Anna Sekine works as the Midwest Farmland Associate at American Farmland Trust. In this role, she supports programs focused on farmland protection, next-generation land access, and farm transfer across the Midwest region, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and her home state of Indiana.
Anna brings a decade of experience in food systems and sustainable agriculture to her work. Before joining AFT in January 2025, she worked with Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association in organic certification, providing technical assistance to farmers and advocating for a more accessible organic industry. While earning her Master of Food Studies from Chatham University’s Falk School of Sustainability, Anna managed a free weekly produce stand for students, led a community gardening program, and contributed to research on food access and infrastructure gaps in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to supporting farmers and building a better food future.
AFT’s Brooks Lamb, author of Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place, recently spoke with Anna about farm succession planning and creative approaches to securing the future of agriculture…