Strengthening the Resilience of Local and Regional Food Systems Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) A community network of members who support one or more local farms, with growers and consumers sharing the risks and benefits of local food production Challenges Aging Farmers Expensive Land Lack of Knowledge Marketing and Promotion Benefits Incentive for New Farmers Long-term Affordability Alternative Land Tenure Diversification of Production

The Intervale Center Burlington, Vermont Reclaiming the land Intervale Compost products Building Social Capital Encouraging Young Farmers Funding: Community fundraising, grants and other revenue-generating enterprises (leasing arrangements, fees for technical services, contracted services related to education and training and rentals)

Indian Line Farm 22-acre CSA farm in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Provides an example of how to transfer land in an equitable and financially viable way from a farmer nearing retirement to an Intervale-type community land trust (CLT). Four enabling factors: -A capable, value-driven development agent - An alternative land-tenure option - Accessible low-cost finance - A capacity to bring together producers, consumers, capable community organizations, alternative land tenures, and local businesses in a circle of mutual interest and solidarity

Restoring the Commons in Alaska A continuous decline in aquatic resources led to five significant decisions to: - Limit the entry of new fishing vessels to the fleet - Invest in rebuilding the wild stock - Initiate construction of salmon hatcheries - Improve the stock enhancement program -Design an approach for what was called “ocean ranching” The Restoration of a common property resource Pattern of declining stocks Who should own the fisheries? 1976 establishment of the Regional Aquaculture Associations Funding/ Revenue Common property framework

Co-managing the Commons Results achieved by the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association By 1980, its $5 million in original capital was paid off The target of 70 percent of the fish being harvested as a common property resource has been regularly exceeded, averaging between 80 percent and 85 percent Annual operating costs and some capital improvements are being covered by association cost- recovery harvests ( 10 percent of the total annual return) and enhancement tax revenues. Five percent of the total return is used for broodstock. NSRAA has 23 full-time employees and a further seasonal and part-time employees. Positions include biologists, fish culturalists, maintenance engineers, hatchery managers, tagging supervisors, and general laborers. There are also administrative, accounting, and shipping positions. Of significant importance, the self-imposed tax of $22 million between 1980 and 2000 ensured the equity and working capital needed to produce an increased harvest yield of $122 million. The association has developed an organizational culture driven by the goal of meeting the needs of fishers and communities.