Catskills FarmLink
Catskills FarmLink is an online resource that connects farmers and landowners in the Catskills. You may be interested in Catskills FarmLink if you are:
- A beginning farmer looking to transition from apprenticeship to independent farm management,
- An existing farmer looking to acquire/access more land for their current operation, or
- A landowner interested in making your property available for agricultural use.
Designed to promote the Catskills as a great place to operate a small, diversified farm, Catskills FarmLink also helps
- maintain the regional working agricultural landscape by connecting farmers with underutilized land resources,
- provide online resources to statewide and regional grants and resources that support the farming community,
- offers land lease samples, landowners guides, and "Come Farm with Us" contacts,
- lists farmland available for rent/sale within the Catskill and New York City watershed,
- compiles opportunities like educational workshops, networking events, classifieds, internships, job offerings, equipment and livestock sales, and Distribution partnership/sharing.
Catskills FarmLink is a collaborative effort of
- the Watershed Agricultural Council and Pure Catskills
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties
- Farmhearts
- Farm Catskills
- Catskills Mountainkeeper
- Delaware Highlands Conservancy
