Farmers are an essential part of protecting Victoria’s environment, and many have done incredible work through sustainable farming methods and protecting and restoring habitat on their land. Trust for Nature, supported by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation  (LMCF), is working with farmers to protect important habitat on edges of our cities and towns that are threatened by encroaching development through a new project.

The project is looking at models for permanently protecting habitat and collective ownership that support new and young farmers seeking access to sustainably managed farmland. As part of the project, Trust for Nature and project partner Cassinia Environmental are trialing a ‘farm covenant’ at Rokewood on Wadawurrung Country west of Geelong, part of the Natural Agricultural Community established by Cassinia Environmental.