Type of opportunity:

Lease (1 to 5 Years), Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership. More info: I'm looking for an opportunity to grow herbs and flowers for local floral business and soap company. Long-term interest in fruit trees.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Irrigation equipment. More info: Some irrigation potential is preferred.

Current production on farm:

Flowers, Herbs, Orchard, Vegetable production. More info: Currently looking to produce flowers and herbs for use in natural soapmaking and for supporting a floral business with arrangements and market flowers.

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Ecological production but not certified. More info: Regenerative farming practices. Natural fertilization and pest management practices only.

Previous farming experience:

Employee, Manager

Number of years experience:

8

Other qualifications:

Farm business training.

Production goals:

Flowers, Herbs, Orchard, Vegetable production, Woodlot or forest products. More info: Want to grow a variety of flowers and herbs. Potentially interested in forest cultivation of herbs for teas. Also, interested in growing fruit trees.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

Grew up in farm family helping raise cattle conventionally in central NC. 1 year employee at orchard and berry farm in Sandy Mush, NC. 7 years operating goat dairy and permaculture farm in far west NC. Managed wooded lot and pasture land for 7 years in Brasstown, NC, operational as a goat dairy and vegetable/herb/flower farm. Managed regenerative systems to create compost and healthy pasture land through the seasons. 

I'm interested in a lease/partnership/stewardship somewhere where I may cultivate a variety of flowers, herbs, and even fruit trees (if possible). I'd like to create a place of refuge for native plants and wildlife. My goal is to produce flowers/herbs to use for my soap business, Silk Water and market flowers for my partners floral company.