Holding ground
Subtitle: a guide to northeast farmland tenure and stewardship
By: Annette M. Higby, Kathryn Z. Ruhf, and Andrea Woloschuk
Contributors: Ruhf, Kathryn Z.; Woloschuk, Andrea; New England Small Farm Institute
Publisher: New England Small Farm Institute
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Belchertown, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Farm tenancy; Land tenure; Law and legislation; Agricultural contracts; Farm management; Farm law; Rural Land use
Other titles: Guide to northeast farmland tenure and stewardship
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction / -- Kathy Ruhf and Andrea Woloschuk; title: Principles and challenges of farmland tenure  -- Annette Higby; title: For the landowner, for the farmer  -- Deb Heleba, Margaret McCauley, Kathy Ruhf; title: Short-term leases  -- Dan Beaudette and Annette Higby; title: Long-term leases and other non-tradition tenure models  -- Annette Higby and Kirby White; title: Paths to ownership  -- John Baker ... [et al.]; title: Farmland stewardship  -- Annette Higby, Kathy Ruhf and Andrea Woloschuk; title: Negotiating, monitoring and enforcing agreements  -- Kathy Ruhf and Andrea Woloschuk -- Appendix A:; title: Sample short-term leases -- -- Appendix B:; title: Annotated sample stewardship standards -- -- Appendix C:; title: Sample stewardship standards ---- Appendix D: selected resources.