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This project is supported by a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, #2016-70017-25498. Thank you to our many partners who assisted with the development of this tool and case studies: American Farmland Trust, California FarmLink, The Carrot Project, Cornell University, Dirt Capital Partners, Equity Trust, Farm Credit Council, Farm Credit East, Foodworks, GrowNYC, Holistic Management International, Land for Good, Land Stewardship Project, Local Farms Fund, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, Organic Growers School, Pinchot Institute, Rogue Farm Corps, RSF Social Finance, Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Susan Mitchell (Cloverleigh Farm), Benjamin Shute (Hearty Roots Farm), Saundra Ball and Ena Kumar.

Thank you to Fathom Information Design for the conceptualization and creation of these resources.