Farmland Commons Application

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Contact Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Organization / Farm Name

My relationship to the founding farm or land:

Landowner

Family member of the landowner

Future beneficiary of the land

Decision-maker of a board, parish or group that owns the land

Leaseholder

Farmer without any legal tenure

Community member

Website Link of founding farm (if any)

Primary Legal Name of Farm or Land or Foodshed Real Estate Owner

Secondary Legal Name of Farm or Land or Foodshed Real Estate Owner (if any):

Physical Location of Farm or Land or Foodshed Real Estate

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Is this also the mailing address?(Required)

Yes

No

Mailing address (if different)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Do you have partners involved in this project?

Yes

No

Please share any additional details that we should know specific to the farm or land or foodshed real estate and partners

Project Overview (Essential Information)

Total Acreage

Please list different areas of the real estate and approximate acreage of each area (such as cropland, suited to pasture, orchard, used for farmstead or infrastructure, managed and unmanaged forest, wetland, riparian buffer, etc)

Please list all buildings and permanent infrastructure on the real estate and equipment that would stay with real estate (describe age, condition, size, and use of each item)

Please tell us the current or potential uses (including, but not limited to production of food, forage, fiber, and/or medicine and products) of the buildings, infrastructure, and equipment

What sources of water does the real estate have? (Please describe any wells, natural springs, irrigation districts/ditch water, streams, ponds, or other water features)

Are you aware of current or past extractive industries or contamination sites on the farm/real estate?

Yes

No

Are you aware of the existence or evidence of contaminated soil or water?

Yes

No

FEMA Flood Map

Please disclose if the real estate is at risk of flooding, drought, or other weather events that could result in loss of arable land and please describe details

This application requires a FEMA Flood Map of the subject real estate: https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home

HOW TO CREATE THE FEMA FLOOD

Visit the link above
Enter the subject real estate's address and click Search (A visual map will appear as in the below image)
Click 'Dynamic Map' (Some systems will not show 'Dynamic Map', and only show 'Map Image'. If your system does not give the 'Dynamic Map' option, click 'Map Image' (The system will generate a pdf)
Save the pdf to your desktop and upload it here

Upload FEMA Flood Map (PDF/JPG/PNG)

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 20 MB.

Transactional Attributes

What is the level of interest and capacity in donating the real estate into a Farmland Commons?

If not interested or having capacity in donating, what amount of value is the landowner interested and willing to discount from the transfer of real estate?

Are there any interest, rights, life/term estates, acres, assets of real estate retained?

Yes

No

Please describe community support and/or known individual support for the project, including the number of people and their capacity/skills to help champion, support, and assist in funding the project

Transactional timeline - transactions and human transitions require patience, commitment, and engagement. Please provide your general timeline below.

What is the level of interest and willingness to enter into a transfer agreement to proceed within 6 months of first engagement?

What is the level of interest and willingness to allow 12 - 24 - 36 - 60+ months from the start of transfer agreement till the real estate transfer?

Please share any comments about the transactional timeline

Natural Attributes Detailed information about land, soil, habitats and ecosystems

Please provide a brief summary of the natural attributes of the real estate.

Share details on the ecosystem, health of the system, habitat and diversity and include information on perennial food and habitat systems

Please provide us with a brief overview regarding any improved status in the health of soils or if the soils have been regenerated and improved through past stewardship

What types of crops or livestock are produced on the real estate?

Are these crops classified or certified in some type of formal or informal way (such as regenerative or Certified Organic)?

Does the real estate include managed or unmanaged forestland, cropland, pastureland, and wildland as part of a natural ecosystem?

Please tell us about any wildlife corridors or specialized habitat (if applicable)

USDA NRCS Soil Map

Create and upload supporting soil data from USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey

This application requires a soil map of the real estate:

https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/app/

HOW TO CREATE THE SOIL MAP

Visit the link above
Click the 'Start WSS' green button
In the left navigation choose 'Quick Navigation'
Choose 'Address' (type in the address)
Click 'Search'
In the 'Areas of Interest Area/Interactive Map', look in the top row of buttons called 'Legend'. Use the red 'AOI' polygon button in the top row.
Make real estate visible, and real estate boundaries visible
Click the 'AOI' polygon button
Click and highlight the boundaries of the real estate
Click on the 'Soil Data Explorer' tab at the top
In the left navigation, click to expand 'Land Classifications', then 'Farmland Classification'
Click 'View Rating'
Click 'Printable Version' in the top right
Click 'View'
Save the pdf to your desktop and upload it here.

Upload USDA NRCS Soil Map (PDF/JPG/PNG)

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 20 MB.

