The Financing for Farmland Access PST (Priority Strategy Team) is focused on issues related to cost, accessibility and equity in relation to farmland in Vermont. They are tasked with implementing Priority Strategy 9 included in the Vermont Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan 2021-2030: "Expand funding for existing programs dedicated to farmland access and conservation, and leverage this funding to increase land access through flexible and new ownership financing mechanisms, policies, and models....There must be a particular emphasis on the needs of beginning, socially disadvantaged, and BIPOC farmers."