Agrarian Trust wants to go beyond creating a handful of Agrarian Commons across the nation to provide a model that others can replicate and expand on. By choosing to open up general membership, Agrarian Commons can open up participation to a broader community of people in ways that traditional governance structures do not. In addition, general membership benefits farms who come into Agrarian Commons with extensive CSA memberships and broad retail and market customer lists as it allows farms to retain and deepen those relationships. While the IRS requires Agrarian Trust to maintain certain control of each Commons, it is our intention to cede as much control as possible under the law to local communities Agrarian Commons for shared learning, which we hope will inform conflict resolution strategies.