As part of our on-going efforts to help landowners find farming partnerships, the Columbia Land Conservancy is in the process of developing a service for landowners that would allow them to meet with volunteer  farmers to help them better understand their land’s agricultural potential, and possibly assist with potential lease discussions.  We have developed this short survey to help us assess your interests, needs, and thoughts.

  1. Please provide the following contact information (optional):

    Name
    Title
    Organization
    Street Address
    Address (cont.)
    City
    State/Province
    Zip/Postal Code
    Country
    Work Phone
    Home Phone
    FAX
    E-mail
    URL

     

  2. Have you ever had a farmer assess your land for what type of farming it might be suitable for?

    Yes
    No

  3. If so, was it helpful? What did you learn, and what do you wished had been offered that was not?


  4. Have you ever had a representative from a professional organization such as Cornell Cooperative Extension or the Soil and Water Conservation District assess for what type of farming your land might be well suited?

    Yes
    No

  5. If so, was it helpful? What did you learn, and what do you wish had been offered that was not?


  6. Do you currently have soil maps and/or aerial photo maps of your property? Do you currently have soil maps and/or aerial photo maps of your property? Do you currently have soil maps and/or aerial photo maps of your property?


  7. Would you be interested in having a volunteer farmer as a representative of the Columbia Land Conservancy visit your property to help you better understand its agricultural potential?

    Yes
    No
    Maybe

  8. If so, what are your current thoughts about what you might do with this information?


  9. Would you be interested in having a volunteer farmer help with your conversations with a possible tenant farmer, and if so, what role specifically do you think the volunteer could/should play?


  10. Do you have any other thoughts or comments for us regarding our creation of a volunteer farmer corps?

    Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

      If mailed:

    Please return this form to:

    Columbia Land Conservancy, P.O. Box 299, 49 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037


Columbia land Conservancy, Inc
Revised: March 11, 2010