**Pattern Number:**
**Pattern Name:**
**Introduction:**
**Illustration:**
**CONTEXT:**
**PROBLEM:**
**Land is too expensive for most people to own.**
**Forces:**
**THEREFORE (SOLUTION):**
**Take land out of the market and put it into the commons.**
**Actions:**
Create local land trusts.
Fund them from outside and from affordable stewardship fees--not rent and not ownership.
**Consequences:**
Affordable farms and homes.
**Known Uses:**
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