Bridging the Gap: A Land Access Education Series for Landowners & Land-Back Allies- Part II

Rock Steady Farm, Dutchess Land Conservancy and Columbia Land Conservancy are collaborating to offer their first co-hosted event: Bridging the Gap: A Land Access Education Series for Landowners & Land Back Allies. This series of gatherings aims to educate landowners in Columbia County and Dutchess County about the land access needs of beginning QTPOC (queer, trans people of color) landworkers, and the importance of providing spaces to farm for communities that have been historically marginalized and under-funded within the agricultural system.

This event will be an in-person panel and Q&A, moderated by Maggie Cheney & Ainhoa Woodley from Rock Steady Farm, with QTBIPOC land stewards and advocates, as well as local landowners that have made the decision to give land or create alternative leases. After the panel and Q&A, there will be a time for networking and learning more from technical service providers, who will be tabling and in attendance…