Own Your
Farming Future
You don't need to inherit a farm, or buy one outright, to own one. There are real ways in: working alongside a retiring farmer, share farming, lease-to-buy. It takes time and the right relationships, not a windfall. We'll help you work out the path that fits your situation.
You want to farm, but you can't buy a farm. Yet.
What you've got is hustle. Here's where to point it.
Go and see your mayor. Tell them your town could be open for farming, the place next generation farmers choose. Ask them to say it out loud, and to get the right people in a room.
Then let the town carry it. One local takes the lead, with the retiring farmers, the local businesses and the locals who want young families on the land behind them. If your mayor wants ideas on getting there, get them to get in touch with us. We'll be fighting for you and every aspiring farmer in town.
Then find your own deal. Every town has a retiring farmer wondering what happens next. We'll give you everything we know, free.
When a farm comes up, you'll be the one who made it happen.
What we can do with you
Advisory support
Advisory support puts someone in your corner on your own farm and your own plans. It is a paid service. The guides are free and cover the big moves; this is for when you want us across your actual situation. We sit down with you, get to know the farm and the people, and work the next step through with you, whether that is handing on, working out whether sharefarming or the Cultivate Trust fits your place, getting a stalled plan moving again, or, if you are working towards a farm of your own, the areas of your plan that will lift your chances. No two farms are the same, so it starts with a conversation. Get in touch and we will go from there.
Group coaching
For the next generation of farmers there is a pathway to owning a farm that does not start with buying one. The Cultivate Trust holds farms in local hands: a retiring family places their land in, or local backers buy a farm in, and every one of those farms needs the right farmer on it. Group coaching is where you make yourself that farmer: a paid program, a small circle meeting online with us each month, each working their own plan and their own way in, someone expecting progress by the next call. If that pathway sounds like yours, get in touch.
Get in touch
Start for Free
Download all our knowledge for free in our Cultivate Farms' You Can Own a Farm Guide.
No big deposit? You don't need one to start. You Can Own a Farm shows the ways in: investors, lease to buy, vendor finance, sharefarming and farming together.
Find detailed guidance on building your skills, accessing support, and creating pathways to farm ownership.
This free guide covers everything from assessing your readiness to understanding financial pathways, connecting with mentors, and navigating the real-world steps to owning your own farm.
Your Next Steps
Multiple pathways to start your farming journey today.
Read the Guides
Eight free guides carry everything we have learned about farm ownership, one for every seat at the table. Start with You Can Own a Farm.
Build Your Plan
A few questions and you leave with a real plan for your own situation. Free, and yours to keep.
Your Farm Awaits
Take the first step toward owning your own farm. It starts with your own plan.