05/27/2026
Mornings like this are beautiful. I love that the girls are living their best lives here at the farm, and likely both will have their first memories be of this place. This is a goal we’ve had for all of our children. But like most people, we didn’t have a means to make it happen until now.
We wouldn’t have even been able to be here today if not for all of the support from you and for through the program. We’ve spoken about this amazing program in the past, but it is vital to repeat the call.
This program helps to put on the land before they can even be considered for financing to buy a farm in the traditional market. And then it helps to stabilize those farmers biz plans so that they are attractive to places like the farm service agency-the place most working farms usually go to for capital. But more than just that, AFT puts a conservation easement on the property.
This functions to drastically cut the overall “cost” of the farm meaning that the farmer buys the place back from AFT for much less than it was originally purchased for. It also removes the ability for that land to be developed into a subdivision or anything like that. This protects farmland forever AND protects the land from development pressure. Residential or commercial(subdivisions, HOA’s, data centers... )
Like most things that were good for the people, this program was completely defunded as soon as this administration came into power. So the call to action is simple: find places like AFT and the buy protect sell program and support them in any way you can. It could mean that many more dreams like the one we are living today can be possible for more of us that don’t have the of having generational wealth or land already in the family.
With that said. Get out there and touch some grass today, it’s nice out here!!
