Derek Clark

I'm looking for hands on educational opportunities to gain self-sufficiency through agriculture. As a person of color I would like to one day reach people like me that have disconnected from the land.

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Location:

  • North Central
    • Alamance
    • Caswell
    • Chatham
    • Durham
    • Forsyth
    • Granville
    • Guilford
    • Orange
    • Person
    • Randolph
  • Northeast
    • Wake

Total acres 10.0

Acres of cropland or tillable land 2.0

Acres of pasture 6.0

Acres of unfenced pasture 2.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Employment, Employment with Transfer. More info: I'm really interested in permaculture and the food forest concept. It may be fringe or obscure but I love the idea of a sustainable, abundant ecosystem that takes time to develop but grows in abundance over time. Also interested in no-till methods and regenerative agriculture. No experience with animal husbandry and definitely a novice but I've been gardening the last 3 years and my interest continues to grow. I'm on here just to see what opportunities are out there to go further down this path.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Well / Pond / Other water source, Greenhouse, Farmer housing, Farm equipment, Processing facilities, Irrigation equipment, Cold storage (cooler/freezer).

Current production on farm:

Field crops, Flowers, Herbs, Orchard, Vegetable production, Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products.

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Certified organic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified, None, the property is not being farmed.

Qualifications and goals:

Previous farming experience:

Volunteer

Number of years experience:

1

Production goals:

Field crops, Herbs, Orchard, Vegetable production, Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

I've been gardening the last 3 years and each year the passion seems to grow more. I've been looking at agricultural practices that are regenerative and more natural based. Food forests, no-till, permaculture, more closed system type farming. I think were coming to a crossroads where people are losing choice and lack awareness regarding the food that's available to them. I consider food a means to empower people and being a person of color I see opportunities for upliftment through self-sufficiency and learning tangible skills. I'm on here to learn more and attempt to take action towards that idea.