Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Business Partnership, Employment, Employment with Transfer.
More info: Looking for Farm with house to lease. 10-50 acres of pasture. Can use some woods. I am a full time organic, Heritage breed livestock farmer of 15 years (28 raising livestock)and am looking for a long term lease. I would really like some where permanent to stay and eventually purchase all or part.
Equipment & infrastructure:
Barn, Fencing, Well / Pond / Other water source, Livestock facilities, Farmer housing.
More info: I need to be able to live on the farm and I have house trained dogs that live inside. I can live in a small space, nothing fancy.
I need barns/ run in sheds for sheep, goats, pigs. Buildings for brooding poultry, and hay/ feed/ equipment storage. Some fencing. Water.
Current production on farm:
Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hay or pasture, Hogs, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat).
More info: .I am a farmer of 20+ years with the last 15 years being full time. I raise rare, Heritage livestock, sell meat and teach workshops. I farm as close to Organic as I can. I sell from the farm, to stores and to restaurants. I produce pork from grazing pigs, lamb, goat milk, chicken, turkey, eggs and goose. I hold workshops at the farm in the fall and winter and do farm consulting.
Current farming practices:
Biodynamic, Ecological production but not certified.
More info: I do not use chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides on the farm. I utilize pasture rotation and multispecies grazing.
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Manager
Number of years experience:
28
Other qualifications:
Farm business training.
More info: I have trained show horses and have been a veterinary practice manager. I am also an artist and paint animals in watercolor.
Production goals:
Hay or pasture, Hogs, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat).