Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy.
More info: Micro dairy 10-20 acres
Pastured Pork 2-5 acres
Possible row crops
Out building/s to accommodate small scale milking/pour off.
Building or site that can be outfitted (by us) for low risk inspected kitchen for production. Easy to certify. Water, electricity, able to hook up to sewer/septic. Can be attached to the home but would have to have separate entrance. ie garage...
Beef herd if expandable pasture or nearby leases, and close by hay sources. (currently 8 beef cows/bull plus this years off spring) 15+ acres
Willing to downsize or increase acreage needs for the right property that can accommodate on farm direct sales. Current customer base is Raleigh to Winston Salem.
Equipment & infrastructure:
Barn, Fencing, Well / Pond / Other water source, Farmer housing, Processing facilities, Cold storage (cooler/freezer).
More info: Micro Dairy
Covered areas for tractors and a few “gonna fix one day projects”
Looking for on farm- farm store site. Easy access for direct sales and small agri tourism activities
Building for product storage. Freezers/fridges, ice machine
Low risk kitchen area/building/site
Current production on farm:
Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hay or pasture, Hogs, Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production.
More info: Herd shares -Dairy
Pork
Beef
Fermented /sauerkraut business
Current farming practices:
Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified.
More info: Grass fed/pastured
No GMO
Organic for possible row crops- cabbage and beets
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Volunteer, Employee, Manager
Number of years experience:
12
Other qualifications:
Farm business training, Academic degree in agriculture or related field.
Production goals:
Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hay or pasture, Hogs, Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production.
More info: 15K units of milk per year
20 hogs
12-18 grassfed/finished steer per year
Production/distribution of fermented products. With possible production of main ingredients used, cabbage and beets.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
We have a great customer base that has been established for 8 years. We want to expand farm pick up and decrease deliveries. We would like to stay as close to I-40 corridor as possible!
We have a stable and growing fermenting business with both wholesale and retail sales.