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Resources

We've selected materials about leases and leasing that we think best apply to farming and farms in New England. You'll find practical articles about kinds of leases, and what to look for in a lease. You'll also find "thought pieces" that address the interests of the community in long-term farm leases, and landlord-tenant relations.

• Lease Agreement Guide for Landowners and Farmers
• Managing Landlord-Tenant Relationships: A Strategic Perspective
• Farm Rental Agreement Checklist
• Farmland Tenure and Leasing, from A Legal Guide to the Business of Farming, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
• Holding Ground: A Guide to Northeast Farmland Tenure and Stewardship, Available for purchase at http://www.smallfarm.org/bookstore/
• A New Lease on Farmland available at www.smallisbeautiful.org
• Sample Short-term Lease
• Sample Long-term Lease on Public Land
• Sample Multi-year Lease
• Family Farm Series Publications: Farm Management
• Finding Land to Farm: Six ways to Secure Farmland

Thanks to Ohio State University, the University of Vermont's Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Initiative for permission to upload their documents.