Primary Contact
Rhiannon Wright
About the Organization
Catskills Agrarian Alliance (CAA) is a comprehensive food sovereignty project built from the ground up by farmers in Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties. Since its inception, CAA has actively integrated land access for historically and presently marginalized farmers as a central element of our programs. Our recent focus has been contributing to the development of West Branch Commons (WBC), a new community land trust for farmers in Hamden, NY. CAA is presently providing technical assistance to West Branch Commons, aiming to facilitate the development of a collectively governed model for equitable land stewardship. Additionally, CAA runs the 607 CSA, a fifty-farm strong multi-farm community supported agriculture project and logistics company that also supports wholesale and farm-to-institution work.
Regional Navigator Services
As Regional Navigators collaborating with local organizations and community groups, our role involves introducing land access opportunities to new and beginning farmers from historically marginalized communities. Our primary focus is on farmland access opportunities within our inaugural land access project, West Branch Commons, a Community Land Trust Project. We also have helped to support the development of a community land trust structure for a multi-farm enterprise land access project. We can support with general consultation on projects seeking this pathway for land access.
Reach out to us for support in the following areas:
- Finding and Evaluating Farmland in Western Catskills
- Community Land Trust Support
Regions Served
Mohawk Valley, Schoharie County, Otsego County, Southern Tier, Delaware County, New York City, Bronx County
Ag Updates
Farmer Housing Matching Portal
Growing Homes has created a house matching portal to provide access to affordable rentals for farmers and farmworkers in the Hudson Valley region! You can create a listing as a farmer housing home seeker or home provider.
New York Farm Transition Advisors Directory
NY Farm Transition Advisors Directory is designed to be an accessible and inclusive referral resource that is available to farmers, farmland owners and ag service professionals working through farm transitions and farmland access in New York State.
Farmland Owner Resource Hub
Are you a landowner looking to support farmland preservation by making your land available to farmers? Maybe you want to learn more about how you can steward your farmland with sustainable practices in mind? Or maybe you have goals you’d like to achieve that ensures the future of your farm? Check out the Farmland Owner Hub to explore various topics.
Looking for an on farm job or have a farm job you are hiring for?
Are you looking for a farm job? Are you a farm looking to hire help? Check out the 'Find a Farm Job' page on the New York Farmland Finder website!