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.