Northeast Farm Access

CREATING ACCESS TO FARMLAND. GROWING EQUITY.

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    NEFA’s mission: Bringing together farmers and social investors for positive change.

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    Our lead project: Copake Agricultural Center, 122 acres and growing!

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    Chester Agricultural Center: A model of sustainable farming, cooperation, and conservation.

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Access Is the Theme

Northeast Farm Access was formed to foster sustainable agriculture and increase access to good local food in the Northeast. There is also a critical need for new and beginning farmers to have to access funding for land in ways that build equity. The National Young Farmer’s Coalition released a study in November of 2011 titled, "Building a Future With Farmers: Challenges Faced by Young, American … (Read more)

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Who We Are

The NEFA team of experienced consultants and social entrepreneurs has completed hundreds of successful projects across New England, the Northeast, nationally and globally over the past 40 years. We work with investors and farm clients to make sure an investment in agriculture yields results that are good for the investor, the farmer and the land, based on a set of social-investing criteria we have … (Read more)

Meet NEFA

Northeast Farm Access, LLC, brings together farmers and social investors to revive and transform sustainable agriculture—yielding not just abundant clean, local food, but also a new generation of successful organic farmers. Our innovative projects create long-term access to farmland while also growing farmer and investor equity. With investor support, we buy land, transition it to organic, and lease it longterm and affordably to intermediate-level farmers. (Read more)

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PRAISE FOR OUR MODEL

Enabling the next generation of young farmers to enter and stay in farming is one of the great challenges of our time. To succeed, they need land, affordable capital and reliable markets. Northeast Farm Access helps meet these needs by bringing together social investors, expert farmers, and available farmland.”
— Fred Kirschenmann, President, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

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About NEFA

Northeast Farm Access, LLC, brings together farmers and social investors to revive and transform sustainable agriculture—yielding not just abundant clean, local food, but also a new generation of successful organic farmers. Our innovative projects create long-term access to farmland while also growing farmer and investor equity. With investor support, we buy land, transition it to organic, and lease it longterm and affordably to intermediate-level farmers.

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