As the 2021 legislative session begins in Connecticut, Governor Lamont, the Connecticut General Assembly, and key staff are adjusting to a new normal. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the … [Read more...]
Spotlight on CT Farms
Working Lands Alliance – a Project of American Farmland Trust – Releases Updated Planning for Agriculture: A Guide for Connecticut Municipalities and Conservation Options for Connecticut’s Farmland Guides
Working Lands Alliance – a project of American Farmland Trust – is excited to announce the release of two newly revised educational guides: Planning for Agriculture and Conservation Options for … [Read more...]
Working Lands Alliance submitted public comments on Governor’s Climate Change Council
Today, Working Lands Alliance submitted comments on Governor Ned Lamont's Executive Order Number 3 that will strengthen the state's transition to a decarbonized economy and enhance the resiliency of … [Read more...]
20 Years of Farmland Preservation
Please join Working Lands Alliance for our 2019 annual meeting and luncheon to celebrate 20 years of farmland preservation in Connecticut! This year, Dr. Kimberly Rollins from the University of … [Read more...]
With Access to Affordable Land, the Sky is the Limit for Connecticut’s Beginning Farmers
This blog post was written by WLA Intern - Addee Kim “We really want to feed our neighbors more than anyone else,” Baylee Rose Drown says, gazing out over her four-and-a-half-acre fruit and … [Read more...]
First-Generation Farmer Seeks Prime Farmland in Eastern Connecticut
As a first-generation farmer, Susan Mitchell found her purpose when she decided to pursue a career in agriculture. She currently rents land at a former dairy farm in Mansfield and runs Cloverleigh … [Read more...]
Re-Investing in Farmland for the Next Generation
Dairy farmer Matthew Peckham and his wife Chrissy knew they wanted their sixth-generation Elm Farm to stay in the family for perpetuity. Over the past 20 years, Matt watched as neighboring farms in … [Read more...]
2018 Legislative Session Filled with Policy Wins for Connecticut Farms and Farmland
May 9th marked the end of the Connecticut General Assembly’s 2018 legislative session. Being an election year, this year’s session was short, with many issues in flux until the final day of the … [Read more...]
WLA Supports Legislation That Will Help Make Connecticut Farmland More Affordable for the Next Generation
As Connecticut’s General Assembly wraps up the 2018 legislative session, Working Lands Alliance is actively watching a bill that could have a major impact on the future of the state’s farmland. … [Read more...]
JONES FAMILY FARMS
For over 150 years, the Jones family has been working the lands on their farm in Shelton, Connecticut. Today this 400-acre farm offers one of the finest harvest-your-own picking experiences due to … [Read more...]
