FaithLands National Conference

Join the FaithLands National Conference in Delaware, Ohio at the Methodist Theological Seminary of Ohio(MTSO) from August 6-8, 2024.

National FaithLands advocates from around the country will gather to learn about and enjoy the successful and beautiful 10 acre Seminary Hill Farm located at MTSO. Join a gathering of faith-community leaders and farmer advocates from around the U.S. who are interested in learning and sharing about growing food on lands owned by faith-based communities.

Join for the opportunity to participate in a structured dialogue about:

• Partnership opportunities and successful models of leasing to commercial farms, nonprofits, and more 
• How to facilitate beginning, immigrant, and BIPOC farmers accessing thousands of parcels owned by faith-based institutions to grow food for communities
• Affordable Housing Development vs. Farms and Gardens: Can we do both?

Who should attend? Representatives of religious community lay leaders, and organization staff including clergy, farmers, farmer advocates, and university/seminary faculty and students.

Each day of the conference will include tours of sites representing diverse, successful models of growing food on faith community owned lands. Tours on 8/6 and 8/8 will be off-site and participants provided transportation via bus/motor coach. On 8/7 we will be touring Seminary Hill Farm located at the main conference site.

This conference is funded in part with USDA support. For more information and registration, click here.