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How the Next Generation of Farmers is Getting Creative with Land Access

Modern Farmer

Check out our companion piece: How to Start a Backyard or Urban Farm—Whether You Own Land or Not As a renter millennial, I wanted to start farming. This is a common sentiment among many student-loan-saddled millennials and Gen Z-ers who want to work with the land but don’t have land that they own to start gardening or farming.

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Holding onto Farmland, One Land Trust at a Time

Modern Farmer

Nate Lewis and Melissa Barker knew that Oyster Bay Farm was for them. “It Situated in Olympia, Washington along the shores of Puget Sound, the fertile land and waterfront views make the farm an ideal spot. But real estate developers can afford it. It ticked all the boxes,” says Lewis. percent of the total US employment.

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