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Maine FarmLink
Maine Farmland Trust
97 Main Street
Belfast, Maine 04915
Phone: 207-338-6575
Fax: 207-338-6024
Email: info@mainefarmlink.org
Maine FarmLink
Maine Farmland Trust
97 Main Street
Belfast, Maine 04915
Phone: 207-338-6575
Fax: 207-338-6024
Email: info@mainefarmlink.org
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Maine FarmLink
A Program of Maine Farmland Trust
FarmLink is a farm transfer program that connects farmers seeking farmland with retiring Maine farmers and other farmland owners who wish to see their land farmed. People seeking farmland “Seekers” are linked to “Farmland Owners” looking to sell or lease their farms, based on their respective interests, needs, and goals. To date, FarmLink has made over 65 links, making it one of the most successful programs of its kind in the nation.
FarmLink is for you IF...
- You are a farmland owner thinking about selling or leasing your land, OR
- You are seeking farmland to buy or lease.
Benefits of working with FarmLink
For the farmland owner:
FarmLink will help you find a farmer to work the land so that your land can continue to be farmed. Contrary to popular belief, there are a large and growing number of prospective farmers who are ready, willing and able to farm in Maine. FarmLink maintains a statewide database of these farmers- one of whom may be the perfect match for your land.
For the farmland seeker:
FarmLink can help you find the farm you are looking for. We understand farming. We can guide you to the resources and training you need to help you succeed. Maine Farmland Trust also runs a companion progam (call "Buy/Protect/Sell") where we buy vulnerable farmland, permanently preserve it and then re-sell it (at farmland prices). We may also be able to craft a deal that is perfect for you.
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Services Provided
Linking
We link farmland seekers with farmland owners looking to sell or lease their farms, based on their respective interests, needs and goals.
Guidance and Referrals
We help guide the entire transfer process. As part of that process, we often connect participants to other professionals or organizations to help with business planning, financing, production support or management training.
Farmland Protection
We can also help interested farmland owners explore preservation options (Sometimes, preserving a farm before a transfer results in significant financial benefits that help make the transition possible.) In addition, we can at times offer farmland seekers the opportunity to purchase preserved farmland at a more affordable cost (at "farmland value", not "development value").
FarmLink vs. Real Estate Brokerage
FarmLink is a connecting service, NOT a real estate brokerage. Many “Seekers” enroll in FarmLink and also reach out to Realtors, casting as wide a net as possible to find the property they want. Likewise, many Farmland Owners who enroll their properties in FarmLink also list with a Realtor (though sometimes not immediately—some landowners wait to see if they can sell their property through FarmLink before going to a Realtor).
Maine FarmLink
A Program of Maine Farmland Trust
FarmLink is a farm transfer program that connects farmers seeking farmland with retiring Maine farmers and other farmland owners who wish to see their land farmed. People seeking farmland “Seekers” are linked to “Farmland Owners” looking to sell or lease their farms, based on their respective interests, needs, and goals. To date, FarmLink has made over 65 links, making it one of the most successful programs of its kind in the nation.
FarmLink is for you IF...
- You are a farmland owner thinking about selling or leasing your land, OR
- You are seeking farmland to buy or lease.
Benefits of working with FarmLink
For the farmland owner:
FarmLink will help you find a farmer to work the land so that your land can continue to be farmed. Contrary to popular belief, there are a large and growing number of prospective farmers who are ready, willing and able to farm in Maine. FarmLink maintains a statewide database of these farmers- one of whom may be the perfect match for your land.
For the farmland seeker:
FarmLink can help you find the farm you are looking for. We understand farming. We can guide you to the resources and training you need to help you succeed. Maine Farmland Trust also runs a companion progam (call "Buy/Protect/Sell") where we buy vulnerable farmland, permanently preserve it and then re-sell it (at farmland prices). We may also be able to craft a deal that is perfect for you.
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Services Provided
Linking
We link farmland seekers with farmland owners looking to sell or lease their farms, based on their respective interests, needs and goals.
Guidance and Referrals
We help guide the entire transfer process. As part of that process, we often connect participants to other professionals or organizations to help with business planning, financing, production support or management training.
Farmland Protection
We can also help interested farmland owners explore preservation options (Sometimes, preserving a farm before a transfer results in significant financial benefits that help make the transition possible.) In addition, we can at times offer farmland seekers the opportunity to purchase preserved farmland at a more affordable cost (at "farmland value", not "development value").
FarmLink vs. Real Estate Brokerage
FarmLink is a connecting service, NOT a real estate brokerage. Many “Seekers” enroll in FarmLink and also reach out to Realtors, casting as wide a net as possible to find the property they want. Likewise, many Farmland Owners who enroll their properties in FarmLink also list with a Realtor (though sometimes not immediately—some landowners wait to see if they can sell their property through FarmLink before going to a Realtor).
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