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Year Founded: 2013
- Affordability Tools: Urban rooftop farming, lease, fundraising donations
- Farm Operation: Produce, herbs
Hillen Homestead
- Farmers: Maya Kosok
- Method of Access: License, lease pending (rolling lease)
- Acreage: Two lots, about 1/4 acre combined
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Year Founded: 2013
- Affordability Tools: Use of public land
- Farm Operation: Flowers
Hmong American Farmers Association
- Farmers: HAFA members, who typically have over 20 years of experience growing on less than 10 acres of land
- Method of Access: Long-term lease with option to buy
- Acreage: 155 acres
- Location: Vermillion Township, Minnesota
- Year Founded: 2013 (farm), 2011 (HAFA)
- Affordability Tools: Research and incubator farm, conservation easement
- Farm Operation: Vegetables and flowers
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