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Keep the farm going in Rhode Island

When a farmer retires, the land is only part of what's at stake. The market spot, the regular customers, the recipes and the name took years to build. Here, retiring farmers can hand those to someone starting out, and beginners can find a mentor.

List a farm or offer to mentor in the app

Being passed on in Rhode Island

Nothing is listed in Rhode Island yet. Retiring, or thinking about it? A listing is free, and Farmooly reviews each one before it appears.

Mentors in Rhode Island

No mentors in Rhode Island have signed up yet. If you've farmed or sold at markets for a few seasons, you can offer to mentor in the app.

Land, leases and legal help

Farm transfers usually need a lawyer, an accountant and a land-access group. These organizations arrange them:

Land For Good
Farm transfer, succession and land access help across New England.
Farmland Information Center
American Farmland Trust's guides to succession, leases, land access and state farm link programs.
National Young Farmers Coalition
Land access help and a network of young and beginning farmers.
USDA Beginning Farmers
USDA loans for buying a farm, and the local Service Center that handles them.
Farm Service Agency farm ownership loans
Direct and down-payment loans for beginning farmers buying land.

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