Type of opportunity:

Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership, Employment, Employment with Transfer.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Well / Pond / Other water source, Farmer housing.

Current production on farm:

Aquaculture, Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Christmas trees, Fallow, Field crops, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Hogs, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production, Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products.

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Certified organic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified.

Previous farming experience:

Volunteer

Number of years experience:

5

Other qualifications:

Incubator program, Farm business training, Academic degree in agriculture or related field.

Production goals:

Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Field crops, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Hogs, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production, Woodlot or forest products. More info: I would like to establish a sustainable family farm that produces more than it consumes. I would like the farm to truly sustain my family and eventually serve a community. I would like to implement permaculture practices to be as regenerative as possible with our resources. I would like to weave livestock, vegetables, fruits, herbs, honey bees, flowers, and woods together in a symbiotic enterprise where one element supports the rest.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

I am currently serving as an active duty Army officer in Georgia but I am willing to relocate to pursue establishing a sustainable family farm.  I am married with three children and we have one dog.  Since 2012 I have volunteered at a family run organic farm near Atlanta.  The farm grows organic produce and a variety of small livestock for cancer patients in the community. Since 2016 I have volunteered hours at a family run sustainable farm in east central Alabama. They are experts with raw dairy, yogurt, honey, beef cattle, and egg production. Since 2012 I have self educated myself on permaculture and sustainable agriculture. I would very much like to farm for a career and to raise my children on a farm so they can either continue farming in the future or at a minimum understand where their food comes from and the work it takes to grow food. I am open to partnership operations and desire mentoring from farmers.  I am also open to leasing land and struggling through the learning curve and growing pains of beginning a farm operation on my own.  

Resume:

Resume Wesche 2017-2018_S.pdf