The Land Committee oversees School of Living’s Community Land Trust (CLT) . We discuss the concept of community land trust with interested people who reach out to us. When a community group wants to set up a CLT, we can offer technical assistance regarding legal issues related to the documents that are necessary to the establishment of those land trusts. If the community group decides that they want to be part of School of Living’s CLT we walk them through the documents we have developed and adapt them to their specific needs. When funds are available, we can make loans for the acquisition of land if we feel the group is viable, is within our geographic region, and in line with our principles. We walk them through the process of developing internal documents and the filing of deeds and leases with the local authorities. We then administer our agreements with the group to ensure that legal, financial, and ecological obligations are being met. When necessary we take legal action to defend the legitimate use rights of lessees. We can also help, if asked, to mediate issues arising on or using SOL land. We encourage our community lessees to interact with each other for mutual support. We discuss policies that our Board of Directors may wish to adopt regarding the management of the community land trust.
For more CLT information on School of Living’s Website:
This presentation details School of Living’s form of CLT. We welcome questions, and we are available to discuss the content.
“Green Revolution” article by David Harper. This writing explains what a CLT is, includes a brief history, and gives examples of successful CLTs in the United States.
Updated 9-24-2025