Good Dirt: Southern Farmers and their Search For Land

Chapin Montague and Mattie Sienknecht
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Join Chapin and Mattie as they begin their journey across the Southeast and talk to farmers about their unique land access stories. Available and affordable land is the number one obstacle for farmers today. We wanted to know what options are available to young and emerging farmers in the region and what obstacles are standing in their way.

Episodes

  1. Sep 21

    Episode One: Case Studies

    Join Chapin and Mattie as they begin their journey across the Southeast and talk to farmers about their unique land access stories. Available and affordable land is the number one obstacle for farmers today. We wanted to know what options are available to young and emerging farmers in the region. In this episode, we hear about the unconventional and innovative ways farmers are accessing land in today’s climate, from kiddie pools to gentlemen's agreements to an abandoned coal strip mine. Sources: National Young Farmer’s Coalition’s 2022 Survey The Farmers Land Trust American Farmland Trust

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Join Chapin and Mattie as they begin their journey across the Southeast and talk to farmers about their unique land access stories. Available and affordable land is the number one obstacle for farmers today. We wanted to know what options are available to young and emerging farmers in the region and what obstacles are standing in their way.

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