Landcare promotes the continuous improvement of economic, social, and environmental conditions through business, land management, and lifestyle practices that care for the land.

• Landcare practices connect people with the land in ways that improve the condition of both.  Careful management takes place on farms and forests, along streams and streets, and in lawns and gardens.

• Landcare communities strive to improve their places, environments, and economies.

• Landcare partnerships include landowners, non-governmental organizations, businesses, government agencies, community leaders, and other interested stakeholders. Landcare is successful when it is locally led and state-supported. 

• Landcare enterprises prosper on the common ground where economic development and land conservation goals overlap. Employment and prosperity generated by landcare enterprises help communities thrive by improving their environments.

• Regional landcare promotes the continued and careful management of working farms, forests, and other open spaces that provide ecosystem services and green infrastructure supporting a region's communities. 

• Landcare is a global movement involving millions of people with successful experiences in more than 18 countries.

• The power of landcare comes from people sharing the lessons they have learned on the ground.  We are assembling many tools and resources on this website, as well as attempting to build a forum where landcare practitioners can network and continue to learn from each other.

• Landcare is practiced by everyone, everywhere.  Get involved today!

The purpose of this website is to build the capacity of the landcare movement to improve landscapes, lifestyles, and livelihoods.  The website is designed to facilitate learning and action on the part of a community of practice made up of landcare practitioners and supporters.  The site is hosted by the Landcare Center, a network of people and organizations working together to advance the landcare movement.  Leadership for the Landcare Center is provided by Virginia Tech.  For more information or to contribute, please contact us at landcare@vt.edu.