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An interface that creates access to affordable rental housing for farmers and farmworkers (both on and off farm) in the Hudson Valley region. Home providers can list housing opportunities and farmers can submit housing searches to be matched by Growing Homes.

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Why rent to a local farmer? Hudson Valley farmers are the ones behind the scenes who make this area so sought-after, supplying restaurants and farmers markets with fresh local food and stewarding scenic landscapes. Unfortunately, with all of the demand to experience this lifestyle from visitors and newcomers, the very people who make it so special are no longer able to afford to live here. Growing Homes is appealing to community-minded homeowner to prioritize renting to their local farmer and in doing so support the viability of agriculture in the region.​

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Note: Growing Homes is not directly associated with and does not endorse any of these listings, we just provide a platform for folks to find each other. This pilot program is iterative. We will be adjusting it based on feedback over time to make it as useful and relevant as possible, so please feel free to reach out with suggestions!

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​How does it work?

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Home providers and home seekers create profiles below. Only housing offerings are listed on the website, not farmer bios. Growing Homes' role is to propose matches. Growing Homes does not provide any facilitation or mediation service for the matches made in the portal. (Home providers do not need to provide land for farming, but in the form, land available for cultivation can be listed).

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If you would like facilitation and live in Ulster County, you can check out HomeShare below. HomeShare listings are also in included in the portal with contact info for home seekers to reach out directly. If you would like help with the matching process ("facilitation") and live or wish to live in Ulster County, you can check out HomeShare Ulster County's services and listings below. 

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Note: Home owners listings will have all of the information entered into the form displayed publicly except name, contact info, address and suggestions, unless the home provider opts for only sharing the listing with program administrators. Home seeker information will only be viewed by program administrators and by the home provider that Growing Homes proposes a match with. 

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For Home Providers

Create a housing listing. If we receive an inquiry about your listing, or we think you would match with someone, we will email you and the farmer with each other's profiles for you to determine if it is a good fit. 

 

Notice: If a farmer is using the portal to secure housing for their employees, the housing falls under NYS employer provided housing rules and will have to meet standards and possibly be inspected depending on the type of worker.

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For Farmers/Farmworkers Seeking Housing

Create a profile. If you find a listing you are interested in, email julesfarr@growinghomes.org, and we will email you and the home provider with each others profiles for you to determine if it is a good fit. We will also connect you with home providers if they think you might be a good match.​​

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Guidelines for Housing Listings​

• Home providers should be committed to providing a safe space for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC farmers.

• Affordability is relative, but the Farmer Housing Working Group survey showed that farmers consider $850-$1450 a month to be affordable. Anecdotally we have found that some farmers/farmworkers can only afford $500 a month. ​​​

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Related Resources: 

• American Farmland Trust Farmland Finder

• NYS Agricultural Mediation Program

• Toward Land Justice: Actions White Farmland Owners Can Take

• Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust Reparations Map

• Equity Trust Model ground leases and more

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Terms of service: Growing Homes House Matching Portal is designed and intended solely to provide and facilitate contact and communication between home providers and home seekers. Any and all actions, arrangements, activities, projects, programs or relationships of any kind which may result or derive from such contacts or communications are and will be fully independent from Growing Homes and its “House Matching Portal” and the Growing Homes shall have no involvement, direct or otherwise, in, or any responsibility, legal or otherwise, for any of the same.

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Note: we recommend using a computer to most easily view the spread of listings​. On a phone, scroll down within the listings window to view all of the listings.​

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