About The Farmland Center...   

Who we are

We work to "Foster Farmland Protection and Viability in the Western Reserve"

What we do:

Advocate for policy options that support farming and farmland protection

Engage the public and community leaders to support the multiple benefits of maintaining working farms

Assist communities that value farming and are working to retain and expand farming

Create resources to help farmers and communities

Programs and Services Offered:

1. Technical Assistance for counties townships & farmland protection organizations.  To request a presentation or consultation to help your community plan for farmland protection Contact the Center here
2. Publications - We provide a range of publications and issue briefs.  Visit our Publications page for available resources
3. FarmLink Program is a new resource in the state.  This service connects new and diversifying farmers with available land.  See our FarmLink Page for more information.
4. Farm Transition and Conservation Assistance.  As part of planning for the future of farming, it is important that farmers plan for the future of their farm whether or not they have children to take over the farm operation.  We are developing a clearinghouse of resources and professionals to advise farmers.
5. Presentations- We are available to present information on a wide variety of topics ranging from the value and benefits of farmland protection to planning and zoning, creating farmland protection programs and more.  Contact us to schedule a presentation in your community.
6. Readers Circles- A form of civic engagement, these readers circles are a dynamic way for people to connect to each other, to information, to farms and local food.

© Amalie Lipstreu

"Agriculture is the keystone of our economic structure. The wealth, welfare, prosperity and even the future freedom of this Nation are based upon the soil."
               Louis Bromfield, Pleasant Valley

Who are our partners?

The Farmland Center receives general operating support from the George Gund foundation. That generous support has allowed The Center to be a resource for farmland protection efforts throughout Northeast Ohio since 2000.

The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust has generously supported the Farmland Center's new FarmLink and Farm Transition programs.

We are a member of the Mainstream Green Coalition

The Center serves on the advisory board for the Ohio Center for Farmland Policy Innovation and the planning committee for the Annual Farmland Preservation Summit