Ian McSweeney of Agrarian Trust

<p>We’ve heard about land trusts, conservation easements, maybe community trusts before, but what if there was one modeled with the farm and the farmer in mind? The mission of <span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><a href= "https://agrariantrust.org/"><strong>Agrarian Land Trust</strong></a></span> is to build local agrarian commons to hold farmland to ensure its sustainable and productive stewardship for generations to come. Director Ian McSweeney is going to tell us how agrarian commons work, why they're an important model, and where to begin.</p> <p>Mentioned in the show...<br /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href= "https://agrariantrust.org/guidebooks-reports/"><strong>Guidebooks & Resources</strong></a><br /> <strong><a href= "https://farmlandaccess.org/guide-to-creating-an-agrarian-commons/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://farmlandaccess.org/guide-to-creating-an-agrarian-commons/&source=gmail&ust=1627502166765000&usg=AFQjCNEzL5aT356DFJLNX3aFTW913OdkFQ"> Agrarian Commons Guide</a><br /></strong></span><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href= "https://agrariantrust.org/faithlands/faithlands-toolkit/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://agrariantrust.org/faithlands/faithlands-toolkit/&source=gmail&ust=1627502166765000&usg=AFQjCNGCyBh1iS-TA2M8odFLa54NRei7jA">FaithLands Toolkit</a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/somalibantumaine/">Somali Bantu Maine</a><br /> <a href="https://agrariantrust.org/agrariancommons/">Find Agrarian Commons in the US</a><br /></strong></span></p> <p>This podcast is brought to you by <a href= "https://growingformarket.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Growing for Market Magazine</strong></span></a>, <span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href= "https://www.southernexposure.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Southern Exposure Seed Exchange</a></strong></sp