[Massplanners] Municipally owned farmland

[Corrin Meise-Munns]

Thanks, Carolyn -- I did mean to add to my original email that I am also
asking organizations like NRCS, Kestrel Land Trust, Grow Food Northampton,
American Farmland Trust, and UMass Cooperative Ext. I am less familiar with
orgs in the eastern part of the state so I will look into Essex County
Greenbelt.

On Fri, Feb 16, 2024 at 11:23 AM Carolyn Britt <cjbritt at comcast.net> wrote:

> Corrin,
>
> You might also try some of the land holding and management non-profits
> that often manage town-owned farm land for them, such as Essex County
> Greenbelt.
>
> Thank you for asking the question as I would guess this is often
> over-looked.
>
> Carolyn Britt, AICP
>
> Ipswich Climate Resiliency Committee
>
> 1 Shagbark Woods
>
> Ipswich, MA 01938
>
> 978-356-9881
> On 2/16/2024 10:46 AM, Corrin Meise-Munns via MassPlanners wrote:
>
> Hello Planners,
>
> Longmeadow owns a parcel of working farmland under conservation
> restriction that we lease out to a commercial farmer. We are kicking off a
> review of the lease in order to require and/or encourage more
> ecologically-friendly best practices to steward soil health and water
> quality. Not being farm experts ourselves, we want to ensure that our lease
> considers these factors while also steering clear of micro-managing the
> lessee to the point where the contract becomes unattractive or unprofitable
> for the farmer.
>
> Do any of your communities have experience in leasing farmland out to a
> commercial farmer? If so, do you feel that your lease does a good job in
> the aforementioned areas? Or, would you be interested in a brainstorm?
> Always looking to learn from or with others.
>
> Thanks,
> Corrin
>
> --
> *Corrin Meise-Munns* *(she/her)*
> Assistant Town Manager / Director of Planning & Community Development
> Town of Longmeadow, MA
> (413) 565-4110
>
>

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*Corrin Meise-Munns* *(she/her)*
Assistant Town Manager / Director of Planning & Community Development
Town of Longmeadow, MA
(413) 565-4110
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