“This booklet of Climate Land Leaders stories includes the touching, excruciating, and celebratory experiences of landowners on the journey toward deciding what to do with their farmland when they are gone.”
-Land Legacies introduction (p.3)
Land Legacies: Stories From Landowners for Landowners is a 24-page booklet featuring 11 Climate Land Leaders’ reflections on how they are actively planning for the future of their land, blending celebration, challenges, and honest introspection.
From conservation easements to community partnerships, these stories explore the emotional, ethical, and practical dimensions of legacy planning in a time of climate crisis. Alongside heartfelt stories, the booklet offers interactive prompts and exercises to help readers clarify their own values and vision for a lasting land legacy.
The booklet emphasizes land stewards’ commitment to honoring the land as a living, interconnected whole, shaped by people, ecosystem, histories, and relationships, rather than treating it as a commodity. It invites readers to begin their own journey toward becoming good ancestors.
Published in June 2025 with support from Renewing the Countryside and Peoples Company.
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