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The White River Land Collaborative works to make land affordable for Vermont farmers.

Access to affordable farmland is the biggest barrier for the next generation of farmers. This is a nationwide issue that The White River Land Collaborative is tackling here in Vermont.

View of the historic dairy farm in Tunbridge Vermont that the White River Land Collaborative is leasing

About Us

We are a farmer- and Abenaki-led collaborative dedicated to enabling affordable and sustainable access to farmland and adjacent natural areas for the next generation of farmers and land stewards.

Our Work

Our current work involves a historic dairy farm in Tunbridge, Vermont that has deep roots in the agricultural heritage of this White River valley town. We are working to make this land affordable and secure for farmers and land stewards already working here as we begin broader work of affordable farmland on a wider scale.

Shona Sanford-Long of Flying Dog Farm and the White River Land Collaborative holding a balck and white piglet in the pasture
Tracy Zschau, the executive director of the Vermont Land Trust

Tracy Zschau
Executive Director
Vermont Land Trust

"This project serves as a model throughout the state as Vermonters in every community work to preserve their working landscape, support the next generation of farmers, increase local food availability and accessibility, and strengthen community relationships.We are excited to partner with the White River Land Collaborative to make this a reality."

People standing outside and socializing on a summer evening at a WRLC event at the historic dairy farm in Tunbridge Vermont

Raise Your Hand in Support!

If you have been inspired by the broad work of the White River Land Collaborative, visited this iconic farm in Tunbridge, and/or fed, body and soul, by the farmers and the forest stewards on this land, please show your support with a donation of any size.

Make a Donation

Your support today will build toward our capital campaign to purchase the Tunbridge farm and secure this land for its farm and land stewards. Only then can we really dig deep into developing new ownership and conservation models to ensure that both this land and land more broadly remains affordable for generations to come.

Organized by: White River Land Collaborative

Sponsored by: Winter Center for Indigenous Traditions

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