This episode explores how a nonprofit in southeastern Massachusetts manages a large, privately owned property as a shared‑land site for multiple independent farm businesses, balancing farmer autonomy with the complexities of stewarding conserved land owned by a family trust. It focuses on: (1) the origins of the farm’s shared‑land model, including the 10‑year master lease between the landowners and the nonprofit, and the creation of 1–5 year renewable subleases that allow nine farm businesses and roughly 30 farmers to operate individual plots; (2) the nonprofit’s role in onboarding farmers, coordinating land allocation, and providing shared infrastructure such as irrigation, greenhouse space, equipment, and storage, while navigating persistent challenges around water access, limited cold storage, and unclear boundaries with landowners who live on ...