Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Business Partnership, Employment.
More info: Small fruit. Tree fruit ruminants some vegetables
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Equipment & infrastructure:
More info: I have over thirty years of experiance.
Current production on farm:
More info: Establish crops would be a good starting point. Also looking to start on raw land.
Current farming practices:
Ecological production but not certified.
More info: Not wedded to any particular way to farm. I have been a conventional grower, been able to raise some crops without the use of conventional pesticides or non at all. I use interested pest principles and practice sustainable farming methods. I believe the soil feeds the plants. I know how to choose land for crops I can raise.
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Employee, Manager
Number of years experience:
35
Other qualifications:
Farm business training, Higher education in agriculture or related field.
More info: Orchard renovations. Land restoration. Soil building practices. Sustainable business perspective .
Production goals:
Flowers, Hogs, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Vineyard.
More info: Willing to develop \ caretaker an owner's property.
Willing to run a farm business.
Willing to homestead ten or less acres as a farm business in a rural community or collaboratly sale crops with an organized group or a non profit business whose objective is to fed people how can not afford nutrient dense food.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
Graduate of the Stock bridge School of Agriculture UMass 1982
A seasoned grower of tree fruit part time business owner and orchard renovator!
Experiance with raspberries blueberries Concord grapes.
3 years experiance small and large ruminants and small flocks of poultry
Developed farm stand farmers market sales and started CSS
Small amount of wholesale
Quality minded, Cost conscious, dedicated grower
I have a broad group of experienced to include horticulture teaching and experiance in property maintainence.