Farming full-time for income
Updated Sep 28, 2026
Seeking
- 6-10 Total acres
Desired locations
Seeking 6-12 ac long-term lease in Henderson Co for nonprofit farm-based senior living + pullet farm
Plan
Founder of Regenerative Retirement, Inc., a nonprofit filed in NC in Sept 2026. I run Stafford Hill Farms, a ready-to-lay pullet operation near Fletcher, NC, with 7 years of farming experience. We seek a long-term (5+ years) ground lease on roughly 6-12 acres in Henderson County/western NC to build a small farm-based senior living community (12 private single-level units) at our own cost with grant funding, plus continued pullet grow-out barn use. Open to a lease with option to buy.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
Barn for pullet grow-out use and farmer housing for a grower or staff, plus open land for a small farm-based senior living community (12 single-level units).
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
Seeking a long-term ground lease (5+ years), open to a lease with option to buy. We build at our own cost with grant funding, so no expense to the landowner.
Desired farming practices
Practices details
Regenerative stewardship of leased acreage as part of a farm-based senior living community; responsible land care at no cost to the landowner.
Production goals
Goals details
Continued ready-to-lay pullet grow-out barn use through Stafford Hill Farms, plus a small farm-based senior living community (12 single-level units) built with grant funding.
Farm experience
Years of experience
7 total years of experience
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
Owner/operator of Stafford Hill Farms, a ready-to-lay pullet operation in Henderson County, NC, with 7 years of farming experience.