Nick Caccavella

I'd like to gain a hands on education in animal husbandry in order to begin a pasture raised animal farming business.

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Location:

  • West
  • North Central
    • Alamance
    • Caswell
    • Chatham
    • Davidson
    • Davie
    • Durham
    • Forsyth
    • Granville
    • Guilford
    • Orange
    • Person
    • Randolph
    • Rockingham
    • Stokes
    • Surry
    • Vance
    • Yadkin
  • South Central
    • Alexander
    • Anson
    • Cabarrus
    • Catawba
    • Cleveland
    • Cumberland
    • Gaston
    • Harnett
    • Hoke
    • Iredell
    • Lee
    • Lincoln
    • Mecklenburg
    • Montgomery
    • Moore
    • Richmond
    • Rowan
    • Scotland
    • Stanly
    • Union

Total acres 20.0

Acres of pasture 20.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership, Employment. More info: I am a city-working packaging scientist seeking opportunity in the pasture raised animal and pasture restoration industry. I'm an amateur gardener. I have no farm experience with live animals. All of my knowledge of this industry comes from reading Joel Salatin and Greg Judy books.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Well / Pond / Other water source.

Current production on farm:

Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hogs, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat). More info: NA

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Conventional, Certified organic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified, None, the property is not being farmed. More info: Anything

Qualifications and goals:

Other qualifications:

More info: I have no experience or qualifications.

Production goals:

Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hogs, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production. More info: My intention is to apply the practices outlined in Joel Salatin's Pasture Poultry Profits, Salad Bar Beef, and Greg Judy's No Risk Ranching.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

My personal goal is to gain experience through trial and error or written methods in books as well as information found online. I would like the opportunity to use availible land in order to give myself a hands on education. I do not expect to be payed for this work, or even keep the livestock that I may aquire.