Kathryn Orange

Young couple dreaming of an orchard.

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Location:

  • West
    • Alleghany
    • Ashe
    • Avery
    • Buncombe
    • Burke
    • Caldwell
    • Cherokee
    • Clay
    • Graham
    • Haywood
    • Henderson
    • Jackson
    • Macon
    • Madison
    • McDowell
    • Mitchell
    • Polk
    • Rutherford
    • Swain
    • Transylvania
    • Watauga
    • Wilkes
    • Yancey

Total acres 5.0

Acres of cropland or tillable land 3.0

Acres of pasture 3.0

Acres of unfenced pasture 3.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed), Lease with Option to Buy, Business Partnership. More info: My husband, Alex, and I are looking for land to conduct a permaculture orchard, eventually with potential to add small livestock such as pigs. We would also like the opportunity to have a small aquaponics farm.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Barn, Well / Pond / Other water source, Greenhouse. More info: We are looking for access to our own land to plant trees. All infrastructure can be built.

Current production on farm:

Aquaculture, Flowers, Herbs, Hogs, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Vegetable production, Woodlot or forest products. More info: We are new young farmers. We do have experience on farms and Kat has a bachelor'd degree in Agriculture. Alex is a Wildland Firefighter by trade so isn't afraid to get dirty and work hard.

Current farming practices:

More info: We would be most interested in following organic, permaculture practices.

Qualifications and goals:

Previous farming experience:

Volunteer

Number of years experience:

5

Other qualifications:

Academic degree in agriculture or related field. More info: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture with an emphasis in Natural Resource Management.

Production goals:

Aquaculture, Flowers, Herbs, Hogs, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Vegetable production, Woodlot or forest products. More info: We hope to plant our orchard and while that is growing focus more on aquaculture and vegetable production until the orchard produces.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

It is our dream to have a farm of our own and be self sustainable. We hope to create a homestead that is off the grid and productive to the environment.