Accessing Land for Farming in Ontario (Guide)
This guidebook is intended as a practical guide or road map, facilitating preliminary discussion between a farm seeker and a farmland owner. It will help you both think through the many choices you have in order to arrive at the best possible arrangement.
This guide was developed by Farmstart, Everdale, and the Metcalf Foundation in 2018.
These resources might also interest you:
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.
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.
Farmland Rental Agreement (Template)
A farmland rental agreement template, prepared by Farm & Food Care Ontario.
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.
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.