In 2023 Sprout Tasmania applied for and received funding from the State Government (NRE) as part of the Strategic Industry Partnership Program (SIPP) in order to undertake a collaborative project on lease and share farming.
When discussing the project with organisations interstate that had conducted similar work we realised that there was scope to share some of the resources we aimed to produce. In order to realise this, and to open up the project further to allow for collaboration with Young Farmers Connect, we successfully applied for additional funding through the Sustainable Table Fund.
The Land Access Toolkit was co-authored by Sprout Tasmania and Young Farmers Connect and published in 2024. You can choose to download either the full toolkit or individual sections and appendices below.
Join us for a free webinar on 26 September from 7.30-8.30pm where we will be launching the toolkit, discussing what we’ve learnt, and hearing from three farmers who provided case studies – Keeley Bytheway from Fat Pig Produce, Mike Densham and Kez Tsaushu from Five Tales Farm, and Liz Mahnken from Summerlea Farm.
Land Access Toolkit – read the Full Document
Land Access Toolkit – Step 1: Before You Start
Land Access Toolkit – Step 2: Exploring Land Tenure Models
Land Access Toolkit – Step 3: HOW TO EVALUATE LAND
Land Access Toolkit – Step 4: People & Relationships
Land Access Toolkit – Step 5: Final Steps
Land Access Toolkit – Step 6: During Your Land Tenure
Land Access Toolkit – FOR LANDOWNERS
Land Access Toolkit – APPENDIX 1: Key Decision Making
Land Access Toolkit – APPENDIX 2: SITE Assessment
Land Access Toolkit – APPENDIX 3: Accessing Land for Farming
Land Access Toolkit – APPENDIX 4: Offering Land for Lease
Land Access Toolkit – APPENDIX 5: business model canvas
Land Access Toolkit – APPENDIX 6: LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN
LEASE FARMING CONTRACT TEMPLATE (CLEAN)
SHARE FARMING CONTRACT TEMPLATE (CLEAN)
LEASE FARMING CONTRACT TEMPLATE (WITH NOTES)
SHARE FARMING CONTRACT TEMPLATE (WITH NOTES)