What is Heirs Property 101
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 · 9 am–1 pm
VSU Randolph Farm Pavilion, 4415 River Road, Petersburg, VA
What is Heirs Property 101? Estate planning, land transition, land access and land succession. This is a Train-the-Trainer session for extension staff who are working with landowners. This training will equip extension staff with the tools to provide education, training and outreach to underprivileged producers and landowners to improve their understanding of Heirs Property at the community level. The workshop will also offer land inheritance education and resources to disadvantaged landowners and their heirs. Special guest presenter Lillian “Ebonie” Alexander, the Executive Director of the Black Family Land Trust, Inc., lives on her family farm in rural Southside Virginia. She will discuss the challenges families face in retaining land and family communication surrounding land inheritance. She will also share resources and steps for successful family land assets building and succession. The VSU Heirs Property team consists of the Small Farm Outreach Program, The Black Family Land Trust, The Tennie Group, S. Miller Law Firm and our Virginia Tech Extension Partners. The VSU-SFOP Heirs Property Train-the-Trainer model will be used to educate other extension professionals who work with landowners and underserved communities.
For more information, contact Clifford Somerville at 804-892-4581 or csomerville@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.