Great Lakes Farm Navigator

The Great Lakes Farm Navigators project is an initiative led by American Farmland Trust, and supported by the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to support the ecological health of the Great Lakes while sustaining a viable agricultural economy and communities.

Nearly one in three farmers across the Great Lakes is over 65 and will likely be transferring their farms in the next 15 years. These farms, and conservation investments on them, are at risk of being converted to real estate development.

Genesee Valley Conservancy is one of only four Navigators in New York State. As a Farm Navigator, we work with American Farmland Trust to promote conservation through successful farm transfers and create more equitable paths to land access in the Great Lakes Watershed. Some ways we work to do this work throughout the Genesee River watershed include:

• Connect interested farmers with resources and opportunities that inform best practices for conservation and transfer planning;

• Host workshops that educate farmland owners on various related topics;

• Offer microgrants and technical assistance to farmers interested in implementing conservation and transfer plans

Want to learn more about how to access these resources?

Complete this simple interest form, so we can send you information on topics that are most relevant to you and your farm: https://forms.gle/wRnTByzcoK83vchaA