Claudia Ford, Principal Investigator, Agroecology Program

Claudia Ford brings a depth of combined project vision and global management experience that informs the community development, sustainable agriculture and farmer/investor/land relationship success of NEFA’s farm initiatives. Claudia also brings her commitment to making farmland available to diverse populations, with career experience spanning three decades and all continents. Her clients include: The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation and Angel Network, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, The World Bank, and The Global Fund.

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Northeast Farm Access, LLC, brings together farmers, social investors and local allies, especially conservation land trusts, 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 and food while also growing farmer and investor equity. With investor support, we buy land, transition it to organic, and lease it long-term and affordably to experienced farmers. (Read more)

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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