Farming full-time
Updated Nov 4, 2025
Seeking
- 6-10 Total acres
- 6-10 Acres of cropland or tillable land
Desired locations
Hello,
I want to start farming on a small scale (preferably organic). I would like to grow vegetables and fruits.
Plan
My dream is to raise organic vegetables (all kinds) and fruit (Paw Paw trees, blueberry bushes and possibly strawberries). I would very much like to help people who suffer from food insecurity by selling to them at a discount or even giving them my produce. I am very concerned about needy people having their SNAP and WIC benefits cut. I want to help my fellow citizens of Western North Carolina who have struggled greatly since Hurricane Helene. This would be a labor of love for me, a way to give back and I am not in it for a profit. I am retired and can pay you the lease.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
I will provide the fencing and equipment.
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
The ability to lease farmland.
Desired farming practices
Practices details
I plan on using organic sources of fertilizer (manure, green sand) and organic sprays and traps for pests. It is my intention to leave the land in as good as or better shape as a result of my farming practices.
Production goals
Goals details
One acre of blueberries, one acre of Paw Paw trees, an acre of watermelons, one acre of pumpkins, one acre of sunflowers. Possibly an acre of strawberries and the remainder in vegetables. I like Hoss drip irrigation systems. I want to use electric fencing to protect the produce from various animals.
Farm experience
Years of experience
2 total years of experience
2 years employed as a worker (non-manager)
0 years as a manager
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
I have taken a Community College class on organic farming, built fences, planted and raised produce. I have also raised gardens and helped a man with his large garden several years. I have experience in food preservation for myself and for the gardener's family.