Type of opportunity:

Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership, Employment with Transfer. More info: North Carolina native looking to engage with and nurture local agricultural communities, just as my ancestors did. With experience in permaculture, biodynamics, and regenerative agriculture systems, I am looking for an arrangement which will allow mutual flourishing for all parties. Primarily, I want to support our aging farmers, and protect the investment they have made into our land. I'm currently working in farmer advocacy for a nonprofit, and am looking for opportunities for homesteading or commercial production.

Equipment & infrastructure:

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

Current production on farm:

Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Field crops, Flowers, Hemp, Herbs, Hogs, Honey bees, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Vegetable production, Vineyard. More info: I am an experienced mushroom farmer, and am happy to help incorporate this secondary stream of income onto any current farm operations. I have a great deal of experience with diversified vegetable operations, as well as animal husbandry.

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Certified organic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified. More info: Strong Interest in regenerative practices, including biodynamics. However I am very familiar with the needs of balancing philosophy with practical farming.

Previous farming experience:

Volunteer, Employee, Manager

Number of years experience:

6

Other qualifications:

Incubator program, Farm business training. More info: I completed a farmer incubator and beginning farmer business course in Colorado while managing a nonprofit, educational farm. Since returning to North Carolina, I spent one year assisting to manage a year-round culinary production farm. I am currently working in farmer advocacy for a regional nonprofit.

Production goals:

Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Field crops, Flowers, Hemp, Herbs, Honey bees, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Vegetable production, Vineyard. More info: I worked for two years as a cultivator within the legal cannabis industry in Colorado. I am interested in the possibility of industrial hemp, and am more than happy to consult on cultivation or to help incorporate hemp into existing operations.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

I am a versatile young farmer with a good deal of varied experience on small urban/semi-rural farms. My experience is varied, ranging from: small scale permaculture farms, large (350 members) CSA farms, organic certified market farms, and year-round culinary production farms. I have experience with animal husbandry, mushroom cultivation, hemp and cannabis, hydroponics, etc. I am currently looking for an opportunity to purchase farmland with a house, in order to be able to grow my own family in the future. I would be happy to consider any and all leads - I am interested in homesteading opportunities, collective ownership models, and other creative ways of getting young farmers on land. I am especially interested in any options which would help protect the farmland of our aging farmers. 

Resume:

Shelby Johnson - Farming Resume 2021 (2).docx