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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
Sunbow Farm
- Farmers: Yadira Ruiz and Nate Johnson (junior farmers); Harry MacCormack and Cheri Clark (senior farmers)
- Method of Access: Lease
- Acreage: 15 acres
- Location: Corvallis, Oregon
- Year Founded: 1972
- Affordability Tools: Lease, LLC, living trust
- Farm Operation: Vegetables
Windswept Farmstead Cooperative LLC and Dickey Hill Farm
- Farmers: Eric and Alison Rector (senior farmers); Noami Brautigam and James Gagne (junior farmers)
- Method of Access: Transitional ownership via LLC, lease
- Acreage: 18 acres
- Location: Monroe, Maine
- Year Founded: 1990
- Affordability Tools: LLC and lease
- Farm Operation: Dickey Hill Farm produces organic vegetables and grass-fed beef; Eric and Alison raise chicken and pork and produce artisanal cheese and yogurt
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