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Tools to help you navigate in your search for farmland

From useful tips for assessing land for farming to essential legal considerations, our comprehensive resources empower aspiring and seasoned farmers on their journey to access land in Ontario. Whether you’re looking to lease, purchase, or are exploring alternative arrangements, our guides, templates, and presentations that will help you to turn your land access aspirations into fruitful realities.

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Find Farmland (Land Listings)

A free land listing tool designed to connect those looking for farmland in Ontario with opportunities for short and long-term leases, and a variety of other business relationships.

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Land Linking & Farmland Conservation (Workshop Recordings)

A video playlist of recordings from our Land Linking & Farmland Conservation workshops (2021-22), co-hosted with the Ontario Farmland Trust.

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Farmland Rental Agreement (Template)

A farmland rental agreement template, prepared by Farm & Food Care Ontario.

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Ontario Land Access Guide

A guide to support new & young farmers on their journey to accessing land, including tips, suggestions, case studies, and lease and licensing templates.

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Toolkit for Non-Family Farm Transfer

The Transition Toolkit for Non-Family Farm Transfer is a resource kit for anyone curious about – or neck-deep in – alternative ways to transition land and farms from one generation to the next, developed by Young Agrarians.

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Accessing Land for Farming in Ontario (Guide)

This guidebook has been developed to assist farmers, especially new farmers, who are looking to “rent” or buy land for
farming, and also farmland owners looking for someone to use their land for farming.

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