Suzanne Ogawa

Young 30s couple interested in developing permaculture farm/homestead. Looking to buy in 2020.

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Location:

  • North Central
    • Chatham
    • Durham
    • Orange
  • Northeast
    • Wake

Total acres 1.0

Acres of cropland or tillable land 1.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed). More info: Early 30s couple interested in developing permaculture farm/homestead. We are looking to buy in 2020. Joe works in Research Triangle Park and would need a reasonable commute. Relevant background: Joe has a doctorate in Soil Chemistry from Purdue Ag and Suzy has experience in greenhouse horticulture and business administration. Both have several years of experience in backyard vegetable gardening.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Barn, Fencing, Well / Pond / Other water source, Greenhouse, Livestock facilities, Farmer housing, Farm equipment, Processing facilities, Irrigation equipment, Cold storage (cooler/freezer). More info: These are all nice to haves, but we are open to what is available.

Current production on farm:

Christmas trees, Fallow, Field crops, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Honey bees, Orchard, Vegetable production, Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products. More info: We are open to what is available. We are interested in developing a permaculture farm/homestead, but would love to add to an already existing operation.

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Conventional, Certified organic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified, None, the property is not being farmed. More info: We are open to what is available.

Qualifications and goals:

Previous farming experience:

Employee

Number of years experience:

1

Other qualifications:

Higher education in agriculture or related field. More info: Joe has a Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry from Purdue College of Agriculture.

Production goals:

Christmas trees, Field crops, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Honey bees, Orchard, Vegetable production, Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products. More info: We are open to what is best for the land.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

Relevant background: Joe has a doctorate in Soil Chemistry from Purdue Ag.; Suzy has experience in greenhouse horticulture, bonsai development/pruning, and business administration. Both have >15 years of experience in backyard vegetable gardening.

Production goals: we would like to develop a permaculture homestead/farm, producing a variety products. We would like to build a tree nursery.