GOSHEN, N.Y. — Identifying, evaluating, and securing farmland can be challenging, but resources and support systems exist to help new landowners overcome initial hurdles.
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County on October 10, 2024, from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at El MimoMex Farm in Goshen, NY for an evening of community, food, and conversations around land access opportunities and strategies.
Attendees will hear from experienced farmers about the journey to land ownership, including El MimoMex Farm’s own Martin y Guadencia, who has been farming in New York since 2004.
This seminar will cover a variety of resources available for accessing farmland, including financing options and alternative and collaborative methods of accessing land. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network directly with farmers, aspiring farmers, and landowners in the community.
All are welcome to attend this bilingual event, simultaneous dual interpretation in English and Spanish will be provided throughout the seminar. This seminar is free but pre-registration is required: https://cceorangecounty.org/events/2024/10/10/bilingual-seminar-on-land-access-resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension and its partnerships provide programs for Orange County residents on youth and family development; nutrition, health, and food safety; community and economic vitality; and agricultural sustainability through Cornell-based research. Committed to Orange County, we design programs to meet local needs to enable people to improve their lives and communities. For more information call Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County at 845-344-1234 or visit our website at www.cceorangecounty.org.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County
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