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Farm seekers, retiring and mid-career farmers, and non-operating landowners will discuss affordable access, stewardship and farm transitions at Cayuga Nature Center.
All times are local to the venue · America/New York
A farmland-access discussion becomes concrete when it moves from who can find land to how people share it, steward it and transfer it. The Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat puts cooperative approaches alongside long-term agroforestry leases and farm succession—questions for land seekers and landowners alike.
The retreat will consider cooperative farming and cooperative land access as possible responses to affordability challenges in the Ithaca area. Those topics sit alongside legal considerations and equitable access, keeping the discussion focused on how access is organized as well as on who is seeking farmland.
That scope makes the day relevant to non-operating landowners, too. The event asks how landowners can steward property for economic, environmental and social good while supporting local and regional food systems.
Further reading: Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat | NOFA Vermont ↗
Conservation and environmental stewardship are among the retreat’s broader themes. One more specific question concerns how to structure leases for long-term agroforestry projects. By linking lease terms to a project intended to last, the program makes land tenure part of the stewardship conversation—not a separate administrative detail.
Further reading: Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat | NOFA Vermont ↗
For retiring farmers, the stated issue is how to plan for a farm’s future and transfer land to the next generation. Mid-career farmers are also part of the intended audience, bringing farm transitions into a conversation that is not limited to immediate retirement decisions.
Further reading: Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat | NOFA Vermont ↗
The retreat runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Admission is free, with funding provided by the American Farmland Trust.
Organizers say a small number of stipends are available for people whose current financial situation makes attending difficult, and invite them to apply. The event listing does not give the stipend amount or application terms.
The event listing links to registration but does not say whether advance registration is required. Confirm the booking requirements with the organizers before making plans.
Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat-11/15/26 ↗
Call 607-272-2292, extension 126, with questions.
The event address is 1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850. The listing provides a directions link but no transit, parking or entrance instructions; use the map link to calculate directions from your starting point and confirm access details with the organizer if needed.
Retiring and mid-career farmers, farmland seekers and non-operating farmland owners are all named as intended participants.
Topics include cooperative farming and land access, conservation and environmental stewardship, legal and equitable access, long-term agroforestry leases, and farm succession.
Admission is free. Organizers also say a limited number of stipends are available for people whose financial situation makes attendance difficult.
A registration link is provided, but the event listing does not say whether advance registration is required. Confirm with the organizers.
Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Connecting Farmers to the Land Retreat-11/15/26 ↗
1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-03 against the linked sources.