Brent Weiss

Farming part-time for income

Updated Apr 24, 2025

Seeking

11-50 Total acres

Desired locations

Full-time NC State Employee looking for Rockingham County farming opportunity for supplemental income/homesteading.

Plan

Looking for some land to grow vegetables/fruit, along with poultry for personal use. Also, interested in poultry and ruminant production for selling, as well as personal consumption. In ways looking for something to homestead on, plus do more.

Preferred type of opportunity

Lease (1 to 5 Years)
Lease (5+ Years)
Lease w/Option to Buy

Desired farming practices

Regenerative
Conventional

Production goals

Cattle (Dairy / Beef)
Flowers / Herbs
Hay or pasture
Honey bees
Orchard / Vineyard
Poultry (Broiler / Layer)
Sheep/Goat (Dairy / Meat)
Vegetables
Woodlot or forest products

Farm experience

Years of experience

20 total years of experience

15 years employed as a worker (non-manager)

Education, training, and employment experience

Formal agricultural education (AA, BS, MS, PhD)
Farm internship / apprenticeship
Full time farm employee

Experience details

BS in Animal Science, pursuing MS in Animal Science. Multiple farm internships and jobs in beef cattle production across the country. Also with horticulture, equine, row crop, dairy and small ruminant production; some being internships, some full time jobs.