Economic Attributes - Taking a look at the current economic situation

What is the real estate’s zoning?

Does the real estate hold all rights, subsurface and others, with the land? If separated please share details and context.

Are there currently any conservation easements on any part of the real estate?

Are there any special permits or approval needed to operate a business on the real estate?

Is this real estate facing a threat of development, extraction, or market speculation?

What is the assessed value of the real estate? Please provide the source of the assessed value (assessed values are commonly found on public municipal tax records)

Is the real estate currently listed for sale on the market? Has the real estate been listed for sale in past?

Has the real estate been appraised within the past five years that you are aware of?

Yes

No

Is the real estate located in an area that includes communities that are restricted, limited, or excluded from capital?

Yes

No

Is the real estate located in an area that includes communities that are historically disenfranchised and/or communities that have experienced discrimination?

Yes

No

Viability Attributes - Evaluating farm attributes and their contribution to viable outcomes

Please list any farm infrastructure, such as fencing, water, electric, other utilities, roads, and/or structures and provide information about the existing condition, use and maintenance

Is there an active agricultural business present? Is the business self-sufficient? Viable?

What do you envision for the future of the land and the next generations of farmers?

What is the access and connections to markets and urban areas? What is the proximity in miles?

Does the real estate have nearby highway access or specific road access with traffic counts that could support on-farm sales and/or regional distribution?

Is there any housing on the real estate? If so, please describe the housing details, size, condition and repairs maintenance need

Community Attributes - Understanding and connecting to the people and organizations of community

With respect to agricultural business and land enterprise potential, please share any existing community collaborations or interconnections that exhibit a customer/community base

Please share details on numbers, demographics, locations and, in future as part of the project, please be ready to share actual database lists of customer lists, CSA membership, newsletter subscribers, and/or any other related information.

Please share website and social media links and some past newsletters and/or other communications shared to community.

Please share any educational activities, events, or collaborations that currently exist

Please share any collaborations occurring with a conservation land trust

Please share any renewable or sustainable initiatives on the real estate specific to water, electric, waste efficiency systems, or other utilities

Please describe any current community engagement such as a subscription/CSA model, education, events, outreach, and community interconnections

Please indicate in what ways that food and farm access are equitably available to the whole community and/or regional food systems

Please describe the real estate location's proximity to a school, church, and/or community space (in miles)

Additional Attributes

Additional Notes or Context

Please upload any other photos, videos, documents, maps, reports or data that help share this project

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, zip, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Your application includes detailed information that we will hold in confidence and will not share. We will utilize for internal processes to understand and consider within the Farmland Commons.

Contact Information

Project Overview (Essential Information)

FEMA Flood Map

Transactional Attributes

Natural Attributes Detailed information about land, soil, habitats and ecosystems

USDA NRCS Soil Map

Economic Attributes - Taking a look at the current economic situation

Viability Attributes - Evaluating farm attributes and their contribution to viable outcomes

Community Attributes - Understanding and connecting to the people and organizations of community

Additional Attributes

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The Farmers Land Trust is a Delaware non-stock corporation and IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit. EIN: 93-4258347, all donations are tax deductible.
© 2025 by The Farmers Land Trust, Inc. | Privacy Policy

When you purchase an item from our shop, all profit goes towards helping us to fulfill our mission.

Thank you for supporting this work.

The Farmers Land Trust receives 15% of all purchases made by customers who enter their website from here!

Farmland Commons Application

Your application includes detailed information that we will hold in confidence and will not share. We will utilize for internal processes to understand and consider within the Farmland Commons.

Contact Information

Project Overview (Essential Information)

FEMA Flood Map

Transactional Attributes

Natural Attributes Detailed information about land, soil, habitats and ecosystems

USDA NRCS Soil Map

Economic Attributes - Taking a look at the current economic situation

Viability Attributes - Evaluating farm attributes and their contribution to viable outcomes

Community Attributes - Understanding and connecting to the people and organizations of community

Additional Attributes

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Contact

The Farmers Land Trust is a Delaware non-stock corporation and IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit. EIN: 93-4258347, all donations are tax deductible.© 2025 by The Farmers Land Trust, Inc. | Privacy Policy

When you purchase an item from our shop, all profit goes towards helping us to fulfill our mission.

Thank you for supporting this work.

The Farmers Land Trust receives 15% of all purchases made by customers who enter their website from here!

The Farmers Land Trust is a Delaware non-stock corporation and IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit. EIN: 93-4258347, all donations are tax deductible.
© 2025 by The Farmers Land Trust, Inc. | Privacy Policy