Chapter 17 - Lands in Trust for Urban Farming Toward a Scalable Model - Nate Ela and Greg Rosenberg

Published: May 26, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

b'Community land trusts preserve affordability and protect security of tenure for homeowners and renters, but CLTs are not only about housing. They are also being used to meet the challenge of providing and protecting land for urban agriculture. Ela and Rosenberg cite leading examples in the United States, while offering guidance on \\u201ceight strategic questions\\u201d that urban farmers should consider when seeking long-term access to land. They also discuss roles that a \\u201ccentral server\\u201d might play in securing agricultural land and providing services for individual growers and neighborhood organizations throughout a metropolitan area.'