Looking for the following:
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.
More info: Target specs:
- 50 +/- acres (no less than 10)
- 3-4BD residence on-site (must have)
- Farm buildings/barn, fencing, paddocks, roads in place
- Nice to have: Fruit trees/orchard, large home garden
- Must have: Natural spring and/or water body or exceptional well
Looking for the right match and open to numerous options.
Equipment & infrastructure:
Barn, Fencing, Well / Pond / Other water source, Greenhouse, Livestock facilities, Farmer housing, Farm equipment.
More info: Ideally infrastructure for livestock and orchard but open to any and all infrastructure.
Current production on farm:
Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Christmas trees, Fallow, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Hemp, Herbs, Hogs, Honey bees, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products.
More info: Seeking farm with current orchard production and/or infrastructure for livestock production.
Current farming practices:
Biodynamic, Conventional, Certified organic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified, None, the property is not being farmed.
More info: Looking for a current in-use farm with an orchard, existing farmland, or previously farmed land. Ideally, current-use organic but open to all opportunities.
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Volunteer, Employee, Manager
Number of years experience:
10
Other qualifications:
Farm business training, Academic degree in agriculture or related field.
More info: 3 seasons as volunteer and employee; 5 seasons as a farm manager/owner
Production goals:
Christmas trees, Hemp, Hogs, Orchard, Vineyard, Woodlot or forest products.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
Experience:
- 3 seasons as a volunteer plus 5 years as owner/operator.
- Raised/cared for cattle, hogs, broilers, layers, sheep, ducks, turkeys, and misc other livestock.
- Managed maple sugaring operation, maple beverage production, and maple products business.
- Developed direct-to-consumer, retail, and e-commerce sales channels across New England and U.S.
Current Production Goals:
- Orchard fruit products: intending to produce value-added products depending on fruit available and market opportunities.
- Livestock & protein products: targeting fresh/frozen pork, chicken, beef, and specifically value-added opportunity.
- Agritourism: depending on regulations and specific opportunities of infrastructure in place, I intend to develop a farm-based business with an agritourism component. At a minimum, sales on-farm and events on the farm. A bigger idea is establishing on-farm culinary, educational, and/or wellness agritourism revenue. Eventually, this might include additional on-site housing, meeting space, and micro-events capacity. Thus, a property with these features or that can grow in this direction is ideal.
Housing Needs: Contemporary/Updated 3-4BD residence must be on-site
