Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Business Partnership.
More info: Ideally I'm seeking a lease-to-own situation. I would also consider a long-term lease and am open to considering partnerships with like-minded landowners.
Equipment & infrastructure:
Well / Pond / Other water source.
More info: My two primary requirements are a perennial water source and Southern exposure.
Current production on farm:
More info: I'm looking for land that hasn't been exposed to pesticides/herbicides recently. I will consider overgrown, marginal, steep, wooded land if it has southern exposure and a spring/water source.
Current farming practices:
More info: I'm looking for land that hasn't been exposed to pesticides/herbicides recently.
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Volunteer, Employee
Number of years experience:
5
Production goals:
Orchard, Vineyard.
More info: I am seeking land on which to:
1) Grow rare (largely Native) wine grape varieties bred in the 19th century and especially adapted to the Southeast. These grapes have great potential for high-quality organic wine production but were mostly abandoned and forgotten post Prohibition.
2) Establish a tree-crop/perennial nursery of high value fruit, nut, leguminous, and fodder trees.
Only organic / ecological practices will be used although certification may not be obtained.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
I have worked and volunteered on organic farms in the U.S. and volunteered on farms in Canada, and Europe. I have also worked extensively as a professional ornamental gardener utilizing organic practices. I have collected germplasm of rare and valuable wine-grape and tree-crop varieties for some years now and am seeking land on which to permanently locate and propagate these valuable perennials. I would be happy to provide more details about myself and the potential operation with interested parties. Thank you for reading.
