With your support, the Little Jubba Central Maine Agrarian Commons plans to purchase a 100-acre farm.
As a 501(c)(2) land-holding entity founded through a partnership between Agrarian Trust and the Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine (SBCA), the Little Jubba Central Maine Agrarian Commons will create expanded land access opportunities for the SBCA's Liberation Farms program.
Agrarian Trust, in collaboration with partners and in support of Somali Bantu Community Association, is raising capital to:
- Acquire Hilliard Farm ($430,000) $230,000 needed at purchase
- Fund Endowments Land Stewardship ($25,000) soil & ecosystem investment
- Building Reserves ($60,000) systems & structures maintenance
- Carry Cost Reserves ($20,000) taxes, insurance, utility, and related
- Project and Closing Costs ($32,000) needed at purchase
Total on or before December 1, 2020 - $367,000
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