New Hampshire
Date Incorporated: 2000 Purpose: Create an intentional community in order to protect forest and farmland, watershed, wildlife habitat and open space and explore sustainability and minimal impact living. Land Holdings: 215 acres used for agriculture, conservation, and residences. Additional Information: CLT houses an intentional community with six members.
Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust PO Box 51, Warner, NH 03278 401-217-9335 https://www.kcltnh.org Incorporated: 2022 Purpose: To create resilience and connection in the Kearsarge community through the intersection of land and housing. Focused on workforce housing, farmland access, indigenous land access, and preservation of open spaces. They aim to help the regional community to gain more autonomy over decision making around local land use and housing. Background: The KCLT grew out of conversations in 2019 around the need for workforce housing in the Warner area. In the spring of 2020, a group of Warner residents decided to form a community land trust, which they saw as the key to ensuring long-term stability in housing and land tenure for people in the Warner area. They identified the Foster Farm property as the first project. With financial support from a private individual, they acquired the property that fall and worked with volunteers to begin revitalizing it. In 2022, they formally incorporated as a non-profit organization with a board of members, community advisors and partners. Land holdings/Residents: 70 acres of forest and wetland at the Foster’s Farm site. They are currently operating Foster Farm through a use agreement with the current owner, while KCLT builds its organizational capacity. The current owner has offered KCLT a 4 for 1 bargain sale, meaning that if KCLT can raise 1/4 of the appraised value for the purchase of the farm, the current owner will donate the remaining 3/4 of the equity of the property to the organization. KCLT is currently fundraising for the 1/4 of the appraised value. There are currently three residents living in the house year round. Eligibility requirements for residents: priority for low to moderate income residents. Governance structure: open-membership, with a board of directors that is composed of elected KCLT members, KCLT residents/lessees, and public representative. Governance structure intended to allow the regional community to gain more autonomy over decision making around local land use and housing. Additional details: The KCLT is also working to establish cultural easements for culturally significant gathering/harvesting sites in collaboration with local Abenaki members Monadnock Community Land Trust 61A Hearthstone Wilton, NH 03086 603-654-2158Date Incorporated: 1979 Purpose: Hold land in trust for the community. Preservation of farmland, natural space; affordable housing. Land Holdings: 95 acres with 12 homes; 42-acre farm with adjoining 20 acres of woodland.
New Hampshire Agrarian Commons PO Box 195 Weare, NH 03281 833-993-2767 info@agrariantrust.org https://www.agrariantrust.org/commons/new-hampshire-agrarian-commons/Purpose: Regenerative land stewardship, soil building, food production for regional markets, and food access and land connections that are supported and engaged by the community. Land Holdings: The Monadnock CLT gifted 63 acres of farmland to the New Hampshire Agrarian Commons in June 2021 in order to be protected for farming. Normanton Farms now holds a 99-year lease on the land and is a regional leader in intensive rotational grazing, raising grass-fed cattle, free-range hogs, and pastured chickens for direct community sales and regional distribution. In addition to Normanton Farms, they have two other farms: Brookford Farm and Vernon Family Farm.
