Protecting farmland is essential to a resilient food system, but protecting land does not necessarily make it accessible or affordable to the farmers who need it. This presentation will explore how Community Land Trusts can create more affordable and secure pathways to farm while keeping land in agricultural production over the long term. Drawing on Oregon Agricultural Trust’s emerging land access work, we’ll consider how conservation and community-based ownership can work together to build a more resilient food system
Presentation
Community Land Trusts: Land Access for a Resilient Food System
- Thursday, Oct 22
About this session
Hosted by
Moderated by
Speaker
Phoebe Autry
Land Program Associate Director
Community Land Trusts: Land Access for a Resilient Food System
Phoebe Autry grew up in south Georgia and began her career in agriculture on a sheep dairy outside Atlanta. Over the past decade, she has farmed and worked in agriculture across the Southeast, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska, including running her own diversified vegetable farm. Her firsthand experience with the challenges of accessing secure, affordable farmland led her to a career in farmland protection. Today, Phoebe works with farmers and ranchers at Oregon Agricultural Trust to protect Oregon’s agricultural land and strengthen long-term access to farmland for the next generation.
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