Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Lease (5+ Years), Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership, Employment.
More info: Ideally I'm looking for a long-term partnership with someone interested in good food grown well. My goal is to increase the fertility of your land while providing the area with the best food.
Equipment & infrastructure:
Well / Pond / Other water source.
More info: Minimal fence is a plus, I will use portable electric fencing in temporary grazing cells. Some water access is important but I will use portable watering infrastructure to supply individual paddocks.
Current farming practices:
Biodynamic, Ecological production but not certified.
More info: Multi-species management-intensive grazing aiming to increase soil organic matter and decrease fertilizer inputs.
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Volunteer, Employee
Number of years experience:
1
Other qualifications:
More info: A voracious lifelong learner working at 10,000 hours of practice.
Production goals:
Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hay or pasture, Honey bees, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Woodlot or forest products.
More info: Pastured cattle, sheep and chickens.
Forested pigs, goats, and turkeys.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
I've worked on a small continuously grazed farm and learned valuable lessons. When I came across Joel Salatin I immediately recognized the value of modeling systems that Mother Nature has spent eons perfecting. My ideal future is operating a management-intensive multi-species farm, potentially expanding into processing and managing genetics.
