A Seed for the Future

This is the story of the White River Land Collaborative (WRLC) -- a farmer-led, women-led community-driven initiative to increase land access and farm viability in Tunbridge, Vermont. Their mission and challenge is to transform a former organic dairy farm into a community hub that will support sustainable agricultural enterprises, forest stewardship, and community activities, while reducing barriers to land access for young farmers and local Abenaki land stewards. They intend to build a resilient land-based economy rooted in equitable land access -- a model that can be replicated on farms across Vermont and beyond! This is the story of the White River Land Collaborative (WRLC) -- a farmer-led, women-led community-driven initiative to increase land access and farm viability in Tunbridge, Vermont. Their mission and challenge is to transform a former organic dairy farm into a community hub that will support sustainable agricultural enterprises, forest stewardship, and community activities, while reducing barriers to land access for young farmers and local Abenaki land stewards. They intend to build a resilient land-based economy rooted in equitable land access -- a model that can be replicated on farms across Vermont and beyond! This is the story of the White River Land Collaborative (WRLC) -- a farmer-led, women-led community-driven initiative to increase land access and farm viability in Tunbridge, Vermont. Their mission and challenge is to transform a former organic dairy farm into a community hub that will support sustainable agricultural enterprises, forest stewardship, and community activities, while reducing barriers to land access for young farmers and local Abenaki land stewards. They intend to build a resilient land-based economy rooted in equitable land access -- a model that can be replicated on farms across Vermont and beyond! This is the story of the White River Land Collaborative (WRLC) -- a farmer-led, women-led community-driven initiative to increase land access and farm viability in Tunbridge, Vermont. Their mission and challenge is to transform a former organic dairy farm into a community hub that will support sustainable agricultural enterprises, forest stewardship, and community activities, while reducing barriers to land access for young farmers and local Abenaki land stewards. They intend to build a resilient land-based economy rooted in equitable land access -- a model that can be replicated on farms across Vermont and beyond!