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our nation's farmland. AFT works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote <br />fanning practices that lead to a healthy environment." <br />Land Trust Alliance <br />"The Land Trust Alliance promotes voluntary land conservation and strengthens the land <br />trust movement by providing leadership, information, skills and resources land trusts need to <br />conserve land for the benefit of communitites and natural systems. LTA /Northeast serves <br />New york and the six New England states. You can visit their website to find land trusts in the <br />areas in which you are interested in finding farmland." <br />Massachusetts APR Program <br />"The APR Program is a voluntary program which is intended to offer a non - development <br />alternative to farmers and other owners or "prime" and "state impoi-tant" agricultural land who <br />are faced with a decision regarding future use and disposition of their farms. Towards this end, <br />the program offers to pay farmers the difference between the "fair market value" and the <br />"agricultural value" of their farmland in exchange for a permanent deed restriction which <br />precludes any use of the property that will have a negative impact on its agricultural viability." . <br />Working Farm LandscMes• Resources for the Northeast <br />A compilation of resources put together through the Harvard University Institute for <br />Cultural Landscape Studies. <br />OTHER LINKING PROGRAMS: <br />Land Link Vermont <br />Maine Farmlink <br />Maryland Farm Link <br />New Jersey Farm Link <br />New York Farmlink <br />Pennsylvania Faun Link <br />National Farm. Transition Network <br />FARMING RESOURCES: <br />CONNECTICUT: <br />CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY: An excellent resource <br />maintained by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture <br />CONNECTICUT FARM BUREAU <br />HARTFORD FOOD SYSTEMS: The mission of the Hartford Food System is to enable <br />people in Connecticut to have access to nutritious and affordable food. To this end, the HFS <br />implements programs and advances policies that promote a sustainable and equitable food <br />system, disseminates information that enables Connecticut residents to make informed food <br />choices, and supports responsible food policies at all levels of government- <br />http://www.smallfarm.org/nell/nell.htnl 1/14/03 <br />