The Collaborative Learning Fellowship is not open for applications at this time. Please check back in fall of 2024 for more information!

The CLF program provides a platform to further cultivate the wisdom of our community through directly networking with farmer peers about legal risk management solutions.  In doing so, Fellows will support Farm Commons’ backbone team, cohort peers, and the wider agricultural community in driving innovative and creative solutions for farm business law matters. Throughout this process, we raise up the cohort’s stories of legal resilience through podcast and video projects, shared with peers nationwide.

In sum, the CLF program has four objectives:

1. Elevate solutions to legal vulnerabilities created by farmers and ranchers
2. Stimulate creative, solutions-oriented discussion about legal vulnerabilities, community-wide
3. Increase the capacity of farmers and ranchers to create their own solutions to legal vulnerabilities
4. Foster relationships among farmers and ranchers that support broad-based resiliency

The selected cohort of up to 5 producers will collaborate with Farm Commons staff to co-create an inviting space that fosters collaboration, resource creation, question exploration,
knowledge sharing, and holistic support.

Fellows will bring ideas, creativity and resources to share with one another. Fellows will have a passion for building resilience in their local and regional food and farming community, a deep commitment to racial and social equity, and an interest in developing collaborative networks for peer learning and collective impact